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	London 2012 Olympic bid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Olympic Zone was to encompass all of the facilities within the 500 acre (2 km²) Olympic Park in Stratford.
		After the games the village was planned a become a district of the Stratford City development, a multi-billion pound development project on the former railway goods yard to the east of the Olympic Park.
		The organisers claimed that 3,000 new permanent jobs would be created, but opponents of the games were concerned that some of the 11,000 existing jobs in the Olympic Zone may be lost [2].
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/London_2012_Olympic_bid (3199 words)

	Sebastian Coe, Baron Coe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He was the head of the London bid to host the 2012 Summer Olympics.
		After the International Olympic Committee announced London as the winning bid, Coe became the chairman of the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games, the organisation in charge of overseeing the development of the Games.
		The most famous races between Ovett and Coe were in the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, where each won the other's speciality, Ovett the 800 metres, and Coe the 1500 metres, handing Ovett his first defeat at either one mile or 1500 metres in three years and 45 races.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Seb_Coe (769 words)

	SuperSwimmer
		London's triumphant bid team won the 2012 Olympics for Britain's capital earlier this year without using all the cash in their war chest, bid leader Sebastian Coe said on Tuesday.
		London 2012 Ltd's bid budget was 29.1 million pounds, of which 20 million was in the form of grants from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and London Development Agency (LDA), 10 million from each organisation.
		The twice former Olympic 1,500 metres champion said the group's aim would be "to ensure the United Kingdom as a whole benefits from the great opportunities created by staging the Games in 2012".
	www.superswimmer.co.za /?id=160630&des=article&scat=superswimmer/aquaticnews (263 words)

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		Broad support throughout London and across the country was key to London's successful bid to host the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games in 2012.
		London 2012 greatly appreciates the ongoing support we have continued to recieve. Numerous initiatives are being developed and will be announced in the coming months. In the meantime, your support can begin by understanding and respecting the use of the Olympic Marks.
		London 2012 and the IOC are responsible for negotiating those exclusive agreements, and will use the proceeds to stage the 2012 Games. An estimated 40 per cent of London 2012's operating budget will come from sponsorship agreements.
	www.london2012.com /en/olympic_marks.htm (902 words)

	Indiantelevision.com > Media, Advertising & Marketing Watch > IOC's marketing & sponsorship plans for ...
		MUMBAI: A master schedule for the delivery of projects and programmes for the London 2012 Olympic Games was announced at an orientation seminar involving the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (Locog).
		“Olympic partners, sponsors and providers are the lifeblood of the Olympic Movement and have made outstanding contributions to success of the Olympic Games and deserve our continued support and protection” he added.
		The London organisers are required to maximise revenues to stage the games from ticket sales, licensing (including merchandise, coins and stamps) and domestic sponsorship and suppliership programmes.
	www.indiantelevision.com /mam/headlines/y2k5/nov/novmam91.htm (352 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Sport \| Special reports \| Coe puts security at the top of the games agenda
		The terrorist attack the day after London was awarded the Olympics took much of the gloss off the decision and some have claimed the city is too much of a target to stage a safe games.
		The first task for London 2012 is to replace Mills, who is stepping down as the chief executive to become deputy chairman to Coe of the newly formed London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games - otherwise known as Locog.
		London's success in wooing the IOC members to vote for them was, Coe acknowledged, based on more than just new venues.
	sport.guardian.co.uk /london2012/story/0,14213,1529749,00.html (1059 words)

	Olympic Bid London 2012 - Frequently Asked Questions
		London Council Tax bills will rise by about 38p per week (based on a typical Band D property) as a contribution to the funding of the 2012 Olympic Games.
		The International Olympic Committee demand a compact Games and therefore we had to ensure, as far as possible, that all venues were close to the Olympic Park and readily accessible.
		London 2012 has created a schools Assembly Pack to promote the ideas of being inspired to achieve your personal best, set new standards, learn together and support the efforts of others through a series of images and ideas.
	www.culture.gov.uk /sport/QuickLinks/f_a_q/faq1.htm (5638 words)

	Mayor of London - 2012 Olympic Games - Transport
		London is used to coping with large numbers of people on the move: 20 million journeys are made every day on London’s transport system.
		The good news for Londoners is that massive improvements will be made to the transport system, making it more efficient and reliable over the next ten years.
		In the years after the Games, and in many cases the years before the Games, Londoners will benefit from a range of improvements that are every bit as useful to London’s everyday life as they are to the running of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.
	www.london.gov.uk /mayor/olympics/benefits-transport.jsp (274 words)

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		LOCOG reserves the right to change these terms and conditions at any time without notice. Access and use by you of www.london2012.com site (and any other domains used by LOCOG) constitutes acceptance by you of the Terms and Conditions in force at the time of use.
		The materials and content of the London 2012 site are protected by copyright, trade marks, database and other intellectual property rights and are the proprietary material of LOCOG and/or third parties associated with it.
		LOCOG is not responsible for the contents or reliability of any site to which it is linked and does not necessarily endorse the views expressed within them.
	london2012.com /en/terms.htm (840 words)

