The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will meet in Lausanne on 15 and 16 June 2009. The primary focus will be the presentation to the EB of the seven candidate sports vying to enter the Olympic sports programme. The EB will also hear the reports from IOC commissions and directors, as well as updates on preparations for the forthcoming Olympic Games in Vancouver, London and Sochi, and the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore and Innsbruck. 

The EB meeting will be followed by the 2016 Candidate Cities Briefing for IOC Members that will take place on 17 and 18 June 2009. This briefing has been organised to permit the 2016 Cities to inform all IOC voting members on the technical aspects of their bid and to give IOC members an opportunity to put questions to the cities on their bids prior to the IOC Session in October.

Please note that the briefings made by the Candidate Cities to the IOC members on 17 June at the Olympic Museum will be closed to the media. There will, however, be a short photo opportunity before each briefing.

On 18 June, each city will have a separate room in the Lausanne Palace Business Centre where it can display models, show bid videos, answer questions, etc. In the morning, IOC members will visit each city’s presentation room.  From 2 – 4.30 p.m. these rooms will be open to the media.

Media representatives wishing to cover the meetings are requested to confirm their attendance via the IOC website (please see below).

 

 

 

 

Please note that all times are subject to change. 

The same accreditation will enable you to cover the EB meeting at the IOC headquarters and the 2016 Briefing for IOC Members at The Olympic Museum and the Lausanne Palace Hotel. Please note that accreditation is being processed on the IOC website. For journalists whose profiles have already been entered for previous meetings, please connect to your profile with your e-mail address and tick the box for the Executive Board meeting. For journalists who have not yet registered, please follow the instructions at the link below. 

   Click here to access the media accreditation system

IOC headquarters – media working room and conference room in the Pavilion, equipped with WI-FI. Please note that two ISDN lines will be available for radio reporters on a first come, first served basis.

The Olympic Museum – media working room next to the restaurant. WI-FI cards will be available at the Museum reception desk.

Lausanne Palace Hotel – media working room, Le Salon Olympique, equipped with WI-FI

Media representatives are requested to make their own bookings.

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For further information, please contact the IOC Communications Department, Tel: +41 21 621 60 00, email: pressoffice@olympic.org

Placed under the patronage of the International Olympic Truce Foundation (IOTF) and the IOC’s International Relations Commission, the International Forum on Sport, Peace and Development will be held on 7 and 8 May 2009 at The Olympic Museum in Lausanne.

This Forum is a unique occasion to exchange experiences and opinions on how sport can contribute to development, peace and national cohesion. The discussions will focus on today’s young people, through themes such as sport for community development and young people, and sport’s contribution to achieving the Millennium Development Goals established by the United Nations; physical activity for health and current trends among young people; and mobilising young people through sport towards active participation in urban life. The Olympic Games and their legacy for education, development and peace will also be among the topics addressed at the Forum.

As well as experts on the subject, the Forum will bring together representatives of the Olympic family, governmental and non-governmental institutions, UN agencies, and educational institutions.

The forum will be broadcast live in its entirety on: www.olympic.org. For journalists who will be covering the event, the live feed will be available on TV screens in rooms Athens 1 and 2.

Media wishing to cover the Forum are requested to send an e-mail to pressoffice@olympic.org. Accreditation will be distributed at the Reception of the Olympic Museum on 7 May.

 Please click here to view the preliminary programme 
 Please click here for useful information

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For further information, please contact the IOC Communications Department, Tel: +41 21 621 60 00, E-mail: pressoffice@olympic.org

The IOC has organised a pool for both moving and still images on Wednesday 17 June at The Olympic Museum:

- Moving images can be attained from Reuters TV and will also be available from the EBU.

- Still images will be distributed and available from the following agencies: Reuters, AP, AFP, EPA and Keystone.

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For further information, please contact the IOC Communications Department, Tel: +41 21 621 60 00, email: pressoffice@olympic.org