Whose turn is it anyway The IOC Olympic Host City Selection Process
The Olympic host city selection process is a very important and tedious task. ... The governing board over this process is the International Olympic Committee (IOC) which consists of 122 members from countries all over the world The first step in host city selection is to hold a convention where each city that wants to host the Olympics comes and presents a bid, which is a comprehensive plan that includes renderings and models of venues and special features, a this finance plan. It should give the IOC reason why the city is worthy of hosting the Olympics. ... The IOC already knows what it wants well before the selection process begins. For Example, “2012 Olympic Games bid city themes were national, regional & bid city characteristics, legal Aspects, customs & immigration formalities, environmental protection, meteorological and environmental conditions, security, medical and health services, official program of the XXXth Olympiad, general sports organization, sports, olympism and culture, Olympic village, accommodation, transportation, technology, media, finance, marketing, guarantees” (http://www. ... The quantitative aspects would include how the city will pay for the games. It is very important for the IOC to know what the economic impact on the city will be. A city must have a viable way to finance the games if it is to be considered. When Houston bid for the 2012 games it planned to use state and local taxes on Olympic-related spending, such as parking and ticket sales.