LA2015 Media COMMUNIQUE

Issue 7 • 15 July 2015 News, notes and resources for news media covering the Special Olympics World Games • Los Angeles 2015• Welcome to the Games News Conference on 20 July •• First delegation arrives in Los Angeles •• Law Enforcement Torch Run – Final Leg begins in Sacramento •• Updated list of Host Town contacts and events •

Special Olympics World Games Los Angeles 2015:

This Smart News Release features multimedia. View the full release here: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150716005358/en/

Advisory

News Conference to Welcome the Special Olympics World Games to Los Angeles
The 47th anniversary of the inaugural Special Olympics Games in 1968
Preview of the Opening Ceremony and transportation options
Economic impact of the World Games on Los Angeles

Monday, 20 July 2015, at 1000
Los Angeles Convention Center Theater • Room 411

Peter Wheeler, Chief of Strategic Properties, Special Olympics, Inc.
Pat McClenahan, President and Chief Executive, LA2015
Rafer Johnson, a founder of Special Olympics California, and a 1968 Games official
Hon. Antonio Villaraigosa, former Mayor of Los Angeles, key member of the Bid Committee
Debi Anderson, LA2015 Board Member and Special Olympics Athlete
Mark Poncher, Executive Producer of Opening Ceremony Production Company FiveCurrents
Patrick Preusser, Executive Officer – Metro Rail Operations
Patti MacJennett, Senior Vice President, Los Angeles Tourism and Convention Board

To obtain complimentary parking for this event,
please RSVP to [e-mail]
by noon on Saturday, 18 July 2015

World Games credentials, for those already confirmed, will be available for pick-up in Room 306 of the Convention Center beginning at 0900 and continuing after the news conference until 1800.

World Games credentials are not required to attend this opening news conference.

Bulletins:

• First Arrival!
  
  The 83-member team from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was the first delegation to arrive in Los Angeles, touching down about 1400 and clearing customs and on their way to their pre-Games accommodations by 1500. The delegation includes 57 athletes, scheduled to compete in Aquatics, Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Bocce, Bowling Cycling, Equestrian, Football/7s, Handball, Powerlifting and Table Tennis.

• Law Enforcement Torch Run Final Leg underway
  
  The Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) Final Leg began in the California capital of Sacramento on Monday, 13 July. The Final Leg will visit and hold ceremonies in 127 cities, towns and communities and travel 4,648 miles on three routes throughout the state before lighting the cauldron at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to open the 2015 Special Olympics World Games on 25 July. The complete news release can be found here.

• Olympic Equestrian Dressage Medalist in freestyle demonstration
  
  LA2015 Equestrian Manager Brian McQueeney reports: “Hilda Gurney, the 1976 Olympic Bronze Medalist in Dressage for the U.S., has agreed to do a musical freestyle demonstration and present awards to the athletes after.” Gurney will ride at 1700 on Thursday, 30 July, at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center.
  
  Adding to the busy schedule at the Equestrian Center is the Foxfield Drill Team. Their demonstration, with 20-plus horses, will be held at noon on Friday, 31 July.

Calendar:
13 July						Law Enforcement Torch Run Final Leg [ www.letr-finalleg.org ]
20 July						LA2015 Media Operations Office & Workroom opens at the Convention Center
21 July						Delegation arrivals and transfer to Host Towns
21 July						Host Town program begins
24 July						Delegation arrivals at UCLA and USC housing
25 July						Opening Ceremony at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
26 July						First day of sports competition and awards
26 July						Ceremonial Opening of the Healthy Athletes Program, at USC
01 August						Final day of sports competition and awards
02 August						Closing Ceremony at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Coverage Logistics and Schedule:

From the LA2015 Media Operations team, getting ready to support your efforts in Los Angeles:

