Media Advisory -TO2015 to Reveal Additional Details on Closing Ceremony and Parapan Am Games at Daily Press Conferences

Open daily to accredited media from July 5 to 26 at 10:30 a.m. in the Main Press Centre

TORONTO, July 23, 2015 /CNW/ - The TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games Organizing Committee (TO2015) will announce more details about the Pan Am Closing Ceremony and the Parapan Am Games at its upcoming press conferences, through to July 26. Simultaneous interpretation will be available in French and Spanish. The press conferences are open to accredited media with valid accreditation bearing the codes MPC or MMC.

When: July 24 to July 26 at 10:30 a.m.

Where: Danforth Press Conference Room, Main Press Centre, CIBC Pan Am Park

Access and parking: Please enter via the Exhibition Hall C/D door facing Princes' Blvd. There is no parking at the MPC unless accredited media have a vehicle access and parking permit (VAPP). There is a pay parking lot on the northeast corner of Strachan Avenue and Fleet Street, and also on the southwest corner of Fort York Boulevard and Fleet Street. Accredited media can also access the free transportation media (TM) shuttle from Union Station to the Main Media Centre (MMC).

Outlined below are the topics for the July 24 to 26 press conferences.

Friday, July 24: Pan Am Closing Ceremony overview

Who:	Saäd Rafi, chief executive officer, TO2015
	Neala Barton, senior vice-president, communications and media relations, TO2015
	Teddy Katz, chief spokesperson, TO2015

Saturday, July 25: Parapan Am Games

Who:	Saäd Rafi, chief executive officer, TO2015
	Neala Barton, senior vice-president, communications and media relations, TO2015
	Teddy Katz, chief spokesperson, TO2015
	Rob Snoek, three-time Paralympian, and broadcaster

Sunday, July 26: Pan Am Games Wrap-up

Who:	Saäd Rafi, chief executive officer, TO2015
	Neala Barton, senior vice-president, communications and media relations, TO2015
	Teddy Katz, chief spokesperson, TO2015

SOURCE Toronto 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games

Main Press Centre: [email protected] or 416.957.3414; Media team: [email protected] or 416.957.3409