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Singapore Hosted the 2005 IOC Session

Singapore hosted the 117th IOC Session which was held from 2 to 9 July 2005. It was another meeting for sports' bigwigs. The host city of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games was elected.

An estimated of 1,000 media personnel from around the world have come to Singapore to cover this meeting.

The candidate cities that have been short-listed to compete to host the 2012 Summer Olympic Games included Paris (FRA) New York (USA) Moscow (RUS) London (GBR) and Madrid (ESP).

The choice of Singapore is hardly surprising. It offers world class hotels, an extensive range of state-of-the-art facilities; modern communication networks; the world's best airport with excellent air links; a top-notch convention centre that can accommodate thousands of delegates and a pool of trained convention manpower.

As to why Singapore is playing host for this meeting, a statement says, "Singapore hopes that by having the privilege and honour to host the session, it will further contribute towards the Olympic movement and emphasize the aspects of arts, culture and education as an all-rounded Olympic ideal."

Event : The 117th IOC Session

Date : 2 to 9 July 2005

Venue : Raffles City Convention Centre

Leading The Way : Under the leadership of the IOC, the Singapore Organising Committee was formed to look into the programme as well as the technical, logistic and security matters of the international session.

Ready To Serve : The Committee will comprise representatives from the major organisations and government agencies. They include the Singapore National Olympic Council, the Singapore Sports Council, the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports, the Singapore Tourism Board, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Singapore Police Force, Immigration and Checkpoint Authority.

Look Out For : IOC Members, Presidents, Secretary-Generals, senior
officials of National Olympic Committees and International Federations and
sponsors.

Five Cities To Compete To Host The 2012 Olympic Games

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board has short listed five cities to compete to host the 2012 Olympic Games. London was elected as the host city for the Games of the XXX Olympiad, following four rounds of voting by members of International Olympic Committee (IOC).

	Paris (FRA)	New York (USA)	Moscow (RUS)	London (GBR)	Madrid (ESP)

Evaluation Commission (EC)

Eleven Members of the EC have been appointed to visit five candidate cities to host the 2012 Olympic Games.

The chairperson of the commission is Nawal El MOUTAWAKEL (MAR). Members include : Ser Miang NG (SIN), Els van BREDA VRIESMAN (NED), Paul HENDERSON (CAN), Patrick JARVIS (CAN), Mustapha LARFAOUI (ALG), José Luis MARCO (ARG), and Sam RAMSAMY (RSA); and experts: Simon BALDERSTONE (AUS), Philippe BOVY (SUI)and Bob ELPHINlSTON (AUS).

About Singapore

Singapore is not just one island but a main island with 63 surrounding islets. The main island has a total landarea of 682 square km.

However, its compact size belies its economic growth. In just 150 years, has grown into a thriving centre of commerce and industry. Its former role as an entrepot has diminished, as the Republic has increased its manufacturing base.

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