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Accomodation

Pre-event meeetings

s the event organizing company, IMG Kenya was tasked with accommodating the athletes, IAAF
family and technical offi cials of the championships.
A Below is a summary of a series of planning meetings that took place prior to the championships:

KYEB
Attendees
Date
Description of meeting
Regina Gachora – LOC Secretariat
IMG Kenya representatives met with the LOC Secretariat
27th June
Head of Operations for a briefi ng on the operations
Head of Operations
2017
management of the selected hotel venues and
accommodating of Athletes at KU village,
Wambui Karanja, Caroline Macharia,
Jennifer Kimani and Wendy
• IAAF family & VIP’s at the Windsor Golf Hotel,
Wakhusama – IMG Kenya Team
• Technical sta at Safari Park hotel
• Media at Kenya School of Monetary Studies.
To ensure a seamless operation logistics management of
the athletes, team o cials and IAAF family.
IMG Kenya met with Windsor sta to brief them on the
28th June Expectations: Wambui Karanja, Caroline Macharia,
KENYA YEARBO0K
Jennifer Kimani and Wendy
expectations of managing the IAAF family and VIP’s who
2017
Wakhusama – IMG Kenya Team
were to be hosted at the hotel.
Brenda Njeri - Marketing
EDITORIAL BOARD
Caroldona – F & B Banqueting
John Mwangi – Windsor Head of
Security

Jeddidah Waitiki - Front O ce
Manager
29th June IMG Kenya proceeded to Kenyatta University for a recce Wambui Karanja, Caroline Macharia,
2017 and to better understand the venue and plan for the Jennifer Kimani and Wendy
arrival of the athletes. However IMG Kenya was denied Wakhusama – IMG Kenya Team
access to the venue.

1st July A recce was conducted with the Late CS of Security Major Internal Security and Coordination
2017 General Joseph Nkaissery. He toured and inspected the CS Joseph Ole Nkaissery , CS for
games Village ahead of the championships. During the Sports Culture and Arts Dr. Hassan
tour he expressed satisfaction with the work done so far. Wario, VC KU Prof Paul Wainana
, CEO Mr. Mwangi Muthee, LOC
After the recce was done with the late CS Nkaissery, KU Secretariat Head of Operations–
met with the LOC Secretariat Head of Operations and IMG Regina Gachora, 30 Members of the
Kenya to discuss the pending issues at the athlete’s village LOC
prior to the team’s arrival.

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