•			The LA2015 Guide for News Media – Interim Edition has been posted online and is available for immediate download.
			This PDF edition of 127 pages (approximately 6 MB in size) includes details on the coverage logistics for the World Games and has detailed diagrams showing media access and parking, reserved seating locations, photo/video positions, interview areas and complete schedule information for each of the 25 sports and 23 venues. Preliminary contact information for the Media Operations managers who will assist you at each site is also provided.
			An expanded Games Edition of this guide will be posted in a few days, with additional details such as direct-dial telephone numbers for the sports venues and our Venue Media Operations Managers.
•			World Games media credentials can be picked up beginning 20 July at 0900 at the LA2015 Media Operations Office and Workroom at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
			On 20-21 July, the Media Operations Office and Workroom will be located on the meetingroom level in Room 306, open from 0900-1800. Beginning on 22 July, this facility will move to its permanent home in Room 408, open from 0900-1800 on 23 July, 0900-2100 on 24 July and 0700-2300 from 25 July-2 August.
			Please note that in order to obtain your World Games credential:
			(1)			Credentials must be picked up in person and a government-issued identification document – with photograph – must be presented.
						Organizations with large numbers of credentials can have a single person pick up the entire lot at one time by following this procedure:
						(a)			The publisher, editor or news director must contact Co-Senior Director/Media Operations Pat DiLeva ([e-mail]) at least one day in advance to schedule this transaction. Please provide the name of the person who will be coming and what time to expect them.
						(b)			The individual picking up the credentials must have (i) a government-issued photo identification with them as proof of identity and (ii) a physical letter on organization letterhead that authorizes that specific person – by name – to pick up the organization’s credentials.
			(2)			Photographers and videographers will be able to obtain their World Games photo position-access bibs at the same time, but must agree to abide by the “Regulations for Photography and Videography” included in chapter 6 of the Guide for News Media – Interim Edition.
						Organizations which received bulk credentials for their staff will not be provided with a bib for each person, but an allocation which must be shared.
			(3)			For local media coming to the Convention Center by car to obtain their credentials, a courtesy parking pass was distributed by electronic mail to allow parking in the Venice Parking Garage of the Convention Center from 20-25 July 2015 (please see the map in the Guide for News Media – Interim Edition at page 36).
						Please print out a physical copy of this document and present it at the time you enter the Venice Parking Garage. Once you have received your LA2015 World Games credential, you may show it to access complimentary parking in the Venice Parking Garage during the Games.

Credentials and Accommodations:

The 2015 World Games will welcome a record number of up to 1,500 news media to Los Angeles in July, and the credential application process is now closed.

The LA2015 hotel room block has been exhausted. Media desiring accommodations for the Games must make their own arrangements.

Delegations Welcome Center Notebook:

Delegation arrivals will occur primarily on 21 July at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), followed by immediate transport to Loyola Marymount University’s Gersten Pavilion for processing and transfer to Host Towns.

Media are strongly discouraged from trying to find teams as they land at LAX, as they will be moving through entry formalities into the U.S. in secured areas not accessible to news media.

However, LA2015 Media Operations will be on-site at Loyola Marymount to assist media wishing to see teams arrive at the Welcome Center. Interviews are possible, but are at the discretion of the Heads of Delegation of each team.

Preliminary scheduling of delegation arrivals at LMU on 21 July – completely subject to change – are listed below. Please note that some delegations may be shown to arrive at multiple times as parts of the delegations are on separate flights:

0800-0900:
Papua New Guinea 11

0900-1000:
Brazil 53
Myanmar 15
South Africa 20
Sri Lanka 12
Chile 22
Nigeria 61
India 51

1100-1200:
China 129
Macau 112
Cambodia 13
Uzbekistan 29
India 20

1300-1400:
Suriname 36
Guatemala 19
Korea 133
South Africa 69
Costa Rica 40
Canada 164
Kenya 68
Netherlands 94
Namibia 18

1400-1500:
El Salvador 36
Paraguay 31
Mali 1
Nippon (Japan) 118
Algeria 32
Estonia 30
San Marino 21
Turkmenistan 19
Gibraltar 41
Benin 26
FYR Macedonia 25
Mali 8
Uruguay 33
Germany 58
Georgia 10
Brunei 17
Fiji 9
Singapore 48
Tonga 8

