* Marks of the Toronto Organizing Committee for the 2015 Pan American and Parapan American Games.
TORONTO 2015Pan Am and Parapan Am Games
Presentation to the Organization of American States
March 20, 2013
Guadalajara Video
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• Pan/Parapan Am Games – Most important sporting and cultural gathering for the Americas and the Caribbean
• Toronto, Host City – Culturally diverse city and home to communities from across the Americas and the Caribbean
• Excite local communities and leverage tourism, arts and culture, and business regionally and across the hemisphere
• Opportunity to collaborate - Toronto 2015 is eager to collaborate with diplomatic missions to help them benefit from the opportunities provided by the Games
3Invitation to diplomatic missions
Pan/Parapan AmToronto 2015Toronto 2015 Pan/Parapan Am GamesA World-Class Event
Largest multi-sport Games since 1930
Pan Am Games July 10–26, 2015
Parapan Am Games August 7–14, 2015
41 Pan American countries and territories
A Games footprint that stretches across the Greater Golden Horseshoe - from Welland to Oshawa to Minden Hills
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The “People’s Games”
• Intimate• Authentic• Accessible / Affordable• Financially responsible
Ignite the spirit through a
celebration of sport and culture
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INVESTMENT:• TORONTO 2015 Pan Am
$1.4 billion operations and capital budget
ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT EXAMPLE:
• Waterfront development $1.6 billion
• Union Station facelift• Transit link to airport
The Partners
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Engaging Your Country
• NOC/NPC visits start in April 2013
• PASO General Assembly in Toronto, October 2013
• TO2015 to offer briefings to your missions on Protocol Services
• Opportunity for volunteers with language and/or cultural expertise from your communities
Opportunities for Collaboration
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A Celebration of Sport and Culture
•Highlight your artists!
•Showcase your culture!
•Market your country!
•Partner with TO2015 for the Games Festival
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ELECTRIC Toronto! Multi-disciplinary celebration sites
• Animate Toronto’s downtown core
• Represent all the performing arts disciplines with free, popular and accessible programming
• Showcase new artistic creations, collaborations and co-productions with our partners
• Collaborate with many leading Toronto summer festival events
Locations:• Nathan Phillips Square – Official Celebration site• David Pecaut Square – Tango Palace / TIFF• Distillery District (proposed) – Stage, Comedy, Athletes• Pan Am Park at Exhibition Place – Intersection of Sport and Art
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AquaCultureCoincides with the 2015 UN International Decade for Action entitled "Water for Life”
Celebration along the Toronto waterfront
Cultural•Art installations and video projections on water, barge concerts of contemporary and classical music, underwater photography, water sculptures, water gardens, and cinema on the water.
Educational•Forums, lectures, competitions for water conservation, and symposiums based on water as a life source
Conservation•Collaborate with institutions directly involved in water ecology and conservation
Inspiration
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Higher Ground
• Signature multi-disciplinary festival featuring a variety of programming which includes new cultural hybrids, commissions, and quality marquee events showcasing the rich cultures from Canada, the Americas and the Caribbean
• Ticketed events, presented in established venues
• Opportunity to showcase the best professional artists
• Collaboration with cultural partners, both nationally and internationally
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Promote your Artists!
• Opportunity to highlight talented artists from your countries and include them in TO2015’s three platforms – ELECTRIC Toronto!, AquaCulture, and Higher Ground
• TO2015 will cover artistic fees, local accommodation and ground transportation
• Participating countries will be responsible for airfare and cartage costs related to the performance and production
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Sample Layout of Countries & Stations
• July 10th - August 14th, 2015• 41 subway stations
representing Pan American nations and territories• Celebrate unique and
diverse cultural aspects
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Bolivia
Subway Nations – Promote Tourism
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Mexico
Subway Nations – Promote Tourism
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Market Your Country!CIBC Pan Am Park at Exhibition Place
• 41 Pan American shipping containers with programming daily from each country and territory
• Containers designed and activated by the Pan American countries and territories
• 100,000+ visitors expected during the Games• Potential Uses
• Tourism & Marketing• Visitor Engagement• VIP Entertainment• Athlete Gatherings• Home Crowd Gathering Place
Pan Am Park – Boulevard of Nations
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Torch Relay
•Begins in Mexico
• Torch will visit major Canadian cities in all provinces over 70 days
• 41 torch days in Ontario - Each will showcase one of the 41 Pan Am countries and territories
•More than 3,000 torchbearers
•Cauldron lighting on July 10, 2015
Pan/Parapan AmToronto 2015Toronto 2015 Pan/Parapan Am Games Opportunities for Your Missions
Highlight your Artists!• Partner with us to ensure your artists and performers are featured in the
Toronto 2015 Festival programs
Showcase your Culture!• Connect us with your Tourism/Marketing agencies to collaborate on themed
subway platforms and torch relay events
Market your country!• Join us at our largest venue in CIBC Pan Am Park to promote your country
to Canadians and international visitors
Engage your communities!• Help us activate volunteers from your communities to enhance our ability
to make athletes and officials feel at home
Join us in 2015!
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TimelinesIntent to Participate May 31st, 2013Cost Estimates from TO2015 June 28th, 2013Signed Commitment Aug 31st, 2013
Contact:Don ShipleyCreative Director [email protected]
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