2010 Job Vacancy For Singapore Youth in Olympics and Games
The Ministry of Community Development, Youth & Sports is looking for the right person to fill the post of Youth Olympics - Deputy Director, Youth Olympic Village (YOV).
Job Description of Deputy Director, Youth Olympic Village (YOV):
"As a Deputy Director, you will report to and assist Director YOV in managing the division of up to 100 staff. You will be responsible for supervising all sections of YOV to carry out logistics planning and liaison with other SYOGOC Divisions, government agencies and National University of Singapore to deliver the Games Village and support the taking over of University Town in February 2010. Your duties include supervising the design and execution of tests to ensure logistics and services in YOV are ready for the games period, overseeing the planning for volunteer support required for YOV Operations, and preparing volunteers for their roles, supporting the Director YOV (Chief of Operations) by fulfilling the role of Chief of Logistics during Games period and supporting the Director YOV in restoring and handing back of the Village to NUS after the Games period."
Job Requirements:
* Project planning and management experience
* Logistics planning and implementation
* Prior knowledge of service quality and experience in management of large resorts
Minimum work experience:
* 15 years
Closing date:
* 30 June 2008
Interest persons can contact Penny Wee of MCYS.
Here is the link.
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YOG In 2010, Facebook, Friendster and Other New Media
At the 7th Annual PR Academy Conference on Strategic Communication: Communicating in a New Media Environment held at Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel on 22 May 2008, Dr Vivian Balakishnan, Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports spoke about the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) using new media for communications.
"The upcoming Youth Olympic Games in 2010 will also see new media used extensively. It is already on Facebook and Friendster.
We also intend to create a virtual reality space, similar to 3-D virtual online world Second Life. This will enable young people from around the world to anticipate and experience Singapore and the various venues even before the YOG begins.
There will also be a digital concierge service to enable the YOG community to access personalized information and services anywhere, anytime. They will be able to do this via existing mobile phone networks, or via our widely available Wireless@SG infrastructure.
You have probably also have heard and read about the exciting virtual city project, ''Co-space'' that the Media Development Authority is spear-heading. This will also provide opportunities for people in Singapore and around the world to interact in real time at the various Singapore sites."
With such a thorough communications plan to let the world access the Youth Olympic Games, Singapore could set new standards in the use of media to allow users all over the world to share the Olympic spirit at the world's first Summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in 2010.
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Update On Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games (YOG) Preparation
At the eleventh Parliament of Singapore, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports gave a written reply to Member of Parliament Mr Seah Kian Peng on the progress of preparations for the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games (YOG) on 26 May 2008.
ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF SINGAPORE (FIRST SESSION)
WRITTEN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER
NOT ANSWERED BY 3.00 PM
MONDAY, 26 MAY 2008
YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES
(Update on Progress of Preparation)
Mr Seah Kian Peng: To ask the Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports (a) whether all the key positions for the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) organising committee have been filled; and (b) if he will provide an update on the progress of the preparations to-date given that the 2010 YOG is less than two and a half years away.
Dr Vivian Balakrishnan:
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) awarded the hosting of the inaugural Youth Olympic Games to Singapore on 21 February 2008. Since then, the Singapore Youth Games Organising Committee (SYOGOC) has been set up to specifically oversee the planning and delivery of the Games over the next two years.
In March 2008, Mr Ng Ser Miang, International Olympic Committee Executive Board Member in Singapore, was appointed as Chairman of the SYOGOC Board. 21 other members from the public, private and people sectors have also been appointed to the SYOGOC Board. At the executive level, BG Goh Kee Nguan has been appointed as the CEO of SYOGOC. The other key leadership positions in SYOGOC have been identified and 6 out of the 13 senior executives are already on full time employment, with the rest joining the team later. The hiring of the core personnel required for planning and preparation is also ongoing. SYOGOC has adopted a phased approach for staffing, tapping on an initial group of core personnel to identify specific functional requirements before additional staff are brought in for operations. Besides permanent staff, SYOGOC is looking at contract services as well as volunteers to carry out its tasks. SYOGOC is also well supported by the various Ministries and government agencies in terms of officers assigned full-time to SYOGOC to help organise the Games.
The planning and preparations for the YOG are on track. Last month, a seminar with the IOC was held in Singapore for transfer of knowledge, and a detailed project schedule has been developed with clear milestones for this major endeavour. In particular, the construction of the Youth Olympic Village is on track and the schedule of upgrading works for the competition venues is also being finalised. More meetings with the International Sports Federations will be taking place to discuss the technical requirements for the different sports. We have also started development on some of the Culture and Education programmes such as the Schools-NOCs Twinning Programme and the Olympic Education package. The Ministry of Education, together with SYOGOC, will launch the Schools-NOCs Twinning Programme and the Olympic Education by the end of this year. SYOGOC will also be sending a team to observe and learn from the management of the Beijing Olympic Games.
