Nagano Olympic Organizing Committee

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The Nagano Organizing Committee for the Olympic Winter Games of 1998 (NAOC) was the organizing committee for the 1998 Winter Olympics in the city of Nagano, Japan. The committee was established shortly after Nagano was selected as the host city in June 1991. [a 1] Beginning in August, an advisory committee with members from the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the JOC, the Nagano prefectural government, and the Nagano municipal government was established. [a 2] The committee received non-profit foundation status from the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, and initial funding of 100 million yen that was split 60-40 between the JOC and the Nagano City government. [a 3]

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During the run-up to the Games, various NAOC sections and departments were responsible for particular areas of planning for the Winter Olympics. [b 1] However, for the actual Games, each venue had NAOC staff who were responsible for running of the events at each particular venue, working in coordination with the central headquarters. [b 2]

In all, NAOC organized a total of 44,096 staff, including direct NAOC staff, host site government employees, volunteers, officials for the various competitions, Olympic Radio and Television Organization (ORTO'98) staff, and SDF personnel. [b 3]

Members included

Hironoshin Furuhashi, past president of the JOC Furuhashi Hironoshin.JPG
Hironoshin Furuhashi, past president of the JOC

On November 27, 1991, the executive board was convened for the first time. [a 6]

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References

  1. "経団連 歴代会長・審議員会(評議員会)議長 (Presidents of Keidanren, Chairpersons)". Keidanren. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  2. Passages: Japan's Flying Fish Hironoshin Furuhashi, 80 Swimming World Magazine August 2, 2009
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Hanazawa, Nahomi (1999a). The Shinano Mainichi Shimbun (ed.). Official Report of the 1998 Winter Olympic Games, Vol. 1: Planning and Support (PDF). Translated by Norman Kong. Nagano (Japan): NAOC. ISBN   4784098259.

Hanazawa, Nahomi (1999b). The Shinano Mainichi Shimbun (ed.). Official Report of the 1998 Winter Olympic Games, Vol. 2: Sixteen Days of Glory (PDF). Translated by Norman Kong. Nagano (Japan): NAOC. ISBN   4784098267.