107th IOC Session - LA84 Foundation

First in line to receive his
card was NAOC Director
General Makoto
Kobayashi.
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Procedures for the new
“Combined Card” worked
smoothly and earned the
praise of many
participants.
• Issuance of the Combined Card
NAOC sent application forms for accreditation
to the Responsible Organizations representing
all prospective Games participants,
such as the IOC, IFs, and NOCs. The forms
were filled out by the Responsible
Organizations on behalf of all their delegates
and returned to NAOC. The information was
entered into the Accreditation System database
and copies of the information were sent
back to the Responsible Organizations for
final checks. Information on NAOC volunteers
and staff which had been stored in the
Games Staffing System was transferred to the
Accreditation System. After final checks,
NAOC printed the Combined Cards and sent
them to the Organizations along with a security
seal to be affixed over the photograph of
the bearer of the Card. After faxing NAOC to
confirm receipt of the cards, the Responsible
Organizations were responsible for: a) attaching
the photograph of the applicant and
covering it with the security seal; b) obtaining
the signatures of the person responsible at the
organization and of the applicant; c) handing
the Card to the applicant.
Procedures for issuing Olympic identity
cards at previous Games required submitting
information to embassies. This was not necessary
for the Nagano Games, as NAOC sent
data on applicants directly to the Japanese
government. Those not entitled to the
Olympic identity card function had “Not valid
as Olympic identity card” stamped on one
side of the card.
In order to use the Card as an accreditation
card to access Olympic venues, the bearer had
to have his or her Card validated at one of the
authorized validation counters after arrival in
Japan, where the identity of the cardholder
and eligibility to participate in the Games
were checked. The information requiring confirmation
was the same as at previous Games,
however the process was greatly expedited as
the need for issuing cards on the spot was
eliminated.
At the Nagano Games, data for over 100,000
individuals was entered into the registration
system, and 84,370 people were accredited.
Of these, 6,200 missed the application deadlines
and had to have their cards issued in
person at an accreditation centre. This meant
that 92% of participants had their cards