Augie4040 Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 What is the method for bidding for an IOC Session? Or does the IOC just decide on a city? If there is a bidding process who is bidding for future session after Durban in 2011? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 What is the method for bidding for an IOC Session? Or does the IOC just decide on a city? If there is a bidding process who is bidding for future session after Durban in 2011? Yes, they do bid. I think it was Hong Kong they competed against.Don't think bidding's opened up for the next one yet. Or anybody's put their hands up to bid yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micheal_warren Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 Thats a good question. I think Auckland should consider bid to host the an IOC session. We have held events like APEC etc before so I think it would be within our capabilities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenadian Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 Maybe the US should mount a bid...get the entire IOC in town and butter them up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 Thats a good question. I think Auckland should consider bid to host the an IOC session.We have held events like APEC etc before so I think it would be within our capabilities. Actually, it would be a good event for Auckland, or Oz, to bid for. They usually don't go to continents likely to produce the host city, so Oceania would be clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie4040 Posted October 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 Maybe the US should mount a bid...get the entire IOC in town and butter them up. Hold it in Honolulu, treat the IOC to a tropical vacation and have a huge Luau in their honor with hot-as-hell topless Hawaiian women as the servers. So when the USOC bids Honolulu for the 2032 games the IOC will be like "oh hells yes, that island was fuckign awesome! Damn straight I want to spend 2 weeks there at the Oahu Four Seasons" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micheal_warren Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 Actually, it would be a good event for Auckland, or Oz, to bid for. They usually don't go to continents likely to produce the host city, so Oceania would be clear. Yea it would be good for New Zealand to bid for this. This will be good for our standing in the IOC. Rogge was recently in New Zealand for the New Zealand Winter games where the Oceania National Olympic Committees were meeting in Queenstown. Sebastian Coe was in New Zealand for this as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 Hold it in Honolulu, treat the IOC to a tropical vacation and have a huge Luau in their honor with hot-as-hell topless Hawaiian women as the servers. So when the USOC bids Honolulu for the 2032 games the IOC will be like "oh hells yes, that island was fuckign awesome! Damn straight I want to spend 2 weeks there at the Oahu Four Seasons" On of your more sensible suggestions .... until you brought in the Honolulu summer games bid crap. An IOC session woud be the closest Hawaii would ever get to the games - maybe that and holding part of a torch relay. Seriously, though, the US I don't think has ever held an IOC session (apart from those at the same time as a games). THAT could be a good start to trying to mend bridges with the IOC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
777rak Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 Hold it in Honolulu, treat the IOC to a tropical vacation and have a huge Luau in their honor with hot-as-hell topless Hawaiian women as the servers. So when the USOC bids Honolulu for the 2032 games the IOC will be like "oh hells yes, that island was fuckign awesome! Damn straight I want to spend 2 weeks there at the Oahu Four Seasons" Yea I agree! Honolulu should bid for IOC session and then later the will win the Olympics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mangle Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 Honolulu is to small and crowded for an olympic games and if different events would be on different islands that would get complicaited but it would be a wonderful city to have an IOC session. That could be a great way to war IOC USOC relations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceNarcissus Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 Honolulu is growing pretty fast. It's definitely on it's way to being Olympics-capable in a generation or two. It is "small" but the whole state of Hawaii is built around tourism and influxes of visitors. But I agree it would be a great session or congress host city in the meantime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mangle Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 Honolulu is growing pretty fast. It's definitely on it's way to being Olympics-capable in a generation or two. It is "small" but the whole state of Hawaii is built around tourism and influxes of visitors. But I agree it would be a great session or congress host city in the meantime. but being an island it can grow only so much and there is a mountain range in the middle of the island and the fact that its pretty far away from just about everyone might be a strike against it for an IOC session. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micheal_warren Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 Honolulu is growing pretty fast. It's definitely on it's way to being Olympics-capable in a generation or two. It is "small" but the whole state of Hawaii is built around tourism and influxes of visitors. But I agree it would be a great session or congress host city in the meantime. Computer says no! It would be great to hold an IOC session but that would be about all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 but being an island it can grow only so much and there is a mountain range in the middle of the island and the fact that its pretty far away from just about everyone might be a strike against it for an IOC session. It's not like Guatamala City in 2007 was at the centre of the world's crossroads. It's remoteness I reckon is if anything a bit of a plus - a neutral ground for just about averyone (unless the US does decide to bid for a SOG). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mangle Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 I don't think its a bad city to have a session in just not an ideal one. Computer says no! what is that from? a radio show i listen to uses it all the time. (and the computer says yes version also) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NY20?? Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 Copenhagen was chosen to host this year's session during the session held in Torino 2006. So it looks like 2013 will be chosen next year in Vancouver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cormiermax Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 Are there any bids for 2013? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micheal_warren Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 I don't think its a bad city to have a session in just not an ideal one.what is that from? a radio show i listen to uses it all the time. (and the computer says yes version also) It was on Little Britain television progam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NY20?? Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 This might be too old now to still stand, but it looks like good ole' Doha wants to host the 125th IOC Session in 2013: http://www.qatarolympics.org/topics/index....peration_type=8 See very bottom of chart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NY20?? Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 And apperantly, so does Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: http://en.olympic.cn/news/olympic_news/200...19/1798137.html Jesus. I'm such a dork digging all this up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micheal_warren Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 Good spotting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie4040 Posted October 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 Yea it would be good for New Zealand to bid for this. This will be good for our standing in the IOC.Rogge was recently in New Zealand for the New Zealand Winter games where the Oceania National Olympic Committees were meeting in Queenstown. Sebastian Coe was in New Zealand for this as well. I think it would be a historic event if Auckland held the 2013 IOC Session where South Africa was awarded the 2020 Smmer Games. Is there still anamosity over tha reign match in the 80s? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie4040 Posted October 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 I think it would be a historic event if Auckland held the 2013 IOC Session where South Africa was awarded the 2020 Smmer Games. Is there still anamosity over tha reign match in the 80s? Ugh I wrote Rugby but iPhone autotext made it " reign" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golan Trevize Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 Lisbon or Porto should bid to host one of these Sessions, Portugal is one of the best countries in the world when it comes to host these type of events. Great food and great weather, excellent conditions with great auditoriums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 Maybe the US should mount a bid...get the entire IOC in town and butter them up. Actually I just spoke to the BASOC chair yesterday. Yes. we might put San Francisco forward for 2013; especially since the current USOC chairman is from the Bay Area anyway. She said we'll let the dust settle first and then she'll probably speak to SF and the USOC in the next week or 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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