press operations international
Past and present projects
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Olympic Games
PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games 2018 - Advisor
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Rio 2016 Olympic Games - IOC Media Ops - Press Conference Room Management
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-Sochi Olympic Winter Games 2014 - IOC Media Ops
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London 2012
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IOC Media Adviser
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Management of MPC Main Help Desk
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Vancouver 2010
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IOC Media Operations
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Management of MPC Press Conferences
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Beijing 2008 - Consultants to BOCOG and IOC Media Operations
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Torino 2006 - POI planned and managed the MPC
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Athens 2004 - four year consultancy on delivery of Press Operations
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Sydney 2000 - SOCOG Head of Press Operations and Manager Press Services
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Commonwealth Games
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Manchester 2006
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Consultants on Games time communications strategy
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Melbourne 2006
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Initial advice on press operations planning and venue media facilities
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Members of Melbourne observation team at Manchester 2002
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Delhi 2006
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Initial planning advice to organising committee on press operations
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Consultants to Indian Government's Press Information Bureau on Games media operations and venue planning
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Consultants 2005 - 6 to BECIL, the Indian company contracted to provide the MPC and press operations staffing.
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Gold Coast 2018
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Bid consultants on press operations
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Member of Gold Goast external consultants panel
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Perth2011 ISAF World Sailing Championships
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Australia's biggest ever regatta of Olympic class yachts sailed off Fremantle
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POI was responsible for Event communications November 2010 - December 2011
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POI Principal Richard Palfreyman was Communications Manager for Perth 2011
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Sue Graham was Manager, Venue Media Centre and researched the athletes data base for the event information system
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Management of media operations during Championships December 2011
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POI designed the VMC and planned the media facilities and services for the event
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1200 sailors from 80 nations competed over two weeks
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More than 200 national and international sailing journalists were in Fremantle to report the event
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Other Major Events
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ICC Cricket World Cup 2015
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Sue Graham, Accreditation Manager for SCG and Canberra
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Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships
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Event communications November 2010 - December 2011
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Management of media operations during Championships December 2011
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Consultants to Event Knowledge Services, Lausanne for various events and clients
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Commonwealth Games Federation
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Commonwealth Games bid city process
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Olympic bid city advice
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Successful Gold Coast Commonwealth Games bid
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Football Australia World Cup bid - media operations
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Rio de Janiero - Pan American Games consultants
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Media Operations, Goodwill Games, Brisbane 2001
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Other IOC roles
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IOC Press Commission - Richard Palfreyman member or adviser 1995 to present
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IOC advisers on Press Operations since 2003
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Young Reporters programme Youth Olympic Games Singapore 2010 and Nanjing 2014
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IOC Media Operations team members for IOC Sessions in Guatemala (2007) Copenhagen (2009) Durban (2011) and Buenos Aires (2013)
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Writing and editing roles for the IOC Technical Manual for Media
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Evaluation of Olympic Bid City candidate submissions on media operations
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Assistance with Olympic media accrediation