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GSP QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER
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TO OUR READERS, FRIENDS AND ASSOCIATES:
Volume 4, Issue 1 January-March 2009
The first quarter of 2009 brought much activity for Global Sports Partners (GSP) along with
its sister company Cartan Tours. During this period, GSP traveled to five (5) different continents to visit National Olympic Committees, Games Organizing Committees, Regional and
Continental associations as well as to attend key international meetings and global events.
Therefore we apologize that this quarterly newsletter is slightly delayed!
PUR NOC Director
Javier B. Gonzalez
(left), NOC President
David E. Bernier
(right) with Francisco
Campo
JANUARY, 2009
GSP Vice President Francisco Campo began the New Year with a visit to the Puerto Rican National Olympic Committee. There he met with incoming
President David E. Bernier Rivera and Secretary General Carlos Beltran in San Juan along with other key PUR staff.
GSP President Greg Harney crossed the Atlantic Ocean during the month to meet with associates in London in preparation for the 2012 Olympic Games.
Highlights of his trip included visits with the London 2012 Organizing Committee and touring potential venue sites for Casa Americas/Casa Mexico.
At the invitation of ODECABE President Hector Cardona, Global Sports Partners attended the ODECABE General Assembly in Veracruz, Mexico. Greg
Harney and Francisco Campo made a presentation to the group and were assisted by GSP’s Director of NOC Services Gary Moy and Cartan’s International Sales Manager, Lurdes Muñoz. In addition to contacting individual NOC meetings, both GSP and Cartan hosted a beach-side dinner reception for all
the delegates and their guests at the Fiesta Americana Hotel.
NOC delegates and guests at the Cartan Tours Dinner
Reception held in Veracruz, Mexico
Delegates attending the 2009 ODECABE General Assem-bly in
Veracruz, Mexico including GSP and Cartan Tours attendees
GSP and Cartan Tours Staff in Mexico participating in the
2009 ODECABE venue tour of Veracruz 2014
NOC delegates and guests at the Cartan Tours Dinner
Reception held in Veracruz, Mexico
Delegates attending the 2009 ODECABE General Assem-bly in
Veracruz, Mexico including GSP and Cartan Tours attendees
GSP and Cartan Tours Staff in Mexico participating in the
2009 ODECABE venue tour of Veracruz 2014
FEBRUARY, 2009
Several meetings were held by GSP and Cartan in February. The first was with the Mexican NOC where they met with President Felipe Muñoz, Secretary
General Ricardo Contreras, Legal Director Juan Garcia and Marketing Director Enrique Villagran. The second meeting was with Director Jose Luis
Medina of Meza Sports to discuss business opportunities in Mexico. And the final reunion was with COPAG Director, Horacio de la Vega Flores, and
Enrique Ramos of Tecnologico de Monterrey, Guadalajara Campus to further discuss a partnership on potential graduate education opportunities associated with the upcoming 2011 Pan American Games.
Returning to the host city of the 2004 Olympic Games, GSP’s Greg Harney and Cartan Vice President Don Williams traveled to Athens, Greece to meet
with the Hellenic Olympic Committee where they officially announced the selection of Cartan Tours as its Authorized Ticket Reseller for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, in Vancouver, Canada. They also made courtesy visits with several local Greek travel and tour operators while in Athens plus with
GSP’s International Education Advisor, Dimitris Gargalianos.
Also in February, Harney traveled on to Alexandria, Egypt at the invitation of JAPPO President Diamil Faye to attend the Africa International Sport Convention (CISA). While there, he met with various National Olympic Committees from ANOCA and with ANOCA President and IOC Member Lassana
Palenfo.
In preparation for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, Gary Moy attended the Vancouver NOC Chefs de Mission Seminar. Cartan will serve as the Authorized Ticket Reseller at these games for seventeen (17) NOCs. This seminar, occurring approximately one year before the Games, was very informative and
included visits to all venues and the Olympic Village. During the event, Moy was able to visit with VANOC Director of NOC Services Andreja McQuarrie, Director of Ticket Sales Chris Stairs as well as with Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) President Mike Chambers, COC Executive Director Caroline Assalian and Canada Chef de Mission Natalie Lambert. For further information on packages for the 2010 Games, please visit our website at
www.cartanglobal.com.
