Olympic City Selection Process

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Olympic City Selection Process
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• Every four years, people around the globe watch
  in fascination as athletes run faster, throw
  further, and dive more gracefully than everyone
  else.
• For two weeks, the world converges on one city to
  take in the Olympic Games.
• However, the process of choosing that Olympic
  city starts over nine years before the games
  begin.

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• Selecting the host city for the Olympic Games is
  not an easy task. Hosting the Olympics is a
  highly competitive honor for any city.
• This honor brings with it international
  attention, and a flood of people (organizers,
  media, advertisers, athletes, and spectators).
• The money that goes into making the games happen
  is quite large, but at the same time the Olympic
  Games provide a huge economic boost to any city
  that is awarded this great opportunity.
• http//www.olympic.org/en/content/Olympic-Games/

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Your Task

• Selection for a host city for the 2020 Summer
  Olympic Games will occur in 2011 however,
  planning for the proposal is already occurring
  and cities are preparing their proposals.
• In order to make a strong proposal to the Olympic
  selection committee, your city will need to work
  hard to create a strategy that sells your city
  as the best fit for the Olympic Games.

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• Your team will develop and present a proposal for
  a city that you feel has the best potential to be
  granted the 2020 Summer Olympic Games.
• Your team must create an effective, informative,
  creative, and original oral presentation.
• You must also develop graphs, maps, diagrams, and
  other visual aids to enhance your presentation to
  the selection committee.

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• Each team member will take on a special role and
  focus on a different aspect of the chosen city.
  Your goal is to persuade the committee that your
  city is the best fit for hosting the 2020 Summer
  Olympics.
• You will present your proposal to your
  classmates.
• As a class you will decide on the most convincing
  proposal, which will then compete against the
  other classes representatives to find out what
  city will host the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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Project Manager

• Determine the best time of the summer gather
  weather statistics
• Create an Olympic Torch Relay through the host
  country.
• Bring team together at the start and end of class
  to discuss progress.
• http//www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-torch-relay/

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Advertising Specialist

• Create a logo for the Olympic Games
• Explain what the logo symbolizes
• Develop a poster promoting the city as the host
  city
• Create mascots that represent aspects of the
  countrys culture and explain the symbolism
  behind each mascot
• http//www.vancouver2010.com/mascot

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City Mayor

• Research the transportation network of the city
• Include maps of the present transportation system
• Create a pamphlet that outlines the citys best
  characteristics government, economy, safety
  statistics, hotel accommodations
• http//vancouver.ca/aboutvan.htm

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Travel Agent

• Determine what travel documents are needed for
  your country
• Exchange rates for the U.S. dollar
• Available airports
• Design a poster detailing at least 4 tourist
  sites or activities include cost, distance from
  host city, hotel information
• http//www.tourismvancouver.com/visitors/

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Selection Process

• Any city interested in hosting the Olympics needs
  to apply to become a candidate city by filling
  out an application and questionnaire.
• Prospective host cities must also submit an
  emblem created to visually represent their
  candidature.
• http//www.chicago2016.org/
• Compose and deliver a 10-minute presentation
  introducing their management team to the IOC.

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Selection Process Criteria

• A team of experts examines the applicant cities
  for certain basic requirements
• Logistics
• Space
• Access
• Accommodations
• Transportation
• Safety/security

• Subjective
• Promotional plans
• Plans for such ceremonies
• Overall appeal and creativeness