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VISIT DATES: Beijing
February 21-24, 2001, Osaka
February 26 to March 1, Toronto
March 8 to 11, Istanbul
March 21-24
and Paris
March 26-29, inclusive.
PURPOSE:
According to the By-law to rule 37 in the IOC charter as amended in
the 110th session, the IOC president shall appoint a committee to evaluate
the candidate Bid Cities on a technical basis. This committee will
study the candidature of each city, inspect the sites, and report
findings back to the IOC no later than 2 months before the session when
the host city will be elected. For the 2008 games, the deadline to
report findings will be May 13, 2001.
COMMITTEE
MEMBERS: The committee shall consist of three members
representing International Sport Federations, three members representing
National Olympic Committees, three IOC members, one member proposed by the
Athletes' Commission, one member representing the International Paralympic
Committee and any technical specialists required. One of the IOC
members will be appointed Chairman
The
current committee consists of (Bios below, from TO-Bid):
- Chairman: Hein Verbruggen
(Netherlands) Vice-Chairman: Gilbert Felli (Switzerland)
- Members: IOC
representatives: Francisco Elizalde (Philippines) Craig Reedie
(Britain)
- International Federation
representatives: Els Van Breda Vriesman (Netherlands,
International Hockey Federation)
Patrick Baumann (Switzerland, International Basketball Federation)
Catrin Johnsson-Norinder (Sweden, International Equestrian Federation)
- National Olympic Committee
representatives: Carlos Arthur Nuzman (Brazil)
Tomas Sithole (Zimbabwe) Bob Elphinston (Australia)
- Athlete representative:
Sergei Bubka (Ukraine)
- Specialists: Simon
Balderstone (Australia) Kang-Ro Yoon (South Korea)
- International Paralympic
Committee respresentative: Robert McCullough (Australia)
- IOC Administration:
Jacqueline Barrett (Britain) Olivier Niamkey (Switzerland)
Stephanie Cabessa (France)
IOC Evaluation Commission
for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in 2008 - Biographies
Mr. Hein VERBRUGGEN (NED) Chairman
- IOC Member
- President of the International Cycling Union (UCI),
1991 to present
- Member of the IOC 2000 Commission
- Member of the IOC Evaluation Commission for
2004
- Member of the IOC Co-ordination Commission for
the Games of the XXVIII
Olympiad in 2004
- Member of the IOC Marketing Commission
- Vice-President, GAISF
- Member, WADA Executive Board
- Independent business consultant
Mr. Francisco ELIZALDE (PHI)
- IOC Member
- Member of the IOC 2000 Commission
- Member of the IOC Enquiry Commission for 2000
- Member of the IOC Evaluation Commission for
2004
- Member of the IOC Co-ordination Commission for
the Games of the XXVII
Olympiad in 2004
- Member of the IOC Nominations Commission
- NOC Member (1982-present)
- Philippine Football Federation Vice-President
(1980-81) and President
(1982-86)
- Businessman
Mr. Craig REEDIE (GBR)
- IOC Member
- Member of the IOC 2000 Commission
- Member of the IOC Co-ordination Commission for
the Games of the XXVII
Olympiad in 2004
- Member of the IOC Marketing Commission
- Chairman, British Olympic Association (1992 to
present)
- Vice President/Chairman, International
Badminton Federation (1970-
81) and President (1981-84)
- GAISF Council Member (1984-92) and Treasurer
(1990-92)
- Deputy Chairman, UK Sports (1998 to present)
- Partner in firm of independent financial
advisors
Mrs. Els VAN BREDA VRIESMAN (NED)
- Honorary Secretary General, International
Hockey Federation (1994 to
present)
- Vice President, International Hockey Federation
(1992-1996)
- Technical Delegate, hockey, Olympic Games Seoul
1988, Barcelona 1992
- Member of the IOC Evaluation Commission for
2004
- Netherlands Olympic Committee: Member of the
Executive (1980-1994),
Vice President (1982-1994), Honorary
Member (since 1994)
Mr. Patrick BAUMANN (SUI)
- Deputy Secretary General, International
Basketball Federation (1995 to
present)
- Former basketball player and referee in Italy
and Switzerland
- President of the Supervisory Board of FIBA
SuproLeague Ltd
- Former Legal Assistant at Swiss Bank
Corporation
- Former Lawyer, Cantonal Authorities, Vaud,
Switzerland
Mrs. Catrin JOHNSSON-NORINDER (SWE)
- Manager, Olympic and Eventing Departments,
Federation Equestre
Internationale (FEI)
- Managerial positions at FEI since 1987.
Responsible for:
- Co-ordination between OCOGs and the FEI for the
1988, 1992, 1996 and
2000 Olympic Games
- Press Officer at major
International/championship sports (tennis,
equestrian, Formula 1-Grand Prix
(1981-1985)
- Specialised travel agency for equestrian events
(1983-1985)
- Competed at National level in Three Day Event,
Dressage and Jumping
- National Swiss Three Day Event judge
- Co-organiser of Annual National Equestrian
competitions
- Former Board member Swiss Eventing Riders
Association (VSCR)
Mr. Carlos Arthur NUZMAN (BRA)
- President of the Brazilian Olympic Committee
(1995 to present)
- Olympian - Volleyball, Tokyo 1964
- Member of the Executive Board of the Rio 2004
Candidature Committee
- Member of the IOC 2000 Commission
- Member of the IOC Olympic Collectors Commission
- FIVB: Executive Vice President (1984-88), Legal
Director (1982-88),
President of Beach Volleyball World
Council (1988-96), Honorary Vice
President (April 1997-present),
Honorary President of the Beach
Volleyball World Council
(1997-present)
- Member of the PASO Executive Board
- President of the ANOC Sports Venues Commission
- Lawyer
Mr. Thomas SITHOLE (ZIM)
- IOC Member
- NOC President (1982 to present)
- Member of the IOC 2000 Commission
- Member of the IOC Olympic Programme Working
Group
- Member of the IOC Co-ordination Commission for
the Games of the XXVII
Olympiad in 2004
- Executive member of ANOCA (1991 to present)
- Secretary General of ANOCA (1992 to present)
- Executive member of ANOC (1992 to present)
- President of the 1995 All-Africa Games in
Zimbabwe
- Member of the National Sports Commission
- Chairman of the Board of Directors, Zimbabwe
Newspapers 1980 Ltd.
