Salt Lake Tribune | 1999-05-14 | Page 28

B4 The Salt Lake Tribune UTAHFriday,May 14, 1999 Romney Positive About Interest That payment currently is set and companies are signed up, ir January 2002. The delayed date would coincide with NBC's paymentfor covering the Games. ing how much revenue it can SLOCwill have a hard time know- Another crucial issue facing In Sponsorships SLOCis how an information-tech- ®@ Continued from B-1 the last two Olympics as an international-level sponsor. In addition, the information- for the Games. IBM handledthis huge task for lative committee last week that SLOC’s overall financial picture could be helped significantly if state and local governments accepted a two-month delayin the repayment of the $58 million sales-tax contribution used to build the Utah Winter Sports Park and the Kearns speed-skat- ing oval. ther delays in puttingtogetherthe provide manyUtahns with their best opportunity to rub shoulders with international visitors and par- having enough time to develop a cohesive system. New SLOC Chief Operating Of- Olympic movement before the looking to break up this sponsor- ficer Fraser Bullock said one of his first decisions was to arrange the corporate hierarchy so that ship categoryinto several different components — hardware, software, systems integrator and Internet provider. But no determinations have the information-technology director reported directly to him He elevated the sports department to similar position, a move he said was designed to ensure been made about which catego- ries will be controlled by the IOC and which will be national level. Until those decisions are made peopleare tightly packed together. Access is another consideration. How nearislight emonies honoring the day’s victorious athletes will consortium raises concerns about Salt Lake City Games, the IOCis said. It can be fun to bepart of a crowd, but not if THESALT LAKET! IBU} During the 2002 Winter Games, nightly medal cer- technology system is critical to the success of the Games.So fur- But with IBM bowing cut of the Similarly, Romneytolda legis- BY MIKE GORRELL calls for $122 million from information-technology companies. nology consortium is assembled premiumsit pays for insurance. SLOC Looks for Just the Right Spotto Hand Out Medals count on. The budget currently that the focus of the Gamesis on meeting athlete needs. HIKING BOOT SALE Save up to 60%! take of Olympic fanfare Sothe Salt Lake Organizing Committee (SLOC) is lookingfor theright spot to hold these popular rites, perhaps next to the Delta Center or the Salt Lake City-County Building, maybe the University of Utah or even the state Capitol grounds. The decision will be based on manyfactors, but it may come down to only one. Any companyor govern- ment entity willing to underwrite the projected $5 million cost of developing a medals plaza could have a lot to say aboutthelocation. “That's probably how we'll makethe decision,” SLOCPresident Mitt Romneyhalf seriously told the SLOC management committee Thursday. While waiting for a sponsor to step forward, organizing committee staffers are reviewing factors im- rail, for instance? Andsince the Olympics areatelevision event for most of the world, Romney said, the backdrop is important. The stonework andclassic design of the Salt Lake City-CountyBuilding makesit a candidate NBCPresident Dick Ebersol likesit, particularly whenshot from an angle with the Wasatch Moun- tains in the background. The Delta Center plazais not bad either, if the TV shots can capture the ci kyline, LDS Temple and the mountains in the dist it background. And it would be accessiblefor spectators comingoutof evening competitions inside the Delta Center. 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