Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee

Ng Ser Miang, Vice-President of the SNOC and Chairman of the SYOGOC, speaking to reporters in April 2009

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The Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee (SYOGOC) is the organisation in charge of organising the inaugural 2010 Youth Olympic Games. A selection process to determine the members of the games' organising committee commenced soon after the bid result announcement. Plans were made to have the committee visit the IOC, to obtain greater details on organising the event.[1] The 23 members of the Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee (SYOGOC) were announced on 24 March 2008 as follows:

Singapore Youth Olympic Games advisory committee members[2] Position | Member | Portfolio

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Chairman | Ng Ser Miang | International Olympic Committee Executive Board member in Singapore, Vice Chairman, SNOC
Deputy Chairman | Niam Chiang Meng | Former Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports
Advisor | Kelly Fairweather | Chief Executive Officer, Sport Performance Institute, Stellenbosch University and former Director (Sports), International Olympic Committee
Chief Executive Officer | Brigadier-General(NS) Goh Kee Nguan |
Member | Alex Chan | Former Chairman, Singapore Sports Council
Member | Chris Chan | Secretary-General, Singapore National Olympic Council
Member | Chang Hwee Nee | Former Deputy Secretary (Policy), Ministry of Education
Member | Patrick Daniel | Editor-in-Chief, Singapore Press Holdings Ltd
Member | Kenny Eng | Business Development Manager, Nyee Phoe Group and Director, Gardenasia
Member | Noel Hon | Former Chairman, Singapore Kindness Movement
Member | Koh Seng Leong | Olympic sailor
Member | Kwek Leng Joo | Managing Director, City Developments Limited and Vice Chairman, Singapore Business Federation
Member | Asst. Prof C Kunalan | Secretary, Singapore National Olympic Council Anti-Doping in Sports Commission
Member | Low Teo Ping | President, Singapore Sailing Federation and Vice-President, Singapore National Olympic Council
Member | Oon Jin Teik | Former Chief Executive Officer, Singapore Sports Council
Member | Michael Palmer | Member of Parliament (Pasir Ris-Punggol Group Representation Constituency) and Partner, Harry Elias Partnership
Member | Annabel Pennefather | President, Singapore Hockey Federation and Vice-President, Singapore National Olympic Council
Member | Shaun Seow | Deputy CEO (News, Radio, Print), MediaCorp
Member | Sim Gim Guan | Deputy Secretary (Information & Corporate Management), Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts
Member | Dr Benedict Tan | Chairman, Singapore National Olympic Council Athletes’ Commission
Member | Dr Tan Eng Liang | Vice-President, Singapore National Olympic Council
Member | Josephine Teo Li Min | Member of Parliament (Bishan-Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency) and Assistant Secretary-General and Director (Youth Development), National Trades Union Congress
Member | Zainudin Nordin | Member of Parliament (Bishan-Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency) and Mayor, Central Singapore District

The SYOGOC would be aided by a panel of advisors, composed of Cabinet ministers Vivian Balakrishnan, Teo Chee Hean, Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Ng Eng Hen, and former Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Community Development, Youth & Sports (MCYS) Teo Ser Luck.[3] In addition, an Inter-Ministry Committee was established with Niam Chiang Meng, former Permanent Secretary, MCYS as its chairman.[4] Comprising five sub-committees on Sports, Culture and Education, Community Outreach, Youth Engagement and Business and Marketing, its members would be announced at a later date.[citation needed]

## See also

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* Olympics portal

* Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC)
* Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games

## References

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1. ^ Wong Mun Wai (2008-03-11). "Organising committee to visit IOC to learn finer details of YOG". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
2. ^ "Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee (SYOGOC) board members". Archived from the original on 2008-04-09. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
3. ^ YOG organisers hoping for US$38m sponsorship deals
4. ^ Channelnewsasia.com - Special Reports

## External links

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* Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games – official site at archive.today (archived 2012-05-26)
* About SYOGOC – Singapore 2010 official site

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