Source: http://app.sprinter.gov.sg/data/pr/20080526985.htm
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What has Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull got to do with Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games (YOG)? The short answer: three reasons and a passion. Let me explain.
I am passionate about the Olympic Movement since young and the new baby of the Olympic family, Youth Olympic Games (YOG) starting with Singapore 2010 is just an extension of that passion.
I am also passionate about the Indiana Jones trilogy as I grew up watching these movies from childhood. The next installment of the Indiana Jones franchise The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is a must see movie for a die-hard fan like me.
Athletic prowess and mastery of body movement are obvious attributes witnessed during Olympic games competitions. In a similar vein, the character of Indiana Jones is also heavily involved in sports like whip weaving and weapon shoots, while acrobatic movements are liberally employed in the movies.
The Youth Olympic Games represent the future of the Olympics. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is the future of the Indiana Jones lineage. I intend to entertain and enjoy myself during the Youth Olympic Games as well as the movie screening of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
The Youth Olympic Games will be a thrilling event for my family as I intend to introduce them to my little ones. They will get to see first hand what the Olympic Games is about. Similarly, I intend to acquaint my kids to the story of Indiana Jones. The up coming movie, Indian Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, will be the start of good things for them.
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Here is the Youth Olympics (YOG) themed crossword puzzle.
YOG Puzzle 1
ACROSS
2C = PLACE TO KEEP ARTEFACTS
5B = FIRST EDITION OF GAMES IN 2010
8A = YOU NEED THIS IN ARCHERY
8E = DO THIS WELL TO WIN IN LONG JUMP
DOWN
4C = CARRIED AROUND THE GLOBE IN A RELAY
2E = YOUTH OLYMPIC SPORT
5F = USE IT TO CROSS A BAR
5H = OLYMPIC SPECTATORS CHEER AND ___
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TV Beach.Ball.Babes To Show Before Singapore Youth Olympic Games (YOG)
Source: CNA
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/entertainment/view/347616/1/.html
Singapore’s MediaCorp TV Channel 8 plans to showcase Beach.Ball.Babes, a sports-related drama before the Beijing Olympic Games commences. Slated for release on 7 July 2008, this show will pave the way for other sports-themed drama shows in the pipeline to be screened before the Youth Olympic Games (YOG).
The 20-episode drama show will feature a young cast of female leads from MediaCorp’s stable of good-looking actresses, perfecting their art of beach volleyball acting, in bikinis at the beach of course. What is surprising is the indecent plan to show a shopping scene at the Tiong Bahru wet market, with the cast rubbing shoulders with heartland aunties in their bikinis (the cast, not the aunties).
The TV station’s Senior Vice President for Chinese Drama Production was quoted as saying: ”This is a family-friendly channel. How much skin-baring can there be?”
The executive producer was also quoted as saying: “Singaporeans are very open-minded nowadays.”
With the internationally popular Sex And The City TV series and now a London movie premiere playing to great reception, is it any surprise to hear of a uniquely Singaporean show that bares some skin?
It could be a gimmick. Or purely hogwash. Let’s withhold judgment until the show has been exposed on air in July.
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You’ll have the chance to choose your preferred role on the volunteer application form.
The Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Committee Organising Committee (SYOGOC) is looking for 5000 local and 2000 international volunteers.
Apply through the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games (YOG).
Website: www.Singapore2010.sg
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Latest 2010 News on Singapore Olympic Games for Youths (YOG)
2 April 2008
Reference: http://app.sprinter.gov.sg/data/pr/20080402990.htm
Brigadier-General (NS) Goh Kee Nguan was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee (SYOGOC) on 2 April 2008. BG Goh was a senior Singapore Armed Forces commander and organized the 2006 National Day Parade. He also headed the SAF joint-task force for tsunami relief operations in Indonesia in 2005.
[BG (NS) Goh Kee Nguan’s photograph is at this site (standing on the left of picture): CLICK HERE.
And another solo picture over here: CLICK HERE.
Dr Ng Eng Hen will also join the Panel of Advisors from 1 April 2008 when he takes over the helm as the new Minister for Education.
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Latest News on Singapore Olympic Youth Games (YOG)
Reference: http://www.singapore2010.sg/
24 March 2008
Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee Board has been set up on 24 March 2008. IOC Executive Board Member Mr Ng Ser Miang was appointed Chairman of the Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee (SYOGOC) Board. There will be 22 members drawn from the public, private and people sectors.
