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Friday, 30 July 2010To support The Dow Chemical Company’s recently announced 10-year worldwide sponsorship of the Olympic Games, George Hamilton, vice president of Government Markets, has been named vice president, Dow Olympic Operations.
On Friday July 16, Dow Chairman and CEO, Andrew Liveris, and International Olympic Committee (IOC) President, Dr. Jacques Rogge, announced an agreement for Dow to become a TOP (The Olympic Program) partner. The sponsorship extends from 2010 through 2020.
Hamilton will lead the Dow Olympic Operations Team. The team will be responsible for maximizing the businesses and brand-related opportunities associated with the sponsorship. Hamilton will report to Heinz Haller, executive vice president, Performance Systems, Asia Pacific, Dow AgroSciences and Marketing/Sales.
"Dow's Worldwide Olympic sponsorship marks the beginning of 10 years of showcasing our people, our products, our scientific excellence and our commitment to sustainable solutions to the world’s challenges on a global stage," Haller said. "As a TOP Worldwide Olympic Partner, Dow will be involved in building the infrastructure for all Olympic Games during this period. We are serious about capturing new revenue and are putting in place a business structure that ensures our new partnership will deliver maximum value for shareholders. George has a proven track record of success in activating and leading new business models. He is uniquely qualified to drive Dow’s success in this important effort.”
Over the course of the sponsorship Dow expects access to more than $150 billion in new infrastructure spending generating incremental sales of $1 billion. More than 30 Dow business units sell into Olympics-related infrastructure markets. Product examples related to the market include insulating materials, heat transfer fluids, architectural and industrial coatings, electrification and power insulation, plastics and many others.
The agreement between Dow and the IOC positions Dow as an Official Worldwide Olympic Partner and the Official Chemistry Company for the Olympic Movement through to 2020. The sponsorship includes the London 2012 Olympic Games, Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games and Rio 2016 Olympic Games (as well as for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games and the 2020 Olympic Games, for which the host cities have yet to be elected). As part of the agreement, Dow will also partner with the IOC and the National Olympic Committees around the world.
Hamilton joined Dow in 1977 as a seller of plastics to the automotive industry and has held a variety of positions in sales, marketing, application development and business operations during his 33 years with the company. Prior to his Government Markets role he managed two global business units for Dow as Vice President of Dow Coating Solutions and as President of Dow Automotive. He holds a B.S. in business administration from North Carolina Central University in Durham, North Carolina and an Executive MBA from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana.
Source: www.businesswire.com
Thursday, 29 July 2010That's right folks, Nikita Chickita is not over for 2010. The epic Cardrona Alpine Resort will host TWO Nikita Chickita ski and snowboard freestyle camps for girls only to be held on 8th August and 4th September 2010. Each camp caters for up to fifty girls so expect plenty of smiles, laughter and friendships to blossom in the southern hemisphere!
For beginners and intermediate level riders there will be a champagne breakfast before hitting up a full day of coaching and riding with Cardrona’s top female instructors and coaches and guest pro female riders hanging and helping out. Including Olympic halfpipe snowboarder Kendall Brown, X-Games (snowboard slopestyle) competitor Shelly Gotlieb and top freeskier Janina Kuzma. The day will be broken up with a lunch break on the hill, afternoon prize giving and then more bubbly to flow at the Mint Bar in Wanaka for the evening’s party.
To get involved just drop into the snowsports centre at Cardrona, 18 Dunmore Street, Wanaka or 35 Shotover Street, Queenstown. There are limited places already so book early to avoid disappointment! Cost for the whole day is just $120 to include champagne breakfast, all day coaching, lunch, goodie bag and prizes. Participants will also get a 50% discount on a full day ticket at the Cardrona resort.
Source: http://www.nikitaclothing.com/blog
Wednesday, 28 July 2010The British Snow Tour provides riders with a path from grass roots through to the highest level of snowboard & freeski competition in the UK, offering snowboard competitors prestigious TTR points and TTR World Ranking. Its not all about the competition with 500 FREE introductory lessons, FREE product testing, live music and MC, plus amazing 3 for 2 offers on competition entry. The aim of the tour is to encourage everyone to get involved. Open to all ability levels from novice to pro across five age categories: Kids, Youth, Junior, Senior and Masters. The tour ends at the London Ski & Snowboard Show on October 22nd, where the Snow Tour British Invitational Championships will be held.
The London ski and snowboard show will again be at Olympia running from October 20th - 24th. The show is an excellent opportunity to have a chat with ski break experts, skiweekends.com and take advantage of a show booking discount. Skiweekends.com will be at the show throughout all dates to help you book your ski holiday. Drop in and meet the team on the way to seeing the snow tour championships.
News brought to you by skiweekends.com, specialists in bargain ski holidays and ski holidays in France.
Source: www.free-press-release.com
Tuesday, 27 July 2010With exactly 'Two Years to Go' until the London 2012 Olympic Games (London 2012), Panasonic Corporation (NYSE:PC)(TOKYO:6752), the Official Worldwide Olympic Partner in the Audio and Visual Equipment category for the London 2012 Olympic Games, announced today that the company will host a one day event called "Get Ready for London 2012" in Trafalgar Square today - July 27, 2010.
The eve nt highlights include a "3D Future Zone" featuring six special pods that include Panasonic's Full HD 3D Plasma Home Theater Systems. The systems allow visitors to enjoy exciting Olympic Games footage from recent Olympic Games in high-quality 3D, immersing them in the true-to-life full HD 3D images.
Also, in cooperation with the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG), and British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Panasonic will broadcast a live feed of the celebrations being hosted in the Olympic Park, East London on its big screen in Trafalgar Square. By receiving the BBC News channel live feed, Panasonic's 60m2 LED screen in the square, will give people an opportunity to be a part of this milestone day in the countdown to London 2012.
Panasonic will host various events and attractions from 11:00 to 20:00 today in Trafalgar Square, including a live broadcast of the London 2012 tour of the Olympic Park from 14:15-15:00.
A media event will be also be held from 18:00-18:30. Dignitaries on hand will include LOCOG CEO Paul Deighton, Team GB Olympic Gold medalist Tim Brabants and Team GB Olympic Silver medalist Keri-Anne Payne.
Source: www.businesswire.com
Monday, 26 July 2010LAKE WANAKA, New Zealand – The final two spots for the World Heli Challenge will be competed for in the Big Air Qualifier at Treble Cone on Wednesday 28th July.
The competition will guarantee spectacular action as snowboarders and skiers take on Treble Cone’s Backcountry Big Air to battle it out for a wild card free entry into the World Heli Challenge.
Set to start on Ju ly 30th, the World Heli Challenge brings together a handful of top athletes from around the globe to compete in helicopter accessed competition. The goal is to find out which athlete is the best "all rounder" by combining their freeride and free style skills to showcase their overall talent.
The first placed male skier and boarder will win a free entry in to the World Heli Challenge, with the top ten male entrants and top three female entrants of the Big Air Qualifier receiving wild card entries in to the Exstreamtv Style Snow Show at Lake Hawea. All entrants gain a free ticket to the "Afterburner" party at Lake Hawea Hotel, both on 7th August.
Treble Cone has built the backcountry air in a little utilised area at the top of the Saddle Quad. With spectacular views over Glendhu Bay and Lake Wanaka the site compliments the natural freeride terrain Treble Cone is renowned for and provides a stunning venue for big air competitors. A large crowd of spectators and photographers are expected.
Registration takes place at Treble Cone base from 8.30am and the event is scheduled to start at 11.00am. Prize giving will take place on mountain at 3pm.
For further information visit www.treblecone.com.
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