London 2012 blog

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Before Christmas I was lucky enough to spend a week with the Accommodation Department of the Beijing Organising Committee. This was an incredibly useful trip and a great insight to the systems, processes and procedures we’ll be implementing over the next 4 ½ years. I was amazed at the calm and order in the office just 8 months before Games-time – what a tough act to follow!!!

Counting down to the Beijing Games:

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Last week saw NBC the American Broadcaster visit London for the first of its orientation meetings. NBC are one of the Olympic broadcasting rights holders who have the exclusive television rights through until 2012.  They are part of the GE Group which operates in over 100 Countries and employs some 320,000 people.

At the beginning of the week we met with the production team who are responsible for all logistical arrangements leading up to 2012.  They are looking for 1,000 rooms to accommodate camera crews, reporters, makeup artists, chefs, doctors and runners. 

On Monday we welcomed the team to London 2012 HQ and spent the morning outlining our vision for 2012 and looking at venue locations.  That afternoon we toured the Olympic Park, specifically looking at the Main Press Centre to the North of Stratford which is where many of their employees will be based. From there we dropped down to Excel, the Dome and Greenwich. That evening we had a great meal over looking the Thames as the sun set!

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