“International Forum on the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games”

Theme: “Harmony: OGGI and Citizen Participation”

Introduction

With the aim to further develop the cultural connotation consisting in Olympics and enhance the Olympic spirit and humanistic concept, International Forum on the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games with Harmony: OGGI and Citizen Participation as its core theme will be held by Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee ,Renmin University of China,People ' s Government of Xuanwu District and Beijing United University,on June 25 th and 26 th , 2005.

Forum objective

Harmony is both the essence in Chinese culture and the core of the humanistic Olympics---one of the three catchwords for Beijing Olympics (the other two are sci-tech Olympics and Green Olympics). On this basis, this forum is aimed to further develop the cultural connotation of the Olympic Games and enhance the Olympic spirit and humanistic concept; and with the OGGI as a guide, this forum is intended to enrich the Olympic concept from the cultural perspective; motivate people from all walks of life to offer their advice on how to make 2008 Beijing Olympic Games a successful and rewarding event, share the rich experiences gained by former hosting countries and explore the possibilities for cooperation between different professions, areas and even nations; promote the mass education through Olympics and establish an interactive channel for the mass participation in Olympic cause, provide the intellectual assistance for the Beijing Olympics in strengthening its humanistic acknowledgement and help promote Chinese culture all over the world.

Date
    June 25 th to 26 th ,2005

Venue
     The Grand View Garden Hotel

Central theme
     “Harmony: OGGI and Citizen Participation”

Sub-themes
Morning June 25 Overall Theme: Olympic culture and OGGI

Sub-theme I :

Olympic Games Opening/Closing Ceremony Designing and Olympic City Image Designing

Sub-theme II:

Multi-mode Broadcasting of Olympic Games and International Image Construction of Cultural China

Morning June 26 Overall Theme:Creative Culture and Olympic Souvenir Designing

Sub-theme I :

The Channels For Citizens Participating into Olympic Games

Sub-theme II:

Olympic Games Training Program

Agenda

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Time: June 25th, 2005

•  Opening Ceremony (08:30-09:00)

1. Ceremony to be hosted by Feng Huiling, Chairman of International Forum on the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games; Director at Humanistic Olympic Studies Center, RUC.
2. Welcome speech to be delivered by Wu Gaoshan, Chairman of International Forum on the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games; head of Government of Xuanwu District.
3. Opening speech to be delivered by Ji Baocheng,Honorary Chairman of International Forum on the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games; President of RUC.
4. Speech to be delivered by leaders of IOC Beijing.
5. Opening Declaration to be delivered by an IOC official or leader of CPC Beijing/Beijing Municipal Government.
6. Gun salute to be fired and peace doves set free.

•  Morning Overall Theme (10:00-12:00)

  Olympic Games Global Impact (OGGI)

•  Afternoon Sub-theme (13:30-16:30)

Sub-theme I :

Olympic Games Opening/Closing Ceremony Designing and Olympic City Image Designing

Sub-theme II:

Multi-mode Broadcasting of Olympic Games and International Image Construction of Cultural China

•  Evening entertainment:

•  Visiting traditional community and bystreet of Beijing

•  Visiting the activities center of Tianqiao community

•  Ceremony for the “Beijing Humanistic Olympics community” founded

•  Beijing opera performances

Time: June 26th, 2005

•  Sight-seeing before Morning forum (8:00-9:00)

1. Visiting and taking part into the morning exercises with the community citizens, such as, shadowboxing, Dishu (Chinese calligraphy on the ground), Beijing opera, Yangge (folk dance), Kongzhu (folk games), Zhongfan (folk games), Tumble Performance and so on.
2. Visiting “phoenix totem” ethical culture community.

•  Morning Overall Theme (9:00-12:00)

Creative Culture and Olympic Souvenir Designing

•  Afternoon Sub-theme (13:30-16:30)

Sub-theme I :

The Channels For Citizens Participating into Olympic Games

Sub-theme II:

Olympic Games Training Program

•  Evening entertainment:

1. Visiting the former of Beijing international media avenue and enjoying national culture performance
2. Sight-seeing Daguanyuan park and enjoying ethical cultural performance (such as flying kites, windmill, ethical handcraft exhibition etc.)