	Newham Olympics Site: Back The Bid (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		London has already won planning permission to build the Olympic Park and basic clearing and preparation on some sites in the Olympic Park area has started.
		A company called LOCOG - the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games - will be set up to organise the 2012 Games.
		Olympic and Paralympic developments and opportunities will be advertised through these groups, but in the meantime keep an eye on the LDA's website at www.lda.gov.uk or contact them directly on 020 7954 4500.
	www.olympics.newham.gov.uk /backthebid/time.htm (206 words)

	IOC Urges London to Prepare Early (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Thursday, November 24, 2005; 12:33 PM LONDON -- Organizers of the 2012 London Olympics were urged Thursday to avoid the mistakes and chronic delays by Greece in the years leading to the Athens Games.
		Denis Oswald, IOC Coordination Commission Chairman, speaks to the media during a visit to London for an orientation seminar with the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games, to assist LOCOG and all its partners with planning for the London 2012 Olympics, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2005.
		London got the Olympics on July 6, beating Paris, Madrid, New York and Moscow in the IOC vote in Singapore.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/24/AR2005112400424.html (557 words)

	London Higher :: SkillCity: Next Stop London
		London Higher is currently leading an independent scoping report to determine how HE across the UK is able and prepared to make a full and varied contribution to the 2012 Games.
		London Higher and its 43 member higher education institutions are delighted with the announcement that London has been selected as Host City for the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.
		London Higher will be seeking to work with the newly established London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (LOCOG), member institutions and other organisations to help maximise the contribution of the capital’s HE sector and develop an appropriate action plan leading up to 2012.
	www.londonhigher.ac.uk /news.htm (912 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Sport \| Special reports \| London and IOC on same team
		Olympics: Scrooge-like humbug threatens to cheapen the spirit of 2012
		Denis Oswald, chairman of the International Olympic Committee's coordination commission, said yesterday that he wants to be considered a partner of London 2012, not an inspector.
		Oswald was the chairman of the coordination commission for the 2004 Olympics in Athens, where he often had to act as an enforcer because the preparations were so far behind schedule.
	sport.guardian.co.uk /london2012/story/0,14213,1650313,00.html (363 words)

	ESOMAR - Going for gold (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Since the creation of the Olympic Movement in 1894, Britain has been a strong protagonist, playing host to the Games in 1908 and 1948, and sending hundreds of British Olympians to compete.
		In the 13 months leading to the IOC (International Olympics Commission) vote in Singapore, the 2012 organisation staged a compelling case for London to host the 2012 Olympic Games in what Mike Lee, Director of Communications, called the “most competitive ever bidding procedure mounted by the IOC”i.
		The London 2012 organisation embarked on a large scale communications programme internationally and within the UK to help convince the IOC that it could deliver.
	www.esomar.org /web/show/id=54059 (203 words)

	Newham2012Jobs - London Borough of Newham (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The 500 acre Olympic Park will be based within the Lower lea Valley, which forms the boundary between the boroughs of Newham, Waltham Forest, Hackney and Tower Hamlets.
		The London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games are set to rapidly transform this part of the world forever, much faster than would have otherwise been possible.
		Shortly after the announcement was made that London would host the 2012 Games, Newham Council formed a new unit to assume responsibility for the borough’s own preparations.
	poweredby.jobsgopublic.com /newham2012jobs (275 words)

	Coates to monitor London Games progress - Breaking News - Sport - Breaking News
		Coates, the Australian Olympic committee president, is part of a 15-strong team headed by IOC executive board member Denis Oswald, the president of the international rowing federation.
		The commission is responsible for assisting the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (LOCOG) during the seven years leading up to the Games as well as monitoring the progress of preparations.
		Coates said he was excited about the flow-on benefits for London and the rest of Britain from hosting the Games, such as world class sporting facilities, improvements in roads and public transport, financial benefits from tourism and conferences, and an overwhelming sense of national pride created by the Games.
	www.theage.com.au /news/Sport/Coates-to-monitor-London-Games-progress/2005/08/24/1124562896306.html (334 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Other Sport... \| Olympics 2012 \| London's 2012 Olympic agenda (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The key position still to be filled is that of LOCOG chief executive, with headhunters looking to make sure he or she is in place by the end of the year.
		Work on the £250m Olympic stadium itself will not begin until 2008 and, while the general concept used in the bid book is unlikely to change drastically, architects will be invited to tender for the final design brief.
		The award of the Games to London has already sparked a frenzy of interest from potential sponsors and suppliers, and the companies who backed the bid will not necessarily stay involved as their contracts have ended.
	www.proxy-surf.com /nph-proxy.pl/111110A/http/news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/olympics_2012/4693617.stm (779 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| Education \| Kelly promotes sporting values
		The London Olympics in 2012 should be an opportunity to teach children the value of sportsmanship, the Education Secretary has said.
		And she said enthusing children for the London Olympics could help discover future sporting champions as well as encourage children to do their best at school.
		"Olympic values like dedication, teamwork and sportsmanship are as relevant in the classroom as on the sports field," she said.
	news.bbc.co.uk /go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/education/4270704.stm (529 words)