Greg Harney with Jamaican NOC Secretary General
Teddy McCook (center) and GBR Olympian John Boulter (right) at the 2009 CISA conference.
VANOC Director of NOC Relations Andreja McQuarrie
with Gary Moy at the Olympic Village in Vancouver
Cartan Tours Vice President Don Williams in Athens,
Greece for Hellenic Olympic Committee meetings
MARCH, 2009
As he did for the inaugural event in 2006, Francisco Campo was one of the prime liaisons for the Cuban National Team at the 2009 World Baseball Classic.
He began with the team in Mexico City and continued with the Cubans through the second round in San Diego, California.
In regard to Cartan’s efforts for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Gary Moy and Christy Lam traveled to South Africa for a 12-day site inspection. This included
visits to more than 50 hotel properties, 7 soccer stadiums, 5 airports, 3 game reserves and countless tourist destinations that started in Cape Town and ended
in Johannesburg. Cartan Tours is an Official Tour Operator for the sale of Authorized Travel Packages for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. For
further information on World Cup packages, including tickets, please e-mail us at soccerinfo@cartan.com or visit our website at www.cartan.com
further information on World Cup packages, including tickets, please e-mail us at soccerinfo@cartan.com or visit our website at www.cartan.com
The month of March concluded with both Campo and Greg Harney attending the Denver Sport Accord where they had the opportunity to meet with several
IOC members, IF personnel and global friends and acquaintances. Nearly 1500 delegates attended the 2009 Sport Accord and congratulations to the Denver
Metro Sports Organization for organizing such an outstanding event!
Table Mountain above the bay in Cape Town, South Africa - one of
the football venue host cities for the 2010 FIFA World Cup
GSPs Francisco Campo was at
the 2009 World Baseball Classic assisting the Cuban Team
Construction is in progress on the new Durban Stadium in Durban,
South Africa for the 2010 FIFA World Cup
GSP INTERNATIONAL SPOTLIGHT - HECTOR CARDONA
One of the most admired NOC administrators throughout the Americas, has been Puerto Rico’s Hector Cardona.
Currently Cardona serves as the President of the Central American and Caribbean Sports Organization also
known as ODECABE (Spanish) and CACSO (English). An avid baseball fan, Cardona has served in several key
positions for the Puerto Rican NOC including most recently as President (1990-2008). He also served as the
PUR Secretary General from 1980-1990 and is currently a member of the Association of National Olympic
Committees (ANOC) Executive Council. In addition, he was President of the Puerto Rican Boxing Federation
from 1970-1985 during which time PUR boxers won five (5) Olympic medals. GSP salutes Mr. Cardona for his
dedicated services as one of the most decorated professionals in the Olympic Movement
UPCOMING 2009 TRAVEL
April, 2009
ONOC General Assembly
Queenstown, NZL
April, 2009
2010 Youth Games Visit
Singapore, SNG
April, 2009
Mexican NOC Visit
Mexico City, MEX
April, 2009
Vancouver 2010 Fam Trip
Vancouver, CAN
May, 2009
London 2012 Site Visit
London, GBR
May, 2009
ODESUR General Assembly
Montevideo, URU
May, 2009
Costa Rica Visit
San Jose, CRC
May, 2009
Costa Rica Visit
San Jose, CRC
May, 2009
Puerto Rican NOC Visit
San Juan, PUR
May, 2009
Jamaican NOC Visit
Kingston, JAM
June, 2009
FIFA Congress
Nassau, BAH
June, 2009
Vancouver ATR Meetings
Vancouver, CAN
June, 2009
FIFA Tour Operator Workshop
Johannesburg, RSA
Note: Cartan Tours and Global Sports Partners are not affiliated travel companies of the U.S. Olympic Committee.