Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay Media 1 convoy vehicle information and
technical briefings to be held for Invermere and Cranbrook

VANCOUVER , Jan. 18 /CNW/ - The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) will hold media technical briefings for Invermere and Cranbrook on Wednesday January 20 related to 2010 Olympic Torch Relay community celebrations.

The briefings are intended to help media prepare to cover the relay and include an overview of Day 85, Friday, January 22 when the Olympic Flame will visit this community, as well as route materials and be aware of, the technical briefing listed below: Please note that this is a technical briefing for community celebration plans. It is critical for media planning to cover these events to participate in, or be media, not a press conference - no spokespeople from VANOC will be available on site for interviews.

    
    No.1  Media Technical Briefing for Invermere
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          What:          A technical overview of Day 85 (January 22) when the
                         flame visits Invermere

          Where:         Council Chambers, 914 8th Avenue, Invermere

          When:          Wednesday, January 20, 11:00 a.m. (local time)

          Participating: VANOC media relations representatives


    No.2  Media Technical Briefing for Cranbrook
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          What:          A technical overview of Day 85 (January 22) when the
                         flame visits Cranbrook

          Where:         Manual Training room at the library, 1212-2nd Street
                         North, Cranbrook

          When:          Wednesday, January 20, 2:00pm (local time)

          Participating: VANOC media relations representatives


    Media dial-in information:

    Conference ID: 2315464
    Local dial in: 604-678-9970
    Toll-free: 1 866-792-1316
    

For media 1 registration:

Please submit your request by email to [email protected], and include the following information:

    
    -   The date and in exactly which community (ies) you would like to board
        Media 1.
    -   The name of the camera person or photographer.
    -   Contact details, including a cell phone number when possible.
    

If you have been allocated a spot, we will email or call you one to two days in advance to confirm details including your pick-up/drop-off location and times. If you are not allocated a spot on Media 1, FLAME, the Torch relay digital asset management system, includes video footage and stills taken from Media 1.

For further information: Media contact: Vancouver 2010 Torch Relay Team, Tel: [phone], E-mail: [email protected]