Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay Media 1 convoy vehicle registration and
technical briefings to be held for Châteauguay and Beaconsfield

VANCOUVER , Dec. 4 /CNW/ - The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) will hold media technical briefings for Châteauguay and Beaconsfield on Sunday, December 6 2009 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 40, Tuesday, December 8 when the Olympic Flame will visit these communities, as well as route materials and community celebration plans. It is critical for media planning to cover these events to participate in, or be aware of, the technical briefings listed below:

    
    No.1   Media Technical Briefing for Châteauguay
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           What: A technical overview of Day 40 (December 8) when the flame
           visits Châteauguay
           Where: Bibliothèque Municipale de Châteauguay, 25, boul Maple,
           Salle Polyvalente
           When: Sunday, December 6, 10 a.m. (local time)
           Participating: VANOC media relations representatives

    No.2   Media Technical Briefing for Beaconsfield
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           What: A technical overview of Day 40 (December 8) when the flame
           visits Beaconsfield
           Where: City Hall Council Chambers, Room 303 Beaconsfield Blvd.
           When: Sunday, December 6, 2 p.m. (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

Media vehicle registration: The registration process details as well as the registration form for Media 1 are available on FLAME, the torch relay's digital asset management system. You can access FLAME on www.vancouver2010.com/flame, click on visit FLAME and Register Now.

    
    Once on FLAME:

    -   Select Editorial
    -   In the drop down menu of categories on the left hand side, select
        Media 1 registration and press Search
    -   Click on the link in the page called Editorial Media 1 and a window
        will open
    -   Click on Download tab above the picture
    -   Click on Add to download list and download the document
    -   Follow the instructions in the document
    

It is critical that you follow the registration process outlined in the document, otherwise we will not be able to capture your request.

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