Norm O'Reilly, director of the School of Sports Administration and of the Institute for Sport Marketing at Laurentian University, has been named to the Beijing 2008 Olympic Mission Team.
He will work with the Canadian Olympic Committee as administrative officer at the Canada Olympic House, stated a Laurentian news release. The Olympic Games in Beijing, China, will be held from Aug. 8 to 24. O'Reilly was named to a similar position in 2004 for the Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.
O'Reilly is an accomplished researcher and teacher, and sport industry contributor, stated the release. He has published two books, more than 25 referred articles in management journals and has presented his work at over 50 conferences around the world. His areas of interest include sport management, sponsorship, technology management, management education and social marketing. O'Reilly also has extensive experience in sport, including professional and volunteer positions, such as senior policy officer at Sport Canada and event manager for the 2008 Toronto Olympic Bid. He currently sits on the board of directors for Diving Canada.
The 125 members of the Olympic Mission Team are comprised of non-accredited and accredited personnel, according to the news release. Members of the team will provide support in areas including health care and sport science, village operations, transportation, communications, performance centre outfitting and Canada Olympic House.
The full list of mission team members is available at http://www.olympic.ca/EN/organization/news/2008/0312.shtml#mission .
For more information, phone O'Reilly at 675-1151, ext. 1011, or email [email protected] .