Time: June 27th, 2005

•  (9:00-11:30)

Visiting China traditional culture avenue and shopping center which have hundreds of years history, such as Neiliansheng (the most famous shoemaker in Archaian Beijing), Ruifuxiang (the largest clothes shop of Beijing in the old days), Hongbaotang (ancient books shop), etc.

Participants: (Please visit website www.c2008.org for the latest name list)

International Participants:

•  Chung-rae Jung Korea congressman

•  Charmaine Crooks Vice-president, Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games Organizing Committee

•  David Zolkwer Director, jackmorton Public Events

•  Dean Baim Visiting professor, UCLA Department of Economics, an expert in management of Olympic venue

•  He Zhenliang Chairman of the Commission for Culture and Olympic Education

•  Harry Hiller Professor, Urban Sociology University of Calgary Dept. of Sociology

•  John Bilmon PTW Architects Managing Director

•  Lois Jacobs President, International Jack Morton Worldwide

•  Moscow 2012 Olympic Bid Committee

•  Paris 2012 Olympic Bid Committee

•  Paul Andrew Architect, the designer of China national showplace

•  Ron Burnett President , Emily Carr Institute of Art + Design, member of the Board of Governors of New Media BC

•  Shin-pyo Kang Former Director, Anthropology and Sociology Inje University International Research Academy for Olympics and Intercultural Studies

•  Sjef Boon Project Manager, Olympic Movement , Nederlands Olympisch Committee

•  Other members of IOA commission (inviting)

Domestic Participants:

•  Dong Zhiyong Chief expert of the research group for survey and research into 2008 Beijing Olympic commodities approved exclusively; Dean-assistant & associate professor of School of Economics , RUC; Member of the economic research group of OGGI (Overall Impact of Olympic Games) thesis

•  Huo zhenting Member of International Olympic Committee, President of Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China

•  Ji Ning Research Fellow of Business Development Research Dept, CCTV

•  Jiang Zhenghua Vice Chairperson of China Peoples National Congress

•  Jin Yuanpu Executive Director of Humanistic Olympic Studies Center , RUC

•  Kong Fanmin Director of Olympic Culture Studies Center , Beijing United University

•  Li He Chief editor of Beijing Youth Daily

•  Li Jing Vice Secretary of CPC Beijing Literary Federation, Standing Vice President of Lao She Literary and Art Foundation

•  Li Xiaoshuang The champion of Olympic Games

•  Ma Guoli Director of Sports Center , CCTV

•  Ren Hai Executive Director of Olympic Studies Center , General Administration of Sport

•  Sun Baoli Director of Olympic Research Office, Beijing Sport University

•  Wang Jun Deputy Director of Propaganda and Teaching Dept, Literature and History Commission of General Administration of Sport; Associate Research Fellow of China Sport Museum

•  Wu Gaoshan Head of Government of Xuanwu District.

•  Xiong Douyin Deputy Director of Olympic Expert Commission, research fellow of Science Research Institute, General Administration of Sport

•  Yu Kongjian Director of Institute of Landscape Design, Beijing University

•  Zhao Xiaojun Chief Designer of “the Water Cube” on Chinese side, Member of board of directors of China Construction International (Shenzhen) Designing Corp

•  Zheng Hangsheng Professor of Sociology and Philosophy, Director of Sociology Research Center, one of the hundred key bases appointed by Ministry of Education

•  Zou Ji Vice Dean of Environment School , RUC, Project Director of Environmental Science, Tsinghua University

International Participants:

•  David Zolkwer Director, Jack Morton Public Events

•  Dean Baim Visiting professor, UCLA Department of Economics, an expert in management of Olympic venue

•  Deanna L.Binder President, Olympic Education Institute of Alberta University

•  F ． Alex carre Associate Professor Director, Olympic Alliance School of Human Kinetics, the University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia

•  Harry Hiller Professor, Urban Sociology University of Calgary Dept. of Sociology

•  John Bilmon PTW Architects Managing Director

•  Lois Jacobs President, International Jack Morton Worldwide

•  Moscow 2012 Olympic Bid Committee

•  Paris 2012 Olympic Bid Committee

•  Paul Andrew Architect, the designer of China national showplace

•  Ron Burnett President , Emily Carr Institute of Art + Design, member of the Board of Governors of New Media BC

