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THE
BID TIMETABLE
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Date
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Purpose
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| Oct.
11-13, 1998 |
1998
U.S. Olympic Congress (annual convention)
Dallas 2012 was represented by Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk, Tom Luce, Grady
Hicks and Paul Johnson. An additional 25 business and civic leaders
also attended. |
| Dec.
15, 1999 |
Deadline
to submit Olympic Games Bid to USOC (Committee must complete and submit
the Bid Document to USOC) |
| May
1, 2000 - Feb. 1, 2001 |
Olympic
Site Evaluation Task Force visits (USOC Site Evaluation Team visits
bid cities) |
| March
31, 2001 |
Bids
sent back to cities for clarifications and changes (opportunity for
bid cities to make revisions) |
| June
1, 2001 |
Deadline
for cities to return revised and corrected bids (revised bid document
returned to USOC) |
| March
2002 |
Finalist
cities selected for U.S. candidate city (USOC chooses three finalist
cities) |
| Fall
2002 |
U.S.
candidate city chosen (USOC makes announcement) |
| Spring
2004 |
International
Olympic Congress closes candidature (competing international finalist
cities are chosen) |
| Fall
2005 |
2012
Olympic Games site chosen (IOC selects host city) |
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06/02/2001Olympic bid gets surprise changes
To the surprise of some key players, Dallas' Summer Olympic bid for 2012
expanded by 386 miles and introduced a residential venue near Deep Ellum
on Friday. 05/03/2001 Panel to test North Texas' Olympic fitness
A U.S. Olympic Committee site evaluation team will visit North Texas in June to assess the region's fitness to play host to the 2012 Summer Olympics, USOC spokesman Mike Moran said Wednesday. 05/01/2001 2012 bid cities await briefing
U.S. Olympic Committee officials will brief the eight 2012 bid committees at a Wednesday meeting in Colorado Springs, Colo. Also on Wednesday, the USOC will name the team that will visit the 2012 bid cities beginning in June, USOC media coordinator Kevin Neuendorf said. 04/14/2001 Harasta: Toronto's fate affects Dallas bid
Dallas 2012 officials find themselves in an ambivalent position on the sideline of world issues. 04/12/2001 Cycling tracks to work in tandem
Two very different cycling tracks are teaming up to attract the world's best riders to Collin County. 03/03/2001 Olympic bid to get polishing
After a U.S. Olympic Committee review, the Dallas 2012 bid requires few revisions, Dallas 2012 president Richard Greene said Friday. 02/25/2001 Ratchet it up: Dallas 2012 bid to get fine-tune
Dallas 2012 bid committee officials spent last year pacing themselves. They worked as hard as any Olympic hurdler to hit the perfect stride pattern to accomplish a diverse set of goals. 02/08/2001 Covering the game: Would domed Cotton Bowl be beneficial?
