Vancouver Olympics 2010 - "The Vancouver Games: A Spectacular Choice - Following the Footsteps of Canada's Expo and Olympics Success." Book about why the selection of Vancouver & Whistler, Canada as hosts of the 2010 Winter Olympics will prove positive for the Olympic movement.

The Vancouver Games: A Spectacular Choice
- Following in the Footsteps of Canada's Expo & Olympics Success

Test Events Under Way
Venue Construction Sites Complete Two Years Early
Volunteers Applying to Help, 10,500 on the First Day
Read the Book that Explains What Else We Were Right About and Why

It's starting to happen! An increasing amount of venue construction at Whistler and other locations has been completed two years early as Vancouver begins their journey toward becoming the best Olympic Games ever. If you want to read more of the reasons why, get a copy of the report that one bid committee member said proved everything they were trying to say about why Vancouver will host a great Winter Olympic Games in 2010. Read the book that explains now what everyone will be saying in 2010. A great book for the future volunteer who wants to be ahead of the pack, too. Valuable information on past Vancouver and Canadian events and their success.

The time has come. The flag for the next Winter Olympic games has been handed over to Vancouver and Whistler, Canada from Torino at the closing ceremonies. Ticket prices to individual events have been set and will be available for purchase in 2008. But how will the games of 2010 compare to Torino in 2006? Does Vancouver have a better chance to host the greatest Olympics ever than the Italian metropolis?

In 1986, twenty-two million people came to Vancouver for Expo '86, an international world's fair, and saw how well the British Columbia city hosted the world with grand exhibits like Ramses II and the Expo Centre along a False Creek. Now a reunion on the ability of the city as host goes on and will continue four years in the future when the Winter Olympics games of 2010 come to town. Expo '86 was not the first time Canada hosted the world to see how they compare. Montreal's Expo '67 was the top rated world exposition of all time, and the 1976 Summer Olympics followed suit in the same Quebec city just nine years later. Vancouver's Expo 86 was the highest ranked Special Category world exposition since 1851, and Calgary's Winter Olympics in 1988 is regarded by many as one of the best organized Olympics in history.

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Calgary Winter Olympics 1988 Anniversary

Twenty years have passed since Canada invited the world to the first Winter Olympics held within its borders. From February 13 to 28, 1988, the Alberta city of Calgary hosted the snow and ice athletes of the world. Since that time, the Calgary Winter Fest has been held on some of the sites. Go to Calgary Winter Fest to learn more about the festivities.

The Vancouver Games: A Spectacular Choice explains the reasons why Vancouver & Whistler will host the Winter Olympic games with great skill and dexterity, following in the footsteps with another international event success for the people of Canada. A perfect book for the future Vancouver Olympics volunteer, fan, visitor, or past visitors to Canadian events such as Expo '67 and Expo '86. Makes a great book and gift for past Expo '67 and Expo '86 participants, too, especially during this reunion year.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - July 2, 2003, Vancouver Will Host the Winter Games

Chapter 2 - Yes, Yes, 2010 Times Yes

Chapter 3 - The Work to Come

Chapter 4 - A Spectacular Choice and the Reasons Why

Chapter 5 - How do Expos and Olympics Compare

Chapter 6 - Host City Composite Rankings

Chapter 7 - Attendance Expectation

Chapter 8 - Individual Component Values (National Pride, Public Relations, Host City
Experience, Funding Stability, Transportation, etc.)

Chapter 9 - Conclusion

Chapter 10 - Notes and References

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When the International Olympic Committee members selected the western Canadian city of Vancouver and its mountain top sister Whistler as the sites of the 2010 Winter Olympics on July 2, 2003, it did so for many reasons. Geopolitical. A great bid plan. The cosmopolitan nature of the host city and the spectacular alpine views from the resort municipality of Whistler. But the main reason Vancouver was a spectacular choice was buried deep within the bid committee literature and will prove to be the penultimate reason why IOC bid evaluation committee chairman Gerhard Heiberg praised Vancouver's choice as a potential host of the best Olympics ever, ... Expo ‘86. Expo '86 was the third grand success in Canada's quartet of Expo '67 in Montreal, the Summer Olympics of Montreal 1976, Expo '86 in Vancouver, and the Winter Olympic Games of Calgary in 1988.

