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HLST Student Conference. The ultimate mega event – The scale of the Games. - 205 Nations - 46 World Championships - 10,500 Olympic Athletes - 4000 Paralympic Athletes - 8,300 Coaches and Officials - 14 Million Meals - 20,000 Press/media - Over 9 million tickets
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The ultimate mega event – The scale of the Games - 205 Nations - 46 World Championships - 10,500 Olympic Athletes - 4000 Paralympic Athletes - 8,300 Coaches and Officials - 14 Million Meals - 20,000 Press/media - Over 9 million tickets - Up to 70,000 volunteers
What is Podium’s role? Podium’s role is; “To maximise the involvement of Further and Higher Education with all aspect of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and their legacy.” The delivery of the above mission falls into three mechanisms; Communicate Collaborate Enhance
Volunteering • “No other function is more critical to the success • of the Games than the volunteer function. • The Games cannot be great without an • excellent team of volunteers.” • Gerhard Heiberg • President/Chairman of the 1994 • Lillehammer Games • “Volunteers can make or break the Games.” • Lord Sebastian Coe
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