London 2012 Organisers Embrace HD Video Conferencing

High Definition Visual Communication AV equipment (HDVC) provided by Panasonic System Communications Company Europe is enabling LOCOG’s technology team to communicate quickly and easily.
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) are responsible for preparing and staging the 2012 Games. Organising the Games is a huge challenge. With 26 Olympic Sports and 20 Paralympic Sports, it is the equivalent of staging 46 World Championships simultaneously.
LOCOG will organise these across 36 competition venues, with 14,700 athletes, 21,000 media and broadcasters, and 10.8 million ticket-holders.
LOCOG’s task is therefore simply colossal, requiring undertakings across multiple locations, workgroups and events and, with such a vast array of people, projects and with the countdown timer always ticking, making the most of limited time available has continually proven to be an essential factor in the successful staging of past Olympic and Paralympic Games and equally in the build up to the London 2012 Games.
With less than 100 days to go now until the Games begin, many people in LOCOG are beginning to co-locate with their venue teams and spend more time offsite and at venues. Finding ways to allow staff to stay connected with colleagues in different
functional areas and office locations is therefore critical to the smooth running of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, as in any large modern business.
For staff working in larger organisations it’s nearly always the norm and the greatest temptation to send ‘yet another email’, instant message or to pick up the phone to communicate, especially where those staff are either in geographically dispersed locations or in the case of staff in large buildings. With widely accepted scientific research suggesting that between 60 and 70 percent of all meaning in communication is derived from nonverbal behaviour1, whilst electronic communication is often fast and efficient, for certain correspondence nothing can challenge the communicational effectiveness of the traditional face to face meeting.
Panasonic HD videoconferencing equipment is helping to make this possible, offering LOCOG staff an easy and comfortable way to hold meetings across remote locations.
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