1500-1600:
Cote D'Ivoire 50
Malawi 18
Bahamas 36
Cote D'Ivoire 44
Mauritius 18
Qatar 26
Saudi Arabia 5
Swaziland 8
Tanzania 14
Timor Leste 16
India 50
Greece 40
Trinidad & Tobago 41
Pakistan 78

1600-1700:
Jordan 21
Belarus 9
Ukraine 13
Iran 50
Israel 59
Jamaica 29
India 24
Malaysia 7
France 64
Cyprus 61
Chinese Taipei 78
Australia 105
Greece 30
Poland 40
Barbados 41
Puerto Rico 37

1700-1800:
Serbia 59
Thailand 42
Germany 75
American Samoa 22
Croatia 31
Isle of Man 36

1800-1900:
Azerbaijan 22
Bulgaria 37
Burkina Faso 31
Iraq 23
Rwanda 7
Turkey 17
Poland 47
Great Britain 73
Greece 74
Germany 61
Portugal 68
Austria 148
Hungary 40
Bonaire 20
Venezuela 75

1900-2000:
Bhutan 7
Laos 7
Switzerland 102
Italy 99
Albania 10
Sweden 91
Jamaica 20
Denmark 44

2000-2100:
Faroe Islands 27
U.S. Virgin Islands 27
Great Britain 97
Hungary 45
Italy 43
Hungary 1
Norway 40

2100-2200:
Philippines 22
Spain 54
Costa Rica 97
Peru 60
Finland 129
Russia 245
Nicaragua 22
Ireland 128

2200-2300:
Lebanon 5
Honduras 26
Denmark 50
Samoa 27
Malaysia 18
Puerto Rico 34
Malaysia 16

2300-0000:
Dominica 9
Spain 50
Togo 25
Indonesia 61
Cayman Islands 54
Guyana 6
Ghana 42
Mexico 129

Additional teams will be coming in on 22 July, but in much smaller numbers. Additional information and schedule changes will be listed in future issues of the LA2015 Media Communique.

Directions and parking instructions for media wishing to attend the Delegation Welcome Center are listed on pages 24-25 of the Guide for News Media – Interim Edition.

Please note: the Delegation Welcome Center is NOT open to the public. Individuals coming to the Delegation Welcome Center to visit the teams will be asked to leave.

Host Town Notebook:

Once delegations have been processed through the Delegation Welcome Center at Loyola Marymount University, they will be transferred by bus for a Host Town program in one of more than 100 California communities from San Luis Obispo to San Diego.

Host Town committees in each location will be responsible for all activities during the 21-24 July Host Town period, after which all delegations will return to Los Angeles for the World Games.

Host Town Committee media contacts, updated to 12 July 2015 are as follows (some telephone numbers were not available):

Host Town (and delegations)

Media Contact

Telephone

E-mail address

Alhambra & Monterey Park

Dan Costley

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Germany

Anaheim

Ruth Ruiz

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Canada, Senegal

Arcadia

John Wilson

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Kyrgyz Republic, Trinidad & Tobago

Azusa, Duarte & Glendora

Martin Quiroz

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ South Africa

Bakersfield

Fernando Fan, M.D.

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Jordan, Kenya

Beverly Hills

Claire Soe

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Gibraltar, Monaco

Big Bear Lake

Dan McKernan

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Chile, Luxembourg, Montenegro

Burbank

Drew Sugars

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Botswana, Zimbabwe

Calabasas

Deborah Steller

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Great Britain

Camarillo

Kim Gregory

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ New Zealand, Saudi Arabia

Carson

Margie Revilla

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Dominica, Mali, Palestine, Turkmenistan

Cerritos

Denise Hamilton

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Guyana, Uruguay

Chatsworth

Josselle Sison

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Serbia, Timor Leste

Chino Valley

Valerie McClung

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Laos, Poland

Claremont

Bevin Handel

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Bolivia, Curacao, Georgia, Latvia

Corona

Evita Tapia

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Iran, Slovakia

Costa Mesa

Dan Baker

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Aruba, Bahamas

Downey

Arlene Salazar

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Ireland

El Segundo

Sally Martin

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Barbados, FYR Macedonia

Fountain Valley & Huntington Beach

Lynn Seeden

[e-mail]