Details of the Olympic Games for Youths Committee Board Members:
1
Chairman
Ng Ser Miang
International Olympic Committee Executive Board member in Singapore
2
Dy Chair
Niam Chiang Meng
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports
3
Advisor
Kelly Fairweather
Chief Executive Officer, Sport Performance Institute, Stellenbosch University
Former Director (Sports), International Olympic Committee
4
Members
Alex Chan
Chairman, Singapore Sports Council
5
Chris Chan
Secretary-General, Singapore National Olympic Council
6
Ms Chang Hwee Nee
Deputy Secretary (Policy), Ministry of Education
7
Patrick Daniel
Editor-in-Chief, Singapore Press Holdings Ltd
8
Kenny Eng
Business Development Manager, Nyee Phoe Group
Director, Gardenasia
9
Noel Hon
Chairman, Singapore Kindness Movement
10
Koh Seng Leong
Olympic sailor
11
Kwek Leng Joo
Managing Director, City Developments Limited
Vice Chairman, Singapore Business Federation
12
Asst. Prof C Kunalan
Secretary, Singapore National Olympic Council Anti-Doping in Sports Commission
13
Low Teo Ping
President, Singapore Sailing Federation
Vice-President, Singapore National Olympic Council
14
Oon Jin Teik
Chief Executive Officer, Singapore Sports Council
15
Michael Palmer
Member of Parliament (Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC)
Partner, Harry Elias Partnership
16
Ms Annabel Pennefather
President, Singapore Hockey Federation
Vice-President, Singapore National Olympic Council
17
Shaun Seow
Deputy CEO (News, Radio, Print), MediaCorp
18
Sim Gim Guan
Deputy Secretary (Information & Corporate Management), Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts
19
Dr Benedict Tan
Chairman, Singapore National Olympic Council Athletes’ Commission
20
Dr Tan Eng Liang
Vice-President, Singapore National Olympic Council
21
Mrs Josephine Teo
Member of Parliament (Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC)
Assistant Secretary-General and Director (Youth Development), National Trades Union Congress
22
Zainudin Nordin
Member of Parliament (Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC
Mayor, Central Singapore District
PANEL OF ADVISORS
A Panel of Advisors will assist the SYOGOC Board in carrying out their duties. This panel comprises:
Mr Teo Chee Hean, Minister for Defence and Minister for Education
Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Minister for Finance and Minister for Education
Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports and Second Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts
Mr Teo Ser Luck, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Community Development, Youth and Sports.
INTER-MINISTRY COMMITTEE
An Inter-Ministry Committee, chaired by Mr Niam Chiang Meng, Permanent Secretary of MCYS, was also appointed to support the work of SYOGOC. The members of this committee will be drawn from different government agencies.
There will also be five other committees in the areas of:
Sports
Culture & Education
Community Outreach
Youth Engagement
Business & Marketing
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Latest News on Singapore in 2010 Olympic Youth Games (YOG)
21 February 2008
Singapore selected as host for Inaugural Olympics in 2010.
Singapore was selected as host city for the inaugural Summer Youth Olympics (YOG) in 2010 on 21 February 2008 when the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced the decision to a live audience via satellite TV from Lausanne, Switzerland.
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What I Hope And Expect In The Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games Soccer Finals
This is the kind of pulsating game that I would wish to witness during the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games Soccer Finals. I hope to see plenty of goals scored in a thrilling match between the best Olympic teams under age 18. The soccer tournament would be for youths between 14 and 18 years old to come together in the spirit of Olympism, to excel in their respective sporting games.
Watch this exciting Under 17 Fifa World Cup Soccer Finals held in 2005. The match between Mexico and Brazil was played out in Peru. These kids are under 17 years old and may be what you can expect in a Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games Soccer competition to be held in August in Singapore.
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Look at the runner in lane five closely.
Would there be an exciting 100 metre dash at the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games like the sprint performance of Jamaica's 18 year old Yohan Blake? Sprint sensation Yohan Blake from St Jago's High School, at only 18 years old, burnt the racing track to complete the 100 metre sprint in 10.11 second at the CARIFTA XXXVI Championship Games on 7 April 2007 at Turks & Caicos. [CARIFTA : Caribbean nations, formerly Caribbean Free Trade Agreement nations]
Would we see runners between 14 to 18 year olds from the Olympic world come to Singapore to produce amazing performances? Would the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games see more 18 year olds produce results of Yohan Blake proportions?
I certainly hope so and really look forward to the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games competitions.
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I am wondering if some of the Singapore Olympics and Games competition will be held at East Coast Beach Park near the barbecue pits. Events like beach volleyball, triathlon and sailing may see action along the barbecue-pit-rich beaches of East Coast Park in Singapore in 2010 for Youths as Olympic and Games organizers consider them worthwhile to stage.
