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    never fully recov vered. Yet‚ as a if rising fro om the ashes‚‚ the Olympicc Park was beeginning to taake shape. In n three short years‚ y Londo on would pla ay host to th he 2012 Gamees and the Olympic Park would be itss crown jeweel (see Exhib bit 1 for a ma ap of London n and the locaation of the Olympic O Park k). And if all went accordiing to plan‚ the sporting venues‚ houssing‚ transporrtation links‚ and a parks built to supportt the Games would w serve to revitalize the t East Lond don communiity

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    Jonas Söderlund‚ Svjetlana Pantic 723G18‚ Project Management 13/02/12 Seminar group 2: Carlos Felipe Centelles García Magí Desveus Duran Sami-Petteri Rajala Gaylord Vidal 2012 London Olympic Games Opening Ceremony Table of contents 1 Introduction: 2 1.1 Background 3 1.2 Aim of the report: 4 1.3 Methodology 4 2 Frame of references 5 2.1 What is a Project? 5 2.1.1 What is a project management? 5 2.1.2 What is an event project management

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    When Barcelona was selected to host the 1992 Summer Olympics‚ the city (as well as Catalonia and España as a whole) welcomed the incredible opportunity. In addition to the obvious nationalist pride and international recognition hosting the games entails‚ their excitement was also fueled by the potential that the opportunity represented. As the International Olympic Committee explains in their “Factsheet – Legacies of the Games‚” recent Olympic games have resulted in “long lasting legacies for their

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    In 1936‚ a young Jesse Owens‚ who just graduated from the Ohio State University made history at the Olympics in Berlin‚ where the most physically fit push themselves to win against other nations. Jesse set a record at that Olympics that would stand for a remarkable 48 years‚ but what he had to go against‚ “During a time of deep-rooted segregation‚ he not only discredited Hitler’s master race theory‚ but also affirmed that individual excellence‚ rather than race or national origin‚ distinguishes one

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    To: Dr. Judson From: Jessica Feldman Date: March 3‚ 2013 Re: London 2012 Olympics Background In 2005‚ to the delight of millions of English citizens‚ London won the rights to the 2012 Summer Olympics. London had previously hosted the Olympic games in 1908 and 1948‚ while bidding on the 1992‚1996‚ and 100 games. In 2012 London had decided to stage the games in East London‚ a disadvantaged area that never fully recovered after being heavily bombed during World War II. Upon receiving this news

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    forthcoming 2012 Olympic Games to be held in London between 27 July to 12 August‚ one is tempted to reflect on the why and the how of this event which will have all eyes hooked on the sports competition – people from all over the world will be excited‚ elated‚ worked up‚ passionate‚ involved for days at a stretch….. Entertaining‚ relaxing or stressful….. This Olympic Games will‚ somehow‚ leave its mark again in history. What lies behind such an entertaining event? Why the Olympic Games? What is

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    The Olympic Games originated long ago in ancient Greece. Exactly when the Games were first held and what circumstances led to their creation is uncertain. We do know‚ however‚ that the Games were a direct outgrowth of the values and beliefs of Greek society. The Greeks idealized physical fitness and mental discipline‚ and they believed that excellence in those areas honored Zeus‚ the greatest of all their gods. For the first 13 Olympic Games‚ the only event was the one-stade run. But over the years

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    Megan Barringer – Olympic Case Study The 2012 Olympics were held in Stratford in the East of London‚ many of the events took place here. The Olympic park covered an area of 500 acres which features the new built Olympic stadium‚ the London aquatics centre‚ the basketball arena‚ the London velopark and the riverbank arena. Boxing‚ fencing‚ judo‚ table tennis etc. was in the river zone which is located both sides of the River Thames in the Thames gateway area. The central zone which includes venues

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    Jessica Cheng Successfully strategic use of colors in a poster: ”Olympic Games 1972 - Basketball” The poster‚ “Olympic Games 1972 - Basketball”‚ was designed by Otl Aicher‚ who was a pioneer of developing the visual identities of the 1972 Munich Olympics. "As a strictly designed grammar‚ the identity system allows free‚ playful application‚" Aicher explained before the Munich Olympics in 1970. "This is comparable to ball games or chess‚ where fixed elements and an agreed set of rules allow playful

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    OPI Translate Is Winning The Gold At The Sochi Olympics (1888 PressRelease) Faster than downhill skiing at #Sochi2014‚ RantNetwork’s OPI Translate mobile language translation application offers connection to Live Interpreters in under one minute! (Pennsylvania‚ USA) - OPI Translate has got the world talking at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. Offered as a free download for iPhone and Android SmartPhones‚ OPI Translate is the World’s first and only mobile application offering fully-integrated

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