∙ Australia, Netherlands

Fullerton

Gail Bowman

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Bosnia & Herzegovina, Lebanon, Rwanda, Tunisia, Ukraine

Glendale

Alina Dersarkissian

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Armenia, Bonaire, Dominican Republic

Goleta

Charlotte Cheek

[e-mail]

∙ Bhutan, Panama, Qatar

Hacienda Heights

John Hsu

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Chinese Taipei

Hawthorne

Michelle Obeso

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Estonia, Nigeria

Hermosa Beach

Katie Casey

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Belgium, Belize

Inglewood

Melanie McDade

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Jamaica

Irvine

Craig Reem

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Korea

La Habra

Katie Elmore

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Lithuania, Myanmar, Norway

La Jolla

John Freeman

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Bharat (India)

La Mirada

Tammie Acosta

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Russia

La Verne

Mark Vidal

[e-mail]

∙ Pakistan, U.S. Virgin Islands

Laguna Hills & Lake Forest

Marilyn Norment

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Cayman Islands, Vietnam

Lake Arrowhead

Valerie Siana

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Switzerland

Lakewood

Denise Hamilton

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Slovenia, Turkey

Lincoln Heights

Margorie Crowley

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Germany

Long Beach

Bob Maguglin

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ China

Los Angeles – Downtown

Tico Baloyan

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Algeria, Belarus, Moldova

Los Angeles – Downtown

Megan McEachern

[e-mail]

∙ Colombia

Manhattan Beach

Kelly Stroman

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Hungary, Nepal

Mission Viejo

Michelle Cole

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Indonesia, Spain

Newport Beach

Sarah Ross

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Mexico, Fiji

Northridge

Richard Leyden

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Azerbaijan, Cambodia, Malta

Ontario

Sue Oxarart

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Iceland, Iraq, Seychelles

Orange

Mary Platt

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Canada, Senegal

Oxnard

Martin Vasquez

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Afghanistan, American Samoa, Kosovo, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tonga

Palm Springs

Steven Henke

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Bahrain, Portugal

Palmdale

John Mylnar

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Cyprus, St. Lucia

Pasadena

Kathleen Turknette

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Namibia, Singapore, Tanzania

Pomona

Cecilia Munoz

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Isle of Man, Libya

Poway

Belinda Romero

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Ecuador, Togo

Rancho Cucamonga

Sue Oxarart

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Cote d’Ivoire

Rancho Santa Fe

Sonya Berg

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Brunei, Bulgaria, Uganda

Redlands

Jenn Dobbs

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Austria, Liechtenstein

Redondo Beach

Maris Somerville

(310)-207-5663

[e-mail]

∙ Benin, Haiti, Suriname

Riverside

Will Kniesner

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Sweden

San Diego - East County

Tamara Otero

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Egypt, Hong Kong

San Diego - Golden Triangle

Kim Hardtke

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Costa Rica

San Diego - North County

Janie Hoover

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Ghana, Swaziland, Thailand

San Diego - Point Loma

Jill Monroe

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Albania, Burkina Faso, Finland

San Diego - South County

Olga Berdial

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Argentina, Puerto Rico

San Luis Obispo County

Jody Watty

805) 544-6444

[e-mail]

∙ United Arab Emirates

San Pedro

Theresa Adams

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Croatia, Kazakhstan

Santa Barbara

Nancy Phinney

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, St. Kitts & Nevis

Santa Clarita

Amy Sparks

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ El Salvador, Faroe Islands, Malawi, The Philippines

Santa Maria

Dennis Smitherman

[e-mail]

∙ Democratic Republic of the Congo, France, Mauritius

Santa Monica

Kelly Nagle

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Brazil, Romania

Santa Monica Mountains

Ori Pokioos

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Israel

Simi Valley

Eric Levitt

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Peru, Serendib (Sri Lanka), Zambia

Solvang

Laura Kath

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Denmark

South Pasadena

Lisa Cavelier

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Morocco, Paraguay

Studio City

Esther Walker

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Cuba, Czech Republic

Thousand Oaks

Haider Alawami

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Mongolia, San Marino, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Tajikistan

