Vancouver 2010 Winter Games

BCA Vancouver 2010 - Overview

BCA Vancouver 2010 has held its keynote event with special guest David Atkins, producer of the opening and closing ceremonies, sharing insights about bidding for Olympic projects. The networking event brought together more than 130 business people from around the world.

Other high profile speakers included Australian High Commissioner to Canada, Justin Brown and British Columbia Minister for Economic Development, Iain Black. Mr Black paid tribute to the BCA program noting that it ‘set the model for how Olympic host cities can implement business programs to benefit the host community’.  Delegations from the Olympic organising committees of Sochi, Rio and London attended the networking events.                                                                                                       

 Photos (Clockwise)

1. Craig Lovett (Clean Event) & Kevin Lamb (Austrade) 

2. Grame Barty (Austrade), Iain Black & David Atkins

Australian success at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games

Australian products and services play an integral role in the design, planning, engineering, construction and implementation of major sporting events across the world and in the lead up to the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games, a number of Australian companies will continue to secure contracts within this highly competitive sector.

Australian Companies involved with the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games include:

• Cleanevent - cleaning and waste management
• David Atkins Enterprises - producer of the opening and closing ceremonies
• Douglas Site Services - cleaning and waste management
• David Payne & Associates- provides project management and consultancy advice
• DLLD (David Lewis) - lighting consultant and lighting director
• Global Nomad - accommodation management
• Infostrada - provider of comprehensive sports statistics and information servicess
• Jorge Arai - Accreditation, workforce planning, venue planning and operations, sport entries and venue technology implementation.
• Lisa Hindson Consulting - Strategic and operational planning.
• Looksport - Wayfinding strategy
• Maxxam International - Queens Baton Relay
• Murdoch Consulting - Project management
• Nicki Vance Consulting - Anti-doping advice
• Press Operations International - Media operations
• The Inocon Group - Risk mitigation, planning and operations readiness solutions.
• The Spinifex Group - AV content

Dates:	12 February – 28 February 2010 12 March – 21 March 2010
Location:	Host City - Vancouver Host Mountain Resort - Whistler Venue Cities - Richmond and Surrey
Participating countries:	80+ countries
Official website:	www.vancouver2010.com
Sports:	Alpine Skiing, , Biathlon, , Bobsleigh, Cross-Country Skiing, Curling, Figure Skating, Freestyle Skiing, Ice Hockey, Ice Sledge, Hockey, Luge, Nordic Combined, Short Track Speed Skating, Skeleton, Ski Jumping, Snowboard, Speed Skating, Wheelchair Curling

Key BCA Vancouver 2010 Contacts

More information on the BCA Vancouver 2010 program:

Kevin Lamb Honorary Consul and Post Manager Australian Consulate and Trade Commission Suite 2050, 1075 West Georgia Street, Vancouver  BC  V6E 3C9 Canada Tel: +1 (604) 694-6170; M: +1 (604) 313-7387 email: kevin.lamb@austrade.gov.au

Matthew Proft Project Manager, Business Club Australia Austrade Level 23, 201 Kent Street Sydney NSW 2000 Australia Tel: +61 2 9390 2084 Email: Matthew.Proft@austrade.gov.au

For Media enquiries about BCA Vancouver 2010:

Sarkis Khoury Senior Media Advisor Austrade Level 23, 201 Kent Street, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia Tel: +61 2 9390 2118 Mob: +61 414 401 072 Email: Sarkis.Khoury@austrade.gov.au

Other useful information about the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games

• Offical Australian Broadcaster: Channel Nine, Foxtel
• Australian Official Ticketing Agency: www.cosport.com.au. Tickets, accommodation and hospitality packages are available now.
• Canada Australia Chamber of Commerce: www.cacc.com.au. The chamber has great networks in Australia and Canada to assist in growing trade and investment between our two countries.
• Tourism Vancouver: www.tourismvancouver.com/visitors/ has a list of accommodation options in Vancouver from now until the Games.