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July 6th Singapore Naming of Host City
// Laz Benitez // May 5, 2005
As you know, the International Olympic Committee will elect the Host City for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games on July 6 in Singapore. The following is some information we put together to help you with your coverage of the vote and the days leading up to the vote.Schedule ALL TIMES SINGAPORE TIME – 12 HOURS AHEAD OF NEW YORK July 2-4 NYC2012 Delegation Arrives in Singapore July 6 PRESENTATIONS 9 -10 a.m. Paris 10:30-11:30 a.m. New York 12 noon – 1 p.m. Moscow 2:30-3:30 p.m. London 4-5 p.m. Madrid All cities will hold a press conference 15 minutes after their presentations. 5:15-5:45 p.m. Report by the IOC Evaluation Commission 5:45 – 6:30 p.m. Vote to elect the 2012 Host City 7:30- 8 p.m. Announcement Ceremony 8:30 p.m. Signing of Host City Contract and Press Conference -more- -2- TRAVEL Singapore Airlines offers the only non-stop flight to Singapore. Arrival is two days after take-off in New York. Please note that many people will be traveling to Singapore around the same time and there are limited flights, so try to make your flight arrangements as early as possible. www.singaporeair.com ACCOMODATION: All hotels have to be booked through the Singapore Hotel Association http://www.singapore2005ioc.org.sg/Media/index.htm The Candidate City presentations and the IOC vote will be held at the Raffles Center and there are a number of hotels in the vicinity. ACCREDITATION All accreditations are handled through the IOC’s website www.olympic.org. Unfortunately, NYC2012 and the City Hall Press Office cannot help you obtain accreditations – you must get accredited through the IOC. The direct link to IOC accreditations is http://www.olympic.org/uk/news/media_centre/press_club/index_uk.asp. The IOC is expecting more than 1000 members of the press, and workspace in the Main Press Center (MPC) and the International Broadcast Center (IBC) is limited, so the IOC has advised that press get accredited as soon as possible. Broadcasters who have not yet contacted the IOC are requested to do so AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. Live interview positions and space at the International Broadcast Center is extremely limited. All bookings and requests for further information should be made through the IOC contact: Manolo Romero (mromero@isbtv.com, tel: +34 914263069, fax: +34 914263072). The accreditations will be distributed by the IOC in Singapore starting July 1st. LIVE WORLD FEED All official proceedings, including the presentations, the report by the IOC Evaluation Commission, the vote and the Host City announcement ceremony will be available over a LIVE television feed. For more information, please contact Manolo Romero (mromero@isbtv.com, tel: +34 914263069, fax: +34 914263072). -more- -3- NYC2012 PLANNING BREAKFAST Mark your calendars: NYC2012 will host a logistics planning breakfast for all press going to Singapore on June 16th at the NYC2012 offices. We’ll send you more information closer to the date. Please contact Caitlin Klevorick at 646-587-5563 or cklevorick@nyc2012.com if you would like to attend this planning meeting. Please let us know if you have any other questions. Best regards, The NYC2012 Press Team
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