West Covina

Chris Freeland

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Nippon (Japan)

West Los Angeles

Gennia Cui

[e-mail]

∙ Italy

Westchester

Sean Hassan

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Bangladesh

Westside

Larry Eastland

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Malaysia

Whittier

Jeff Lopez

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Macau

Winnetka

Michelle Lawson

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Venezuela Dormfest

Woodland Hills, Tarzana & Reseda

Tony DeMaio

[phone]

[e-mail]

∙ Hellas (Greece)

Larger events known to be scheduled with independent media contacts for admission or special credentials include:

Chatsworth-Northridge-Winnetka-Woodland Hills/Tarzana/Reseda, 22 July
Gala Welcome dinner featuring Rafer Johnson (hosting 500+ delegates from Cambodia, Hellas [Greece], Malta, Serbia, Timor Leste, Venezuela at The Odyssey Restaurant in Granada Hills).

• Media who wish to attend this event must make arrangements with the sponsor, the UCLA Shape-Up Group: Paul Hittleman, [e-mail], Tel.: [phone]

La Jolla-Rancho Santa Fe-San Diego/East County-San Diego-Point Loma, 22 July
San Diego Zoo Welcome (hosting 564 delegates from Albania, Bharat [India], Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Egypt, Finland, Uganda).

• Media who wish to attend this event must request credentials from the Zoo: By e-mail: [e-mail], Tel.: [phone]

Riverside, 22 July
Parade of Champions (featuring 571 delegates from Sweden and Special Olympics USA).

• Media who wish to attend this event can make arrangements with: Debbie Guthrie, Host Town Riverside Co-Chair, by e-mail: [e-mail], Tel.: [phone]

Anaheim & Orange-Costa Mesa-La Habra-La Mirada, 22 July
Minnesota Twins vs. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (hosting 345 delegates from Aruba, Bahamas, Canada, Lithuania, Myanmar, Norway, Russia, Senegal).

• Media who wish to attend this event must request credentials from the Angels: Tim Mead, Vice President of Communications/Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, by e-mail: [e-mail], Tel.: [phone]

Orange County-area Host Towns, 23 July
Orange County Fair Visit (hosting 1,000+ athletes and delegates to the 125th edition of the Fair, in Costa Mesa).

• Media who wish to attend this event must request credentials from the Fair: Online: www.ocfair.com/credentials

San Diego-area Host Towns, 23 July
Miami Marlins vs. San Diego Padres (hosting 1,700+ World Games delegates and friends, including 1,405 athletes, at Petco Park in San Diego).

• Media who wish to attend this event must request credentials from the Padres: Shana Wilson, Director of Communications/San Diego Padres, by e-mail: [e-mail], Tel.: [phone]

Some highlight events being held by individual Host Towns are listed below. Please note that this is NOT a complete list of events for any specific Host Town (itineraries for each Host Town are available from the Host Town media contacts listed above).

Please inquire with the media contact for the Host Town for any of these events if you would have interest in reporting on them:

∙ Alhambra:				22 July				Jet Propulsion Laboratory tour
∙ Arcadia:				23 July				Santa Anita Racetrack tour
∙ Burbank:				22 July				Warner Bros. Studio tour
				23 July				The Walt Disney Company Studios tour
∙ Calabasas:				21 July				Welcome at the King Gillette Ranch
				23 July				Training with the Calabasas HS Football team
∙ Carson:				23 July				Luau featuring Polynesian dancers
				23 July				Goodyear Airship Base/Carson tour
∙ Cerritos:				22 July				Luau at the Cerritos City Hall
∙ Downey:				22 July				Coca-Cola Enterprises bottling plant tour
∙ Fountain Valley & Huntington Beach:				22 July				Luau at the Huntington Beach Pier Plaza
∙ Inglewood:				22 July				Training session with Paul Pierce (Los Angeles Clippers) at The Forum
∙ Long Beach:				22 July				Dinner and Dancing on the Queen Mary
∙ San Diego-East				23 July				U.S.S. Midway (aircraft carrier) visit
∙ San Diego-North				22 July				Day at the Races at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club
∙ San Diego-South				22 July				U.S. Olympic Training Center/Chula Vista visit
∙ San Pedro				22 July				U.S.S. Iowa (battleship) tour
				23 July				Cabrillo Marine Aquarium tour
∙ Santa Barbara:				23 July				Santa Barbara Zoo visit
∙ Simi Valley:				23 July				Lunch with Ronald McDonald
∙ Studio City:				22 July				Welcome Party at CBS Studios
∙ Thousand Oaks:				22 July				Ronald Reagan Presidential Library tour and lunch
∙ West Los Angeles:				23 July				Picnic lunch at The Getty Center
				23 July				Gala at Universal Studios Hollywood

