| | | | | Olympic planning goals. Construction of the games’ |
| Vancouver Preparing for Next Olympics | | | | venues began over a year ago, and some are already |
| With the Summer 2008 Beijing Olympics finished, the | | | | available to athletes. Additionally, the games’ |
| world has now turned its attention to the next global | | | | mascots have been selected for the purposes of a |
| games. The upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics will be | | | | grand marketing campaign. Volunteer recruitment has |
| held in Vancouver, Canada. With only two years to go, | | | | also begun as it will take approximately 25,000 unpaid |
| the city has already begun preparing to do its duty as | | | | helpers to make the games a success. Additionally, the |
| the host location. With lessons learned from this past | | | | Vancouver 2010 website, has information for those |
| Olympics, Vancouver is sure to pull off a successful | | | | looking for paid positions as part of the games. You |
| set of winter games. | | | | can even conduct a job search and submit your |
| The 2010 Winter Olympics will last for seventeen days | | | | resume online. |
| and involve more than 5,000 athletes and officials. Its | | | | Vancouver hopes to provide an intimate setting for the |
| host city will be the largest urban area to have ever | | | | 2010 games. They want visitors and athletes to truly |
| hosted this event. While Vancouver itself prepares | | | | feel like they are a part of the global community. To |
| venues for the games’ indoor events, planning for | | | | encourage attendance at all events, the Vancouver |
| the outdoor competitions is taking place two hours | | | | promoters are hoping to recoup some of the |
| north of the city limits. Since Vancouver itself is a | | | | undistributed tickets included in the 30% of sales |
| sea-level city, events like skiing and bobsledding will be | | | | devoted to members of the “Olympic Family.” A |
| held in Whistler. A total of nine venues within British | | | | major problem at the Beijing games was that many of |
| Columbia will host the games’ competitions. | | | | these seats, which are claimed by the International |
| The Vancouver Olympics are being planned by the | | | | Olympic Committee, were never filled. This left large, |
| Vancouver Organizing Committee. Members of this | | | | awkward gaps in the stadium crowds. |
| organization were present at the Beijing Olympics to | | | | Beijing definitely pulled off an exceptional Olympic |
| observe how the games were carried out. One thing | | | | competition. Now, Vancouver knows what kind of |
| Canada learned from observing China is that media | | | | impression it is expected to make. Thankfully, the |
| attention is a vital part of the Olympics. At least 10,000 | | | | games’ planners are already underway making |
| media personnel are expected to be certified to work | | | | sure the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics are the |
| at the 2010 games. There will also be two major | | | | best the world has ever seen. Ticket sales for the |
| media centers in addition to the competition venues. | | | | 2010 games will begin as early as this coming October, |
| Canada also learned from China that you cannot be | | | | and those anticipating an exceptional Winter Olympics |
| too prepared to play Olympic host. | | | | are already counting down the days. |
| Vancouver has already accomplished a lot towards its | | | | |
