Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee

The Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee (SYOGOC) is the organisation in charge of organising the inaugural 2010 Youth Olympic Games. A selection process to determine the members of the games' organising committee commenced soon after the bid result announcement. Plans were made to have the committee visit the IOC, to obtain greater details on organising the event.[1] The 23 members of the Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee (SYOGOC) were announced on 24 March 2008 as follows:

Singapore Youth Olympic Games advisory committee members[2]
PositionMemberPortfolio
ChairmanNg Ser MiangInternational Olympic Committee Executive Board member in Singapore, Vice Chairman, SNOC
Deputy ChairmanNiam Chiang MengFormer Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports
AdvisorKelly FairweatherChief Executive Officer, Sport Performance Institute, Stellenbosch University and former Director (Sports), International Olympic Committee
Chief Executive OfficerBrigadier-General(NS) Goh Kee Nguan
MemberAlex ChanFormer Chairman, Singapore Sports Council
MemberChris ChanSecretary-General, Singapore National Olympic Council
MemberChang Hwee NeeFormer Deputy Secretary (Policy), Ministry of Education
MemberPatrick DanielEditor-in-Chief, Singapore Press Holdings Ltd
MemberKenny EngBusiness Development Manager, Nyee Phoe Group and Director, Gardenasia
MemberNoel HonFormer Chairman, Singapore Kindness Movement
MemberKoh Seng LeongOlympic sailor
MemberKwek Leng JooManaging Director, City Developments Limited and Vice Chairman, Singapore Business Federation
MemberAsst. Prof C KunalanSecretary, Singapore National Olympic Council Anti-Doping in Sports Commission
MemberLow Teo PingPresident, Singapore Sailing Federation and Vice-President, Singapore National Olympic Council
MemberOon Jin TeikFormer Chief Executive Officer, Singapore Sports Council
MemberMichael PalmerMember of Parliament (Pasir Ris-Punggol Group Representation Constituency) and Partner, Harry Elias Partnership
MemberAnnabel PennefatherPresident, Singapore Hockey Federation and Vice-President, Singapore National Olympic Council
MemberShaun SeowDeputy CEO (News, Radio, Print), MediaCorp
MemberSim Gim GuanDeputy Secretary (Information & Corporate Management), Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts
MemberDr Benedict TanChairman, Singapore National Olympic Council Athletes’ Commission
MemberDr Tan Eng LiangVice-President, Singapore National Olympic Council
MemberJosephine Teo Li MinMember of Parliament (Bishan-Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency) and Assistant Secretary-General and Director (Youth Development), National Trades Union Congress
MemberZainudin NordinMember of Parliament (Bishan-Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency) and Mayor, Central Singapore District
Ng Ser Miang, Vice-President of the SNOC and Chairman of the SYOGOC, speaking to reporters in April 2009
2010 Summer Youth Olympics

The SYOGOC would be aided by a panel of advisors, composed of Cabinet ministers Vivian Balakrishnan, Teo Chee Hean, Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Ng Eng Hen, and former Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Community Development, Youth & Sports (MCYS) Teo Ser Luck.[3] In addition, an Inter-Ministry Committee was established with Niam Chiang Meng, former Permanent Secretary, MCYS as its chairman.[4] Comprising five sub-committees on Sports, Culture and Education, Community Outreach, Youth Engagement and Business and Marketing, its members would be announced at a later date.

See also

References
  1. Wong Mun Wai (2008-03-11). "Organising committee to visit IOC to learn finer details of YOG". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
  2. "Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee (SYOGOC) board members". Archived from the original on 2008-04-09. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
  3. YOG organisers hoping for US$38m sponsorship deals
  4. Channelnewsasia.com - Special Reports


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