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1. TORONTO 2015Pan Am and Parapan Am GamesPresentation to the Organization of American StatesMarch 20, 2013

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3. Invitation to diplomatic missions • Pan/Parapan Am Games – Most important sporting and cultural gathering for the Americas and the Caribbean • Toronto, Host City – Culturally diverse city and home to communities from across the Americas and the Caribbean • Excite local communities and leverage tourism, arts and culture, and business regionally and across the hemisphere • Opportunity to collaborate - Toronto 2015 is eager to collaborate with diplomatic missions to help them benefit from the opportunities provided by the Games

4. A World-Class Event • Largest multi-sport Games since 1930 • Pan Am Games • July 10–26, 2015 • Parapan Am Games • August 7–14, 2015 • 41 Pan American countries and territories • A Games footprint that stretches across the Greater Golden Horseshoe - from Welland to Oshawa to Minden Hills

5. Ignite the spirit through a celebration of sport and culture • The “People’s Games” • Intimate • Authentic • Accessible / Affordable • Financially responsible

6. INVESTMENT: • TORONTO 2015 Pan Am$1.4 billion operations and capital budget • ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT EXAMPLE: • Waterfront development $1.6 billion • Union Station facelift • Transit link to airport The Partners

7. Engaging Your Country • NOC/NPC visits start in April 2013 • PASO General Assembly in Toronto, October 2013 • TO2015 to offer briefings to your missions on Protocol Services • Opportunity for volunteers with language and/or cultural expertise from your communities

8. Opportunities for Collaboration

9. A Celebration of Sport and Culture • Highlight your artists! • Showcase your culture! • Market your country! • Partner with TO2015 for the Games Festival

10. ELECTRIC Toronto! Multi-disciplinary celebration sites • Animate Toronto’s downtown core • Represent all the performing arts disciplines with free, popular and accessible programming • Showcase new artistic creations, collaborations and co-productions with our partners • Collaborate with many leading Toronto summer festival events • Locations: • Nathan Phillips Square – Official Celebration site • David Pecaut Square – Tango Palace / TIFF • Distillery District (proposed) – Stage, Comedy, Athletes • Pan Am Park at Exhibition Place – Intersection of Sport and Art

11. AquaCulture • Coincides with the 2015 UN International Decade for Action entitled "Water for Life” • Celebration along the Toronto waterfront • Cultural • Art installations and video projections on water, barge concerts of contemporary and classical music, underwater photography, water sculptures, water gardens, and cinema on the water. • Educational • Forums, lectures, competitions for water conservation, and symposiums based on water as a life source • Conservation • Collaborate with institutions directly involved in water ecology and conservation Inspiration

12. Higher Ground • Signature multi-disciplinary festival featuring a variety of programming which includes new cultural hybrids, commissions, and quality marquee events showcasing the rich cultures from Canada, the Americas and the Caribbean • Ticketed events, presented in established venues • Opportunity to showcase the best professionalartists • Collaboration with cultural partners, both nationally and internationally

13. Promote your Artists! • Opportunity to highlight talented artists from your countries and include them in TO2015’s three platforms – ELECTRIC Toronto!, AquaCulture, and Higher Ground • TO2015 will cover artistic fees, local accommodation and ground transportation • Participating countries will be responsible for airfare and cartage costs related to the performance and production

14. Subway Nations – Promote Tourism Sample Layout of Countries & Stations • July 10th - August 14th, 2015 • 41 subway stations representing Pan American nations and territories • Celebrate unique and diverse cultural aspects

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16. Subway Nations – Promote Tourism Bolivia

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18. Subway Nations – Promote Tourism Mexico

19. Pan Am Park – Boulevard of Nations Market Your Country!CIBC Pan Am Park at Exhibition Place • 41 Pan American shipping containers with programming daily from each country and territory • Containers designed and activated by the Pan American countries and territories • 100,000+ visitors expected during the Games • Potential Uses • Tourism & Marketing • Visitor Engagement • VIP Entertainment • Athlete Gatherings • Home Crowd Gathering Place

20. Pan Am Torch Relay • Begins in Mexico • Torch will visit major Canadian cities in all provinces over 70 days • 41 torch days in Ontario - Each will showcase one of the 41 Pan Am countries and territories • More than 3,000 torchbearers • Cauldron lighting on • July 10, 2015

21. Opportunities for Your Missions Join us in 2015! • Highlight your Artists! • Partner with us to ensure your artists and performers are featured in the Toronto 2015 Festival programs • Showcase your Culture! • Connect us with your Tourism/Marketing agencies to collaborate on themed subway platforms and torch relay events • Market your country! • Join us at our largest venue in CIBC Pan Am Park to promote your country to Canadians and international visitors • Engage your communities! • Help us activate volunteers from your communities to enhance our ability to make athletes and officials feel at home

22. Timelines for Participation • Timelines • Intent to Participate May 31st, 2013 • Cost Estimates from TO2015 June 28th, 2013 • Signed Commitment Aug 31st, 2013 • Contact: • Don Shipley • Creative Director • 416.957.2036 • don.shipley@toronto2015.org

23. United We Play!™Unis nous jouons! ¡Unidos Jugamos!