The IOC members will receive formal presentations from the 2016 cities at the Olympic Museum. (ATR)The IOC has publicly released the format for the 2016 Candidate Cities Briefing for IOC members, scheduled in Lausanne June 17-18.
The series of briefings allows Chicago, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo to discuss technical aspects of their bids while giving IOC members a chance to ask questions.
The members will vote Oct. 2 at the IOC Session in Copenhagen, Denmark.
IOC members were mailed bid books in February and will receive the IOC Evaluation Commission's report on Sept. 2, but this is their only opportunity to interact en masse with bid city leaders in an official setting.
Madrid 2016 CEO Mercedes Coghen tells Around the Rings that Lausanne will be "quite a different experience" from Sportaccord last month in Denver, where each bid city made a 20-24 minute presentation to the international federations - including some IOC members.
"I think Lausanne will be the great event in our race, because here IOC members can really be seen," she says.
Coghen says IOC President Jacques Rogge has told her about 60 members - or more than half of the membership -- could be in attendance.
The briefing for the IOC follows years of complaints by bid cities and IOC members that more interaction between each is needed to cast an informed vote. Rules changes adopted in the wake of the Salt Lake City vote buying scandal have effectively banned much contact between the members and bid cities, including visits to the cities.
Rio 2016 President and IOC member Carlos Nuzman says he is excited about the chance to present to his colleagues.
“The Rio 2016 Bid Committee is looking forward to the presentation in June as it represents a unique opportunity to bring our vision and the promise of Rio 2016 to the home of the Olympic Movement,” said Nuzman.
Ichiro Kono, CEO of Tokyo 2016 says last week's visit of the IOC Evaluation Commissionhasprovided a spark for the bid heading into the Lausanne briefing.
"Inspired by the passion of the Japanese people and the great welcome they
offered to the IOC, the Tokyo 2016 Bid Committee now aims to capitalise on
this great momentum," he said.
On June 17, each bid city will give a 90-minute briefing at the Olympic Museum, which will include a question-and-answer session. They will present in the same order as the bid city visits. Chicago will go first at 9:15 a.m., followed by Tokyo at 11:15 a.m., Rio de Janeiro at 2 p.m. and Madrid at 4 p.m.
Only six people from each city will be allowed to present, and Chicago 2016 spokesman Patrick Sandusky tells ATR, "We're still looking for the optimal team."
"This is a very important step in the bid process," he adds. "It will be a great opportunity for us to showcase our fantastic bid plan to a wide number of IOC members and showcase our city."
The briefings will be closed to the media, but there will be a short photo opportunity before each one begins.
On June 18, each city will have meeting room in the Lausanne Palace Business Centre where it can display models, show bid videos and answer questions. IOC members will visit the presentation room in the morning. The rooms will be open to the media during the afternoon.
Sandusky said Chicago is still working on its plan for the Lausanne Palace room, but promised "a unique space and presentation."
Written by Karen Rosen
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