The Vancouver Games: A Spectacular Choice recounts the bid victory and reasons why Vancouver will host a great Winter Olympic Games. Based on the data of the World's Fair Decision Model project by JDP ECON. See why the outstanding experience of Vancouver with hosting Expo '86 will bode well for the Olympic movement in 2010. Photo courtesy of Science World, Vancouver, British Columbia. All rights reserved. Logos and photos are the property of their respected organizations.

The Vancouver/Whistler bid to host the 2010 Winter Olympics Games was selected by the International Olympic Committee on July 2, 2003, outlasting the cities of Pyeongchang, South Korea and Salzburg, Austria in two rounds of voting. Vancouver will beckon the world and its athletes to the Sea to Sky Games for three weeks in early 2010 and return British Columbia to the international stage of host to the great nations of the world. This event will again serve to remind us of the historic past in Vancouver with events of this caliber, as the spectacular coming Olympic Games will harken back to Expo 86 and the world's fair season two decades before.

INTERNATIONAL HOST CITY POINTS OF DISTINCTION

1. Vancouver's Expo ‘86 was the highest ranked special category Bureau of International Exhibition
per Overall Fair Factor in the history of world's fairs.
2. Attendance at the Vancouver world exposition exceeded initial estimates by 60.8% with 22.1 million attendees
versus a 13.75 million projected attendance.

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Olympic News

Volunteer Applications Now Being Accepted - February 2008
Now is your chance to get in on the fun and volunteer to work at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. As of February 12, 2008, applications are now being accepted at Vancouver2010.com or Workopolis.com. If you are ready to be enthusiastic, available, and team-oriented, Vancouver 2010 is looking for you. You must be 19 years old as of September 1, 2008 to apply. Preferences will be given to those who can commit to the duration of the Olympic and Paralympic events.

Daily Competition Schedule Now Set - December 2007
The 2010 Winter Olympics schedule for each day of the Vancouver games has now been set for each sport. Check out the dates at Vancouver Olympics 2010 Sport Schedule.

Volunteers, Ready, Set, Go! - December 2007
Mark your calendars for February 12, 2008 when the official call for volunteers for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games arrives. For more information, go to Volunteers Opportunities.

Outdoor Venues Nearing Completion - November 2007
By the end of 2007, all outdoor venues for the Vancouver Winter Olympics in 2010 will be completed, including the Whistler Sliding Centre and Cypress Mountain. In addition, indoor venues continue toward the same goal, with the Hockey arena at the University of British Columbia and the curling rink at Hillcrest will be done in 2008. Other facilities, from the speedskating oval to the athlete's villages at False Creek and Whistler are moving through the construction cycle as well.

Volunteers Needed for Pre-Olympics Events - October 2007
Two world class events will be held in Whistler from January 30 to February 28, 2008, and the organizers need volunteers to staff course and off-course positions. These events will be used as test events for the Olympic program. Volunteers can apply for a position at Whistler Alpine Volunteers. These events will provide valuable experience for volunteers who wish to apply for Olympics 2010 positions. Applications for those jobs will begin to be taken in February 2008. Check the official Vancouver 2010 website for additional information.

Vancouver Olympics 2010 Tickets Information - October 2007
The Vancouver Olympic Committee has announced its ticket availability and pricing structure for events in Vancouver, Richmond, and Whistler, plus the Opening and Closing Ceremonies. Tickets to individual events at the Winter Olympic games of 2010 will go on sale in October 2008. For Canadian residents, tickets may be purchased from the Vancouver Olympic Committee. For citizens of other nations, tickets must be purchased through the appropriate agencies of the Olympic Committee of that individual nation. For more information on tickets, go to VANOC 2010 Tickets.

Sochi, Russia to Host 2014 Winter Olympics - July 2007
The Russian resort city of Sochi has won the bid to host the Winter Olympics in 2014, beating out Pyeongchang, South Korea 51 to 47 votes on the second ballot. Salzberg, Austria had been elimated in the first round. It will be the first time that Russia has hosted the Winter Olympics. Sochi, a resort on the Black Sea, boasted that most competition venues would be closely located. It was the second time in a row South Korea lost in a close ballot to the eventual winner; in 2010 to Vancouver, Canada.

Venue Construction Moving Forward - March 2007
VANOC has announced that many of the competition venues are moving forward within their schedule timeframe and should be ready for use within one year, well ahead of the Olympic game schedule, allowing Canadian athletes and practice competition to go forward.