Let the recruiting begin
For Beijing's 2008 Olympic Games, a staggering number of vounteer are needed to help make the Games a success. Never before has such a large vounteer drive been con-ducted in China. Recruiting and coordinating all those vounteers presents a big challenge for BOCOG(Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the 29th Olympiad), the administrative body in charge of planning China's Games. The good news is that BOCOG has already developed objectives for its vounteer drive. After the summer Olympics in Athens concluded, Advanced magazine tapped sources close to BOCOG, getting an early insight into the recruitment process.
Help wanted
First , BOCOG needs an astounding 100,000 volunteer for Beijing alone. Smaller volunteer teams are also needed for China's other Olympic venue cities: Qingdao, Shanghai, Tianjin, Shenyang and Qinghuangdao have room for another 17000 volunteers in total.
What kind of jobs will the Olympic volunteers do? They will handle security, traffic control, computer support, first aid, and just about every imaginable task in between.
Volunteers with specific skills can apply to the professional category, taking position such as IT specialists, nurses, engineers or translators. Volunteers without special training can apply to the common category, where ticket takers, greetsers, guards and other support staff are needed.
Higher, faster, stronger
Beyond demonstrating a particular ability, Beijing's Olympic volunteers must have a good attitude and a commitment to their jobs. Acting as ambassadors for the Games, the volunteers will need to learn basic Olympic history, facts about Beijing, and most importantly, basic English competency will be a fundamental expectation of all the volunteers.
The training commitment required for each Olympic volunteer is 80 hours of instruction over a two-week period. Volunteers aren't remunerated for their service, but they do gain useful experience. Moever, the chance to participate in China's biggestever sporting event is perhaps its own reward. After the 2008 Games, all volunteer names will be permanently memorialized in a sculpture called the "road of volunteer."
Becoming an Olympian
Who can apply to be an Olympic volunteer? Almost anyone! Though university students in Beijing are the most desirable applicants, BOCOG's volunteer drive will extend across China and also the world. Chinese in other provinces, overseas Chinese and even foreigners have an apportunity to take part. If you'd like to become an Olympic volunteer, keep your eye on the BOCOG Web site:en.beijing2008.com Starting in the summer of 2006, BOCOG will begin its volunteer drive in earnest. Further details will be presented at that time.
Unsung heroes
No Olympic Games would succeed without the contributions of its volunteers, and we acknowledge and appreciate them. It's a noble thing for them to offer their time and effort to take part in something important, especially if their work is behind the scenes. As modern Olympic Games founder Baron Pierre de Coubertin said, "The most importmant thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part."
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My thinking
I'm pleased because Beijing's Olympic will be coming. I love sports so I want to understand about the Olympic. According to this article, I can know the China's Government wants to look for the volunteers who can serve people. Although, they have no salary, I think they can learn how to serve people and how to help people. Ithink it's a good way to let us grow up. What's best, we can have a great experience. We can cherish the experience even though we can share it for everyone who want to know.Beijing Olympic is a important activity. It needs to help by all around the world. I want to join the volunteer team. I can't wait.
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