Communities from San Luis Obispo to San Diego, spread across nine California counties, will offer three days of Host Town experiences to Special Olympics delegations from 21-24 July. Many Host Town programs will be open to news media and a list of events and Host Town contacts will be published in advance of the Delegation arrivals on 21 July.

Opening Ceremonies Notebook:

Honorary World Games co-chair and U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama has confirmed her attendance at the Opening Ceremony of the Special Olympics World Games on 25 July, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

The show will be headlined by an all-star cast including Stevie Wonder, Avril Lavigne, Nicole Scherzinger, O.A.R., Cody Simpson, J Balvin, Becky G and “Reach Up LA” theme song creator Siedah Garrett.

Just added to the show was Cassadee Pope, the country music singer-songwriter, who was the winner in the third season of NBC’s “The Voice.”

The show will be directed by Emmy Award-winning choreographer Debbie Allen and produced by FiveCurrents with appearances by Jimmy Kimmel, Eva Longoria, Lauren Potter, Michael Phelps, Greg Louganis, Stephanie McMahon and others to be announced.

The program will take place on Saturday evening, 25 July 2015, from 6-9 p.m., with tickets on sale now via the www.LA2015.org Web site, in four price tiers of $120, $100, $60 and $30.

Attendees are strongly encouraged to use Metro to get to and from the Coliseum as parking availability will be significant curtailed from events normally held at the stadium.

Media accommodations at the Opening Ceremony will be restricted, but will include 147 seats with table (under shade) on the south side of the stadium, at least 118 additional seats without table in the stands and 150 places for photographers on the infield for the Parade of Athletes. A photographer’s workroom will also be provided in the USC football locker room just off the field level. Media tickets for the Opening Ceremony will be distributed at the Media Operations Office and Workroom at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

World Games Notebook:

The countdown continues to the World Games with 10 days remaining:

• To hold the World Games in the palm of your hand, get the App:
  The quickest source of news about LA2015 and the best way to stay updated on schedules, results and information during the World Games is to download the free LA2015 mobile app. Available in both the iTunes Store and on Google Play, the app is easy to customize to bring the feature you enjoy most to the forefront.
  
  It’s also easy to follow the World Games on the leading social-media apps as well:
  Facebook: www.Facebook.com/LA2015
  Instagram: @LA2015
  Twitter: @LA2015
  
  Active hashtags include #ReachUp and #ReachUpLA.

World Games Resources:

For additional information on the World Games in specific, or the Special Olympics in general, please visit:

• For LA2015 information: www.LA2015.org
• For the LA2015 Factbook: www.LA2015.org/Factbook
• For the LA2015 Guide for News Media: www.LA2015.org/Media/blog
• For Special Olympics, Inc.: www.SpecialOlympics.org

News media desiring further information are requested to contact:

• LA2015 Communications:
  Steve Vanderpool, Senior Vice President of Communications & Media Operations
  [e-mail]
  
  Danielle Yango, Senior Director
  [e-mail]
  
  Yamily Escalante, Publicist (Spanish-language)
  [e-mail]
• LA2015 Media Operations:
  Pat Harris DiLeva, Co-Senior Director
  [e-mail]
  
  Rich Perelman, Co-Senior Director
  [e-mail]
• Special Olympics, Inc. Communications:
  Christy White, Director of Global Media and Public Relations
  [e-mail]

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