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22:16, 11-Oct-2017
Beijing 2022 announces secondment program to Pyeongchang Games
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The organizers of the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games will send
41 staff members on secondment for post practice during the Winter Olympic and
Paralympic Games in Pyeongchang next year.
The Organizing Committee of Beijing 2022 announced the secondment program,
together with a Games-time Observer Program, on Wednesday at its headquarters, a repurposed steel factory in Beijing.
"The Pyeongchang 2018 is the only opportunity for game-time observing and
learning for us. I hope all the 41 members on secondment can make good use of
this opportunity to gain as much first-hand experience as possible in terms of
Games preparations and operations," said Yan Cheng, director of the human
resource department at the Beijing 2022 Organizing Committee.
The venue for the International Broadcast Center (IBC) and Main Press Center (MPC) of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games /Reuters Photo
The venue for the International Broadcast Center (IBC) and Main Press Center (MPC) of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games /Reuters Photo
According to Yan, the 41 on secondment will work in positions such as venue
management and competition operation in the Pyeongchang 2018 Organizing
Committee.
They will be divided into five groups, and the first group will travel to Pyeongchang next month. They will work and live in South Korea for as long as four months.
"I will be working on the post of social media editing manager and will work in
different venues during the Games," said Lin Siling, a 35-year-old lady who will
spend four months on secondment. "I will consider myself as a student in
Pyeongchang, learning as much as I can and trying to get fully prepared for the
'final exam.'"
The secondment program and Games-time Observer Program are both important parts
of the Olympic Games Knowledge Management (OGKM) Program, which was created by
the International Olympic Committee during the preparations for the 2000 Sydney
Games.
The OGKM Program aims to provide an integrated platform of services and documentation, which assists organizers in their Games preparations and aids the transfer of knowledge from one Organizing Committee to another.
The 23rd edition of Winter Olympic Games will be held in Pyeongchang from
February 9 to 25 next year, while the 12th edition of Winter Paralympic Games is
slated for March 9 to 18.
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Source(s): Xinhua News Agency