IOC meetings prior to and during the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will hold a number of meetings in Beijing prior to and during the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, which will take place from 4 to 22 February 2022.

Considering the global pandemic and its impacts, some IOC Members will take part in the IOC Session remotely and for others some travel arrangements had to be re-organized. In order to address this situation and to streamline the institutional meetings in Beijing, it was decided to reduce the duration of these meetings. The revised schedule therefore is:

• IOC Executive Board meeting: 2 February 2022 at the InterContinental Beijing Beichen Hotel (OFH)

• 139^th IOC Session: 3 and 19 February 2022 at the China National Convention Centre (CNCC)

The agendas will be sent in advance of the meetings.

MEDIA ACCESS
IOC Executive Board meeting
Per standard practice, the IOC Executive Board (EB) meeting is closed to the media. It will serve as preparation for the IOC Session only. No press conference is planned afterwards.

IOC Session
The proceedings of the 139^th IOC Session will be available via closed circuit TV at the Main Press Centre (MPC) as well as on the IOC Media Youtube channel.
Due to the COVID-19 countermeasures, there will be no working area in the China National Convention Centre. Media representatives are therefore encouraged to work at the MPC. Owing to the restrictions, and in accordance with the Playbook rules, the IOC Session will also be closed to ENG cameras and photographers. A very small pool will be arranged by the IOC.
The press conference following the first part of the IOC Session will take place on 3 February at 19:00 CST in the MPC. Media representatives who will not be in Beijing will be able to watch the press conference live on YouTube .
NB: Due to the decision to shorten the meetings, the 139^th IOC Session will conclude at a date to be established later in the year to allow for all topics to be addressed.
Additional useful information
Please note that no permanent guest passes will be made available to media representatives for the OFH. This is due to restrictions on the numbers of people who can enter the hotel in order to minimize physical interaction and enable adequate physical distancing in compliance with the Beijing 2022 Playbooks.

KEY CONTACTS IN BEIJING
IOC Press Office
Email: pressoffice@olympic.org
IOC Media Relations Team contacts in Beijing (from 27 January 2022):
Michael Noyelle, Head of Media Relations: +41 75 432 77 48
Bernardo Domingues, Media Relations Manager: +41 79 233 31 96
Alejandro Lifschitz, Media Relations Manager: +41 79 540 14 86
Victoria Slack, Media Relations Manager: +41 79 330 24 61

 

Source: AIPS