Teamwork in Bercy – Paris Bercy 2011 : quite an organisation !

It’s a meticulous organisation which will be put in place during the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Paris-Bercy from 4 to 6 March. Indeed, several hundred people, a large number of whom are already in position, will be busying themselves behind the scenes to ensure the success of this winter’s key continental competition.

To ensure that the athletics competition is successful, there must be a spectacle on the track. That’s not all however. A score of finer details must be arranged such as  a musical manuscript so that the athletes, the public, the accompanists, as well as the journalists, are able to take part in or attend the competition in the best possible conditions. This background role is shared by several hundred people. Naturally this includes the staff of the French Athletic Federation and European Athletics  , who have been rallying their forces for a number of months, along with a jury made up of no less than 200 officials and volunteers.

Coming from right across France, including France’s overseas departments and even abroad, their applications have been retained from among several hundred requests. Their roles? To measure the jumps and throws, to check that each athlete stays correctly inside his or her lane and to fire off the races. They also manage the technical information centre (TIC), where the delegations from each country can pick up the start lists and the day’s results. Another mission is to take care of the call  room, where the athletes go before heading onto the track.

Another mainspring of the organisation is the volunteers. No fewer than 414 volunteers have become involved with the organisation of these European Athletics Indoor Championships since having individual interviews to enable their wishes and particular skill sets to be identified and used to best effect. The majority of the volunteers are involved in the transport domain, with 99 people assisting in this area. In total there are thirteen allocated sectors, including reception, protocol, accommodation-catering, security as well as press. With less than a month until the start of the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Bercy, everyone is already in the starting blocks!

L’Equipe group and RMC, media partners of the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Paris Bercy

To continue the review of the event’s partners, we focus this Friday on the competition’s media partners: L’Equipe group and RMC, who join the ranks of SPAR, OMEGA, LE GRUYERE and EUROVISION (international partners) as well as AREVA (national partner), Adidas, DIMASPORT and MONDO (national suppliers) and FRANCE TELEVISIONS (host television broadcaster).

In addition to its editorial support and the provision of advertising space, a host of original devices are being put in place by both partners in the build-up to and during the championships. Explanations
    

L'Equipe group

–       Competition on lequipe.fr “To meet the French athletics team” On offer to internet users is the opportunity for 2 people to share a day in the company of athletes from the French athletics team.

–       Organisation of the L’Equipe Challenge for its employees: The day before the European Athletics Indoor Championships, L’Equipe group will be offering several of its colleagues the chance to come along to the track in Bercy and see how they fair in the sports listed on the competition’s programme.

–       The public at the heart of the Palais Omnisport in Paris-Bercy: During the 3 days of competition, the Athlix mascot will play with the public and the cameras, regularly selecting spectators who will see themselves “Headlining on L’Equipe” on the giant screen!

–       A L’Equipe space in the partners’ village will be at the spectators’ disposal and some special offers will be up for grabs.
    

RMC radio

–       Competition on the RMC station in the Moscato Show and SportiSimon, where listeners can win some precious tickets into what is already a sold out Parisian venue, as well as on rmc.fr and the official RMC Facebook page

–       In partnership with AREVA, RMC will benefit from the presence of triple jumper Teddy Tamgho in their studios to offer a few listeners the chance to take part in the opening ceremony, by carrying the FFA flag at 1500 hours on Friday.

–       All the finals live from Bercy, thanks to a commentator’s seat in the POPB enclosure, RMC listeners won’t miss any of the highlights and will be able to follow the finals for each event live on the station.

–        “Join the RMC Dream Team”: throughout the competition, the Athlix mascot will play with the public and the cameras in a bid to choose a few lucky spectators, who will see themselves appear amidst the RMC hosts on the giant screen.
 
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