Honored Guest Services- OAKA OLYMPIC VELODROME
Author: Venue Operation Protocol Coordinator OAKA Complex, Niki Siska
1. HIGHLIGHTS
Powerlifting
VOLUNTEERS & SHIFTS
Honored Guests Services at Olympic Velodrome (MPL) venue operated on one shift with a team of 10 people and one coordinator. The honored guest assistants separated to accredited seating area, ASF/MVP lounge, award ceremonies area and the ASF/MVP parking when we had an arrival of international dignitary. They worked with passion during the games and their main goal was to help each other as a team and overcome any obstacle.
Dates of games: 27th June, 28th June, 29th June & 1st July, 2nd July, 3rd July
Honored Guest visits & participation in awards ceremonies:
27/6/2011 -awards ceremony
1. ASF George Hamilton
2. ASF Julie Hamilton
3. ASF Brady Lum (participation in awards ceremony)
4. ASF Jill Lum (participation in awards ceremony)
5. ASF Patrick McKelvy
6. ASF Sydney McKelvy
7. ASF Grand McLaughin
8. MVP Maria Bazan Ruiz
9. ASF Diego Zavaleta
10. ASF Bill Roedy
11. ASF Rocky Roedy
12. ASF Noa Roedy
13. ASF Alex Roedy
14. ASF Tiger Roedy
15. MVP Pamela Robinson
16. MVP Lois Aitkenhead
17. ASF George Hamilton
18. ASF Julie Hamilton
19. ASF Grant Mclaughin
20. ASF Patrick Mckelvy
21. ASF Sydney Mckelvy
22. MVP Timothy Cox
23. MVP David Horne (participation in awards ceremony)
24. MVP Mary Horne (participation in awards ceremony)
25. ASF Ron Martin (participation in awards ceremony)
26. ASF Michelle Nunn (participation in awards ceremony)
28/6/2011 -awards ceremony
1. ASF Anna Komorowska, First Lady of Poland
2. ASF Apollo Ohno
3. ASF Rosemary Cueva (participation in awards ceremony)
4. ASF Hector Cueva
5. MVP Virginia Gleason
6. MVP Emma Earl
7. MVP Diane Fishburne (participation in awards ceremony)
8. MVP John Barker
9. ASF Bob Norbie(participation in awards ceremony)
10. ASF Mary Lou Norbie
29/6/2011 - awards ceremony
1. ASF Ira Cohen
2. ASF Michael Berriman (participation in awards ceremony)
3. MVP Jane Silverman(participation in awards ceremony)
4. MVP Justin Petit
5. MVP Juli Petit
6. ASF Adriana Behar
7. ASF Luis Gallegos
8. MVP Anne Merklinger (participation in awards ceremony)
9. ASF Timothy Shriver
1/7/2011- awards ceremony
1. MVP Patricia Fegan
2. ASF Thomas Joyce
3. ASF Lisa Joyce
4. ASF Andriana Behar
5. ASF Tina Figueroa
6. MVP Agnes Vandergrift
7. MVP John Vandergrift
8. ASF Alan Ferguson (participation in awards ceremony)
9. ASF James Munson
10. ASF Ginette Munson
11. ASF Renata Elisabeth Wielgosz
12. MVP Anne Merklinger
13. MVP Sharon Bollenbach
14. ASF Alex Aguinaga
15. MVP Erica Wheeler
16. MVP Ariel Kaylor
17. MVP Dennis Poorman (participation in awards ceremonies)
2/7/2011-awards ceremony:
1. ASF Alan Ferguson (participation in awards ceremony)
2. MVP David Horne
3. MVP Mary Horne
4. ASF Hermann Kroll
5. ASF Gertrude Kroll
6. MVP Fermin Chumpitaz Laos
7. ASF Christopher Ciccolo
3/7/2011-awards ceremonies:
1. MVP Bette Benton
2. MVP Merritt Smith
3. MVP Nancy Smith
4. MVP Eve Simon
5. MVP Mary Simon
6. ASF Shelby Duncan
7. MVP Alexander Morehouse
8. ASF Brady Lum
9. ASF Klark Prinscilla
10. ASF Alexander Papachristidis Bove
11. ASF Thomas Lacrosse (participation in awards ceremony)
12. ASF Alan Ferguson (participation in awards ceremony)
13. ASF Daniel Benett Smith (participation in awards ceremony)
14. ASF Diane Elaine Smith
15. ASF Morgan Smith
16. ASF Mathew Gang
17. ASF David Gang
18. ASF Timothy Shriver
19. MVP Kirk Defazio (participation in awards ceremony)
20. MVP Elaine Urbas
21. MVP Ashley Wurst
22. MVP Amy Wurst
2. VENUE MAJOR ISSUES & RECOMMENDATIONS
List all major issues encountered by your venue team during the Games and your recommendations on how to resolve/avoid these issues
No / Issue Description / Recommendation1 / Issue with the credentials of the H.O.D:
The primary plan was that the H.O.D had the access to park to ASF/MVP parking but definitely they did not have access to the ASF/MVP Lounge & accredited seating area. The problem that we faced was that the DAL of H.O.D had in their credential the number 7 that gave them access to the ASF/MVP lounge so it was compulsory to give them access even with upgrade pass. / The Honored Guest Services had to be informed by the department of sports that the DAL had in their credential the number 7 that gave them access to honored guests specific areas and not to find out it incidentally in order to be prepared to follow the suitable procedure that would apply during the games.
3. MAJOR CROSSFUNCTIONAL ISSUES
List all (if any) major issues encountered between the FAs working in the venue team during the Games and/or other issues observed during the ATHENS 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games
No / Functional Area / Issue Description1 / No Issues
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