- Sports and political journalist
Mr. Bob ELPHINSTON (AUS)
- Director of International Relations &
Events, Australia Olympic
Committee (Since October 2000)
- Member of the IOC Olympic Programme Working
Group
- General Manager, Sport, Sydney Olympic
Organising Committee (1993-
2000)
- General Manager, Sydney Olympics 2000 Bid
Company (1991-1993)
- Member of a 5-person team appointed by the New
South Wales Government
to study the feasibility of a Sydney
Olympic Games bid (1988)
- Founding Director of the National Basketball
League
- Manager for the Australian men's basketball
team at the 1984 Los
Angeles Olympic Games
- Former Physical Education Teacher
Mr. Sergei BUBKA (UKR)
- IOC member and Member of the IOC Executive
Board
- Member of the IOC Athletes Commission (elected
by the athletes
participating in the Games of the
XXVI Olympiad in Atlanta)
- Member of the IOC 2000 Commission
- Four-time Olympian - pole vault: Seoul 1988
(gold medal), Barcelona
1992, Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000
- Six-time World Champion in the pole vault and
holder of the current
world record (6.15m)
- Member of the Ukraine National Olympic
Committee
- Member of the Ukraine Athletics Federation
- President of the Sergei Bubka Sports Club Ltd.,
Ukraine
Mr. Simon BALDERSTONE (AUS)
- General Manager, Executive Office and
Environment, SOCOG
- Former SOCOG Board Director
- Executive Assistant to the Mayor of the Olympic
Village, Sydney 2000
- Member, IOC Sport and Environment Commission
- Member, IOC Co-ordination Commission for the
Games of the XXVII
Olympiad, 2004
- Member, Sydney 2000 Candidature Board and
Committee (1991-1993)
- Government Advisor, Melbourne 1996 Olympic
Games Candidature Committee
(1990)
- Board of Directors, Clean Up Australia, Clean
Up the World since 1995
- Former journalist, author, government advisor
consultant
- Senior Advisor to Australian Sport and
Environment Minister and
Australian Prime Ministers Hawke and
Keating (1987-1995)
- Member of the first Australian Everest
expedition, 1984
- Runner of 4 marathons
Mr. Kang-Ro (Rocky) YOON (KOR)
- Deputy Secretary General, Korean Olympic
Committee
- Executive Board Member (Asian Games Chief Co-ordinator)
Olympic
Council of Asia
- Council Member, East Asian Games Association
- Special Consultant, Pusan Asian Games
Organising Committee 2002
- Executive Assistant to the Korean Minister of
Sports & Executive
President of the 1988 Seoul Olympic
Organising Committee
- Acting Chef de Mission of the Korean Delegation
at the 1984, 1992,
1996 and 2000 Games of the Olympiad
- Acting Chef de Mission of the Korean Delegation
at the 1992, 1994 and
1998 Olympic Winter Games
- Acting Chef de Mission of the Korean Delegation
at the Asian Games:
1982, 1990, 1994, 1998
- Acting Chef de Mission of the Korean Delegation
at the Asian Winter
Games: 1986, 1990, 1996
- Secretary General, Korean Luge Federation
(1989-1992)
- Lecturer: Graduate School of Korea National
University of Physical
Education
Mr. Bob McCULLOUGH OAM (AUS)
- President, International Stoke Mandeville
Wheelchair Sports Federation
(1997-present)
- Executive Committee Member International
Paralympic Committee (1997-
present)
- Director, Sydney Paralympic Organsing Committee
(1997-2000)
- President, Australian Paralympic Federation
(1994-1997)
- President, Wheelchair Sport Australia
(1989-1999)
- Member, Queensland Sporting Wheelies &
Disabled Association Advisory &
Consultative Council (since formation
in 1988)
- President and Founder of the North Queensland
Games Foundation
(largest Australian regional Games)
- Executive Service Australian Public Service
(Retired)
- Former Aircraft Engineer
Mr. Gilbert FELLI (SUI)
- IOC Director of Sports, Olympic Games
Co-ordination and Relations with
International Federations (1990 to
present)
- Participation in IOC Evaluation Commissions for
2000, 2002, 2004, 2006
- Participation in IOC Co-ordination Commissions
for 1992, 1994, 1996,
1998, 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2006
- President of World Championship competitions in
Lausanne (Ice Skating
1997, Curling 2001)
- President of the European Ice Skating
Championships, Lausanne 199
- Director of the Sports Department, City of
Lausanne (1983-1990)
- Director, Leysin ski resort, Switzerland
(1976-1983)
- Architect (1972-1975)
- Member of the Swiss Ski Team until 1968; USA
Professional ski circuit
(1969-1972); ice hockey and ski coach
IOC Staff
- Jacqueline Barrett (GBR)
- Olivier Niam Key (SUI)
- Stephanie Cabessa (FRA)
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