Wouldn’t it be wonderful to enjoy the outdoor space, the sun, the sand, the sea, the pit barbecued sauces plus the exciting Youth Olympics and Games sceneries along the shoreline of East Coast Park? Wouldn’t it be great if you can spend time with friends and family at such a barbecue pit along East Coast Park and yet witness youths competing in Olympic competitive games out at sea?
How often would you be able to tell your grandchildren of the occasions when you saw youths in action during Olympic games, while sampling barbecued food at a place as common as East Coast Park? How many memorable photographs of such events during the 2010 event in Singapore for youth at Olympic-level Games would you be able to amass while your chicken wing or satay is competing for a perfect tan on the sizzling barbecue pit?
Yes, this may be comical rhetoric, but it is also the dream of an ordinary Singapore. I wish to be involved as a spectator, soaking in the spectacular 2010 Youth events of Olympic spirits and Games atmosphere, appreciating every tasty moment of my barbecue involvement.
Let 2010 arrive in Singapore for Youth to participate in Olympics and Games, and of course let the flames commence.... for barbecues.
Thank you for reading my Youth Olympics blog.
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What A 2010 YOG Singapore Swimming Finals Might Look Like
For a taste of what a Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games 800m swimming final competition might look like, there was video of a championship final. 18-year-old American Kate Ziegler swam her lungs out in the Fina World Swimming Championships in Melbourne in 2006 to beat Laure Manaudou of France to clock a championship record on her way to the 800-metre freestyle final.
This presentation does not imply that the Singapore's Youth Olympic and Games in 2010 will have an 800-metre Swimming Finals. Neither does it promise that such a Youth Olympics swimming Final will be as exciting. The thrilling video of a swimming final to showcase what may be installed for the future Games may not materialise. Hopefully, come August 2010, the Singapore Youth Olympics and games will produce many such exciting events.
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The Singapore Sports Council has launched a movement “Let’s Play” to encourage more citizens to benefit from sports by participating in sports in Singapore. Senior Parliamentary Secretary (Community Development, Youth and Sports and Transport) Mr Teo Ser Luck was the guest of honour at a recent ceremony in Suntec City.
The numerous mental and physical health benefits of regular exercise from sports participation are well known. Another beneficial aspect is the emotional well being that sports participation can bring. The Singapore Sports Council hopes that more people can receive opportunities to watch sporting events and volunteer at organizing these functions.
A new website at singaporesports.sg was rolled out to allow people to check out the latest news on local sports, book sporting facilities, confirm dates on the local sports calendar, and even learn basics about eight sports like netball, badminton, football, swimming, running, table tennis, rugby and basketball. Inspiring stories by citizens on their sporting habits can be read on line too. Kids will love the online basketball game at the website and learn to be the next Michael Jordan or Kobe Bryan. You can check out the details through this link.
A laudable effort by the Singapore Sports Council, this initiative should hopefully see greater participation in sports by Singaporeans. It is a convenient one-stop resource for busy Singaporeans to play their favourite games and to entice novices to start sports play.
Do show your support by visiting the website.
Now let’s play!
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I have other reasons to like the 2010 Youth Olympic and Games. Participation in the Youth Games at Olympic level Competitions as a spectator can be a fun family friendly event. I plan to round up members of my family to visit Singapore Youth Games venues to cheer young Olympians in Singapore. Soaking in the atmosphere during the Singapore YOG competitions should be thrilling affairs as spectators cheer and applaud their respective national Youth Olympic athletes.
As we read about the young competitors in the coming months, my kids can broaden and deepen their interest in the Singapore in 2010 for the Youth Games in particular, and sports in general. Hopefully good role models will rise to the occasion for my children to learn and grow. The making of an Youth Olympic champion certainly will involve talent, discipline, training, endurance, mental strength and many other intangible factors. I want my children to pick up the right knowledge, attitude and values on the path to their independence.
The Singapore Youth games in 2010 will also offer many chances to discover more of life when I visit new places as I have mentioned before in my other blog Seen This Scene That here. It is always better to watch the games right at the venues, rather than “live” on TV. The intense participatory experience of watching competitions “live” on site cannot be fully televised and replicated via LCD screens.
I hope that you can join me to be a part of the Youth Olympic and Games in Singapore on 14 August 2010.
If you have any thoughts on Singapore in 2010 during the Youth Olympics, please share them in the comments.
Cheers to Singapore, in 2010 for Youth, Olympic and great Games!
Thank you.
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Fans Of Summer Olympics: Youths Or Otherwise
What would you do to become a fan of the Summer Olympics Games, like the next one to be held from 8 August 2008 in Beijing? What do you think are the qualities that will define a fan of the Singapore Youth Olympic Games that will be will held in August 2010? Regardless of age, true blue fans share one thing in common, the passion do something for a cause that they believe in.
Here are the stories of three fans of the Beijing Olympics.
Case 1