Darrell Jordan is a busy man these days. 01/27/2001 Olympic sports notebook
Eight cities, including Dallas and Tampa, are bidding to become the U.S. Olympic Committee's candidate to host the 2012 Games. Nick Vehr, president of Cincinnati 2012, said he could understand Florida 2012's decision to use the Super Bowl to the bid committee's advantage. 01/18/2001 Five cities submit 2008 bids 01/10/2001 Robert Miller: 2012 Olympics is topic of meeting
An update on the prospects for bringing the 2012 Olympic Games to Dallas will be the highlight of the Central Dallas Association's 43rd annual membership meeting. It will be held Feb. 5 at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, and reservations are required by Jan. 26. 12/15/2000 Dallas Olympic bid touted as a winner
Standing symbolically in the shadow of the Cotton Bowl, Dallas 2012 officials Thursday shipped off what they say is a gold-medal bid to lure the Summer Olympics to North Texas. Olympic bidathon: Dallas-Fort Worth area has prepared a strong entry
The long-distance race for Dallas and seven other U.S. cities competing to host the 2012 Summer Olympics begins in earnest Friday. 12/14/2000 Samaranch: U.S. in the front
LAUSANNE, Switzerland – In comments sure to lift hopes for Dallas and seven other U.S. cities seeking to play host to the 2012 Summer Olympics, International Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samaranch said Wednesday that any U.S. city bidding for the Games must be considered a front-runner. 12/12/2000 Jacquielynn Floyd: Olympic bid not always a winning idea
Let me add my own pinkie-sized nugget of knowledge to the debate. Those hordes of guests swelling our population for those few golden weeks will include tens of thousands of representatives of the media, of whom we may grow heartily sick before the torch is finally extinguished. 12/10/2000 Bidding war: Cities vie to win 2012 Games
In just a few days, eight U.S. cities splash off on the first leg of a triathlon that could ultimately win one of them the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, along with hundreds of millions of dollars in pure profit. 11/28/2000 Arlington considers spending to bring Olympic torch relay to town
Officials are considering a proposal to spend an estimated $25,000 to $55,000 for city workers and services that would be required for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games Torch Relay. If the city participates, the Olympic torch would come through Arlington in December 2001 on its way to Salt Lake City, where the Winter Games will be held. 11/08/2000 Kirk seeks greater city say on Games
Two years ago, when the Dallas City Council endorsed the 2012 Olympics effort, council members unanimously passed a resolution saying any city resources – including money and staff time – should be minimal. 11/06/2000 The Morning Line
Following the hierarchy of Dallas' Olympic bid is a little like following high fashion. You gotta work to keep up. 11/02/2000 Olympics bid gets support from council
Dallas' bid for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games won the overwhelming support of the Dallas City Council on Wednesday. 10/31/2000 Olympic draft bid short on specifics, city says
Dallas' draft bid for the 2012 Olympics raises several unanswered questions, some dealing with the Games' potential impact on local taxpayers, city officials said Monday. Olympic bid
The nuts and bolts of Dallas' bid to host the summer Olympic Games in 2012 will be laid out for public viewing at the Wednesday City Council meeting. 10/28/2000 Richard Alm's sports business column
The financial section of North Texas' bid for the 2012 Olympics comes down to a couple of questions about a figure with a lot of zeroes between the dollar sign and the decimal point. What's it going to cost? And how are we going to pay for it? 10/23/2000 A model to build on
In Olympic circles, Sydney changed the way the game is played. 09/21/2000 Kevin B. Blackistone's column
SYDNEY, Australia – They call this Circular Quay, pronounced Circular Key. It's downtown Sydney, on the south side of majestic Harbour Bridge hard against Sydney Harbour. RELATED STORIES
• In Olympic circles, Sydney changed the way the game is played
• Dallas 2012 sees Sydney's blueprint, strives for blow-away bid
• Dallas 2012 officials finalize Olympic bid
• Bid panel hopes June cool enough for Games
• Greene: Lessons for North Texas
• Blackistone:
No way Dallas can match Sydney
• Local
attributes measure up to Sydney
• 2012
hopefuls told to play it cool in Sydney
• Toronto
bid put pressure on Dallas
• Snub
spurs Dallas 2012 boss
• Pair
of Tarrant facilities tapped
• Panel
names possible Olympic venues
• 2012
bid officials unveil plan for new stadium
• Bid
panel picks ex-Arlington mayor as president
• Mavs,
Olympics bid official joining NBC Sports in New York
• Dallas
among 8 cities in running for U.S. bid
• Potential
North Texas Olympic venues
• Dallas
2012 trips provides up-close look Down Under
• Dallas
2012 bid costs may be less than goal
• Alm:
Businesses get into spirit of 2012 bid
• Dallas
counting on Salt Lake City
• Frisco
will host 2000 Olympic cycling trials
• Dallas
making strides in Olympics race
• Dallas
bid committee for 2012 Olympics re-elects Luce
• Where
to play the games: Possible Dallas Olympic venues
• Map
of venues
• About
Dallas 2012
• Bid
process
• Economic
development facts
• Olympic
events
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