One Minute Guide to London 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games
Archive
25/10/06
Where is it?
London 2012 Interactive Map
When is it?
Olympic Games 25th August – 9th September 2012
Paralympic Games 27th July – 12th August 2012
How do I keep up-to-date?
Official website: london 2012
Unofficial website: Inside the Games
British Olympic Association: BOA websire
International Olympic Committee: IOC website
Who’s who
a) London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games – the official top body
Chairman Lord Coe : CEO Paul Deighton
b) Olympics Delivery Agency – the builders and project managers
Chairman Jack Lemley : CEO David Higgins
c) Nations and Regions – getting us all involved
Chairman Charles Allen
d) Cabinet Committee Misc. 25 – the Government connection
Chairman: Rt Hon Jack Straw MP.
e) Olympic Board – the day-to-day decision makers on big issues
Rt Hon Tessa Jowell MP, Ken Livingston (GLA), Lord Moynihan (BOA), Lord Coe (LOCOG).
What are the next important decisions?
Appointment of contractor for the site due August 2006 being supervised by the Treasury.
Some of what Meg’s done
30/06/05 – Meeting with Cllr Guy Nicholson, Cabinet Member for Olympics
21/07/05 – London Olympics Bill speech in House of Commons
03/10/05 – Hackney Community Voluntary Service event – Hackney’s creative organisations and the Olympics
30/11/05 – Spoke in parliament – 2012 Olympics debate
07/02/06 – Meeting with Dick Caborn, Olympics Minister
27/04/06 – Parliamentary Question
18/05/06 – Hackney schools meeting with Dick Caborn, Sports Minister