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Press Release: US 2016 Evaluation Commission
(ATR) This is a press release from the IOC announcing its 2016 Candidate City Evaluation Commission.
USOC Names 2016 Candidate City Evaluation Commission
Schedule Announced for Visits to Chicago and Los Angeles
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) announced today the 11-person Candidate City Evaluation Commission that will review the domestic bid books and conduct in-city inspections within the next four weeks of the two U.S. cities under consideration to become the U.S. Applicant City for the 2016 Games: Chicago and Los Angeles.
Following a model used by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to evaluate bid cities, the USOC formed the Domestic Candidate City Evaluation Commission to assess the proposed Games infrastructure in each city and to analyze the 17 themes contained in the domestic bid books each city submitted to the USOC on January 22.
In recognition of his excellent leadership of our domestic bid process to date, I have appointed Bob Ctvrtlik as Chair of the Evaluation Commission, said Peter Ueberroth, USOC Chairman. Our commission will be comprised of 11 individuals from across our country with specific, complimentary expertise in international sport and bidding that will empower us to make effective final judgments on the relative qualities of our two bid cities.
I have also asked the USOCs CEO, Jim Scherr, to accompany the USOC Evaluation Commission on its visits to both cities so we can gain the value of his perspective, Ueberroth said.
"The exhaustive evaluation process we have put these cities through during the last year, including the analysis our Domestic Candidate City Evaluation Commission will conduct, will ensure that we enter the international competition for the 2016 Games with the best prepared and most qualified U.S. bid in history," said Bob Ctvrtlik (stuh-vert-lik), the USOC Vice President, International with responsibility for the bid process.
The Candidate City Evaluation Commission, along with members of the USOC Management Team, will visit Los Angeles February 28-March 2 and will meet with Chicago officials March 5-7. Following the visits, the Candidate City Evaluation Commission will prepare and submit a final report to the USOC Board of Directors for consideration during its April 14 meeting.
Each city will make a final presentation to the USOC Board of Directors on April 14, after which the USOC Board will select the U.S. Applicant City for the 2016 Games.
The members of the USOC Candidate City Evaluation Commission:
Jerry Anderson, an internationally-recognized architect with over 22 years of experience in the design, construction and operations of some of the most prestigious events and sports facilities worldwide.
Ann Cody, a member of the Wheelchair Sports Hall of Fame and was USA Track and Fields Disabled Athlete of the Year in 1990.
Bob Ctvrtlik, IOC Member, USOC Vice President, International, three-time U.S. Olympian, and USOC Candidate City Evaluation Commission Chair.
Chris Duplanty, an Olympianin the sport of water polo at the Games in 1988, 1992 and 1996 and the current liaison from the USOC Board of Directors to the USOCs Olympic Assembly.
Cindy Gillespie, former director of federal government relations for both the Salt Lake City and Atlanta Olympic Games.
George Hirthler, USOC Senior Strategic Advisor with experience in eight international Olympic bid campaigns.
Sharon Kingman, directed the implementation of Atlanta 1996 telecommunications operations and served as the Managing Director of Telecommunications for Salt Lake City in 2002
Rick Ludwig, a member of the IOCs 2010 Evaluation Commission team, served as the senior financial planning executive for Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000.
Jair Lynch, USOC Board Member and a two-time U.S. Olympian and silver medalist on the parallel bars at the 1996 Olympic Games, now has 10 years experience in real estate development and construction.
Mike Plant, USOC Board Member and 1980 Olympian in speed sating, served on Boards of Atlanta 1996 and Salt Lake 2002 and is currently EVP of the Atlanta Braves.
Stephanie Streeter, USOC Board Member, former Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Banta Corporation and former captain of the Stanford University womens basketball team.
Assisting the commission in its evaluation role will be USOC Management Team Members Robert Fasulo, Chief of International Relations; Jeff Gewirtz, General Counsel; Darryl Seibel, Chief Communications Officer; and Chris Sullivan, Director, Donors Program.
The individuals we have selected to evaluate Chicago and Los Angeles effectively extend our collective expertise, said Ctvrtlik, but they bring far more than technical skills to the table. They were also chosen because they have exhibited a commitment to the Olympic Movement throughout their careers and that commitment will help fuel our drive to become ever stronger partners with the Olympic Family through our 2016 bid.
The schedule for both visits will follow the same format:
Day One
Arrival in the city during the early afternoon/evening
Day Two
Morning First round of presentations on bid themes
Afternoon Second round of presentations on bid themes
Evening Private dinner with city and bid officials
Day Three
Morning Venue tours
Afternoon Press briefings (USOC Candidate City Evaluation Commission; city and bid officials)
Evening USOC Candidate City Evaluation Commission working session
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Written By: Peter
Date Posted: 2/13/2007
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