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U.S. Speedskating Changes Structure Of BOD, Trims Board Members05 / 20 / 13The U.S. Speedskating BOD on Saturday "adopted a sweeping set of new bylaws, part of an ongoing transformation to turn around an organization long hampered with internal strife," according to Jared Hopkins of the CHICAGO TRIBUNE. The changes include reducing the size of the BOD "from 14 to 10 -- inc... Tags: Olympics |
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FIVE-RING NOTES
A member of the USOC is scheduled to tour Ft. Worth today for "preliminary evaluation" of the area''s worthiness to play host to an Olympic Festival. The Dallas-Ft. Worth area is vying with Phoenix, S
CANADIANS FLOAT THEIR IOC REP AS SAMARANCH SUCCESSOR
With the announcement from IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch that he will not seek re-election in ''97, there is speculation in Montreal that IOC VP Dick Pound will be "one of the likelier" candida
ACOG UNVEILS OLYMPIC VILLAGE PLANS
On Tuesday, ACOG unveiled details of the Olympic Village and Int''l Festival Area, a 250-acre complex calling it "a cross between summer camp and Disneyland without the rides." When the Games begin, a
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NATIONSBANK ADDS TO THEIR OLYMPIC PORTFOLIO
NationsBank announced that it will be the title sponsor for two men''s marathon races leading up to the ''96 Games -- the ''95 USA NationsBank Men''s Marathon National Championship on January 7, 1995,
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USOC SECURES NEW SPONSOR -- SENSORMATIC ELECTRONICS
Sensormatic Electronics Corp. announced an agreement with the USOC to become a sponsor of the U.S. Olympic Team for the ''96 Games. Sensormatic will install security systems in the USOC''s three Olymp
CATCH ALL THE OLYMPIC EVENTS ON THE BIG SCREEN
Scientific-Atlanta, a Georgia cable TV equipment company, will announce that it will become an Olympic sponsor. Scientific-Atlanta''s digital video distribution system will "allow 60 channels of live
CHECKING IN ON NBC'S PRE-'96 AD SALES
IBM is "closing in on a deal" to buy ad time on NBC''s coverage of the ''96 Games, and Olympic sales at NBC''s O&Os "are going strong as well. However, AT&T missed an opportunity to fend off attack ad
WILL TRAVELERS LEAVE ATLANTA WITH GEORGIA ON THEIR MIND?
The GA state government will "target elite business travelers" with a $1.3M ad campaign that uses the ''96 Olympics as a lure for economic development and tourism. The ads will offer "yet another Olym
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ATLANTA SEEKS $10 MILLION FROM ACOG TO COVER BILLS
The city of Atlanta wants Olympic organizers to "establish a $10 million umbrella account to repay the city for its costs associated with the ''96 Games." ACOG needs to approve the funds that would co
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HONDA CLOSE TO DEAL FOR AD TIME ON NBC '96 TELECAST
Last week, Honda/Acura was closing in on a deal with NBC to buy ad time during the ''96 Summer Games. So far, ad agency sources say, NBC has written between $350M and $400M worth of Olympic business (
