107th IOC Session - LA84 Foundation

• Services
Installation of computer and other office
equipment for private working areas began on
January 6, 1998. The MPC became fully operational
on January 24, two weeks prior to the
opening of the Games, and remained open 24hours
daily until February 25, three days after
the close. News agencies with private space
moved into their offices January 20 – 30, with
the majority moving out by February 23. With
the cooperation of Games’ sponsors and other
cooperating companies, a variety of services
were available at the MPC, including restaurant,
telecom service centre, imaging centre,
camera services, bank, post office, travel office,
and delivery services.
• Ticketing for High Demand Events
The IOC and NAOC set up a ticketing office
to handle distribution of the special passes
needed in addition to accreditation to gain access
to press seating and photo areas for
events with especially high demand and limited
seating. These Prime Event Limitation
(PEL) tickets included events such as the
Opening and Closing Ceremonies, speed skating
sprints, figure skating finals, and ice hockey
final round games.
The Eastman Kodak
Imaging Centre
L – R: NAOC Vice
President Yoshimura, IOC
President Samaranch,
IOC Press Commission
Chairman Gosper, and
NAOC Head of Media
Yamaguchi break open a
barrel of sake to officially
open the MPC (Jan. 29.
1998).
Hard at work in the
MPC Common Working
Room
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