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planned and managed by the project team. • Swahili Announcer
e team from IAAF lead by Florian with backing • On-fi eld Announcer
of the local commentators managed and delivered • TV Camera Operators
the schedule of activities and the fl ow of information • On-fi eld Co-ordinators
to the spectators accordingly. e interface with the
Competition, Technology, Host Broadcaster and e technical requirements were:
Protocol for co-ordination of award ceremonies was
fl awless. • A control booth with a view of the entire stadium
Both English and Swahili were used by Florian’s • High quality Public Address system
team and the local commentators and presenters at • Two high quality alpha-numeric scoreboards
the venue to disseminate information to the specta- • A video screen of +/- 70 m2
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tors and viewers.
• A video screen mixing desk capable of mixing four
diff erent feeds
Event Presentation Plan
• A screen with all TV production signals
• Audio connection with the Host Broadcaster Producer
Planning was done with the following elements in
• A communication system linking the members of the
consideration:
event presentation team with each other and with the
competition Referees
• A Competition Timetable which took athletes, specta-
tors and media into consideration.
Technical Information Centre (TIC)
• Co-ordination of competition and ceremonies
• Co-ordination of venue information services
e main role of the Technical Information Centre
• Co-ordination of event presentation and event start
(TIC) was to ensure the smooth link between each
times
team, the organisers, Technical Delegates and the
• Co-ordination of sponsor crowd competitions
Competition Management personnel. ere was a
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smooth fl ow of technical information to the team
To make the concept run smoothly, an elaborate
members.
script covering these items and a detailed running
e TIC was located next to the team seating area,
order, an Event Presentation plan and of every activ-
ity that took place at the venue was drawn. is was to enable easy access for athletes, coaches and team
offi cials. All accredited team members had access to
EDITORIAL BOARD
prepared in close co-operation with the Competition the notice boards in the TIC, but only team offi cials
Director and the Media Director. could pick up information and other items from the
It was crucial to have an experienced event pre-
sentation team and all the technical requirements. pigeon-holes.
e TIC had a link with Deltatre, the Data Service
provider, which handled the entries and produced
the results and most of the other technical informa-
tion. A printer interface was installed and a copy
e event presentation team include: machine.
e number of staff required for the operation of
• Event Presentation Manager (EPM) the TIC will depended on the event and the number
• Assistant Event Presentation Manager of competitors. All the TIC staff members were fl uent
• Video Screen Operator
• Scoreboard Operator
• Music Producer
• English Announcer

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