•  Other members of IOC commission (inviting)

Forum Organization

     Approved and supported by
     Beijing Municipal Government

     Sponsored by
     Humanistic Olympics Studies Center, RUC
     And Beijing Society of Sci-tech Aesthetics
      Xuanwu District Federation of Literary and Art Circle
      Olympic Culture Studies Center , Beijing United University
      Research Group for the project of Chinese humanistic Olympic souvenirs  and gifts investigation

     Honorary Chairman
     Mr. Liu Qi     Member of Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of CPC;Secretary of Beijing      Committee of CPC
      Mr. Long Xinmin  Vice Secretary of Beijing      Committee of CPC
     Mr. Ji Baocheng     President of   RUC

     Secretary-General:
     Mr. Wang Yongxin, Standing Deputy Head of Government of Xuanwu District
      Mrs. Wei Na, Vice Director of Humanistic Olympic Studies Center , RUC

      Vice-Secretary-General:
      Mr. Yang Haisen, Vice Chairman of Xuanwu District Federation of Literary and Art Circle
     Miss. Yi Na, Director Assistant, Humanistic Olympic Studies Center , RUC
     Mr. Hu He, Chief of 2008 Project, Humanistic Olympic Studies Center , RUC

Media to Be Invited (planned)

     News agency : Xinhua News Agency, New Agency of China
    
     Newspapers : People's Daily, Guangmin Daily, Beijing Daily, China Daily, Chinese Youth     Daily, Beijing Morning Paper, Beijing Evening Paper, Beijing Youth Daily, Competition     Newspaper, Jinghua Daily, Beijing Entertainment Messenger, China Sports Daily, Economy     Daily, Market Supplement of People's Daily, Economic Spectator, China Management Paper,     Quality Goods Guidance

     Magazines : Beijing Time, Zhongguangcun, Beijing Investment, Beijing Program and Construction, Oriental Outlook

     Television & Radios : the Central People's Broadcasting Station, China Radio International,      Beijing People's Broadcasting Station

     Websites : Sina, Sohu, Neteasy, TOM, Peolple's Web, Offical website of Beijing Olympics      Organizing Committee, RUC News

VIPs to be present
     Top officials of IOC
     The relevant leaders of the national ministries and commissions
     The relevant leaders of Beijing Municipal Government
     Officials of Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee

Call for papers:

     This forum sincerely invites the experts and planners related to the topics under discussion to exchange their ideas, anticipate the future direction and realize the international cooperation.
     All the articles and speech drafts should be submitted to the organizing committee in e-mail with the following content (of the author):
     Name, working unit and position
     Resume
     Brief introduction of the working unit
     Field of academic interest
     Article or the speech outline
Deadline: by June 1 st , 2005

Registration Fee

     Full time: $300 per head(meals, spot rent, reading materials and souvenirs included);
     Part time: $100 per head(spot rent, reading materials and souvenirs included)
     Time to remit the fees: March 15 th ---June 20 th 2005
     Account Bank: Beijing Wangquanhe Branch, Bank of China
     Opened account: LIU XIAOFAN
     Account serial number: 4080400-0188-045456-7

Others:

     •  Check that you have mailed, faxed or e-mailed your filled registration form to the organizing committee so as to ensure your participation.
     •  The participants should remit the fees to the designated account before the deadline to make sure that the timely arrangement can be made. Please send by fax one copy of your remittance receipt to the organizing committee.
      •  Place : The Grand View Garden Hotel , adjacent to the Daguanyuan, Beijing's famouse garden recreated from the classic novel, offers an experience to relive the legend in its 384 luxuriously appointed rooms and international fine dining and entertainment facilities .
expences:
deluxe room:398RMB/room/day
standered room:458RMB/room/day
suite:728RMB/room/day

Contact the organizing committee

     The organizing committee for International Forum on the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
     Phone ： 86-10-62511149
     Fax： 86-10-62511149
     Person to contact：意娜( Yina) 张玥晗(Zhang Yuehan)夏冬（Ｘia Dong）
     | E-mail： renwenaoyun@263.net
     Address to contact：Room 511 New library of RUC