	Legal Week (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The two bodies responsible for London’s 2012 Olympic Games are to kick off a formal hunt for legal advisers — firing the starting gun on one of the most prestigious UK projects of recent years.
		LOCOG, which will be formed in the next few months on the dissolution of London 2012, will be responsible for all marketing, sponsorship, ticketing and media rights.
		The ODC is charged with overseeing the massive programme of regeneration in East London planned for the games, but will not be formally established until early next year.
	www.legalweek.net /ViewItem.asp?id=24869 (408 words)

	Torino 2006 - The Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The OCOG (Organising Committees of the Olympic Games) is responsible for the Games and is formed by order of the IOC to the national NOC.
		The Committee's management consists of IOC members of that nation, the national President and the Secretary of the NOC and at least one member designated by the host city.
		The BOCOG is the OCOG entrusted with the organisation of the Olympic Games to be held in China.
	www.torino2006.org /ENG/OlympicGames/dietro_quinte/ocog.html (184 words)

	Mayor of London - 2012 Olympic Games
		The Mayor believes the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games will have far-reaching benefits for London and Londoners, and the rest of the UK, creating jobs, attracting visitors and providing inspiration.
		View films from London's presentation to the IOC session in Singapore.
		View the slideshow of the Olympic Games facilities.
	www.london.gov.uk /mayor/olympics/index.jsp (124 words)

	CIOB International News Service - Jack Lemley to head the new Olympic Delivery Authority (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The job of leading the new Olympic Delivery Authority, the body charged with building the key venues, facilities and infrastructure for the 2012 Games in London, has gone to Jack Lemley, who ran the Anglo-French group that designed and built the £8bn Channel Tunnel.
		The Olympic Delivery Authority will come into existence when the London Olympics Bill completes its Parliamentary stages, expected to be in the first half of 2006.
		The Bill passed its committee stage in October and is due to return to the House of Commons in the next few weeks for its Report Stage and Third Reading.
	www.ciobinternational.org /openArticle.asp?ArticleID=4798 (910 words)

	Trades Union Congress - Unions have a vital role in making London 2012 âthe best Olympic Games the world has ever ...
		If Britain’s Olympics Games, hopefully to be held in London in 2012, are really to be the 'best Olympics the world has ever seen', then trade unions will have a vital role, building widespread support and mainstreaming quality throughout the organisation and the delivery of the Games.
		In setting up the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games, we will develop a fair employment framework, policies to cover issues such as remuneration, terms and conditions and health and safety.
		The TUC is pleased to express its support for Britain’s bid to hold the Olympics in London because of commitments made to quality employment standards and partnership working.
	www.tuc.org.uk /economy/tuc-9023-f0.cfm (824 words)

	www.beatrizgarcia.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		In 2001, she was awarded one of the three annual post-graduate research grants of the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, with support from the International Olympic Committee, to investigate the potential for further developing a cultural policy of the Olympic Movement.
		In 2004, she was awarded a grant from the British Academy to conduct research at the Athens Olympic Games.
		Beatriz is keeping her role as advisor to the culture and education team within the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (LOCOG).
	www.culturalpolicy.arts.gla.ac.uk /beatriz_garcia/biography.html (385 words)

	news - LONDON 2012: Major progress at first LOCOG board meeting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		London 2012 Chairman Sebastian Coe has expressed his delight at the progress made at the first meeting of the Interim Board of the London 2012 Organising Committee.
		/noticias.info/ "The first Board meeting of the Organising Committee for an Olympic Games is always a significant event for a new Host City and we are delighted that we have been able to hold this meeting in the earliest stages of preparations for the London Games," he said.
		At the meeting, the London Organising Committee for the Olympic games (LOCOG) was formally established as the organisation that will plan and stage the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.
	www.noticias.info /Asp/aspComunicados.asp?nid=105420 (519 words)

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		Relive the moment when London won the race to host the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.
		30 Nov: Two-thirds of Londoners believe there will be long-term benefits in hosting the 2012 Games, according to a new survey.
		It is a wonderfully diverse and open city providing a home to hundreds of different nationalities from all over the world.
	www.london2012.org (111 words)

	Lottery Boss in the Running for London 2012 Top Job (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		LOCOG who are chaired by Lord Coe, have just finished advertising the position with initial interviews to take place shortly.
		As part of their Olympic responsibilities, Camelot have been given the task of raising over £1.5 billion over 7 years to fund the Olympic games.
		More cards dedicated to the Olympic games are in the works with Camelot employees working hard to raise interest in the schemes.
	bloglondon2012.com /archive/2005/11/07/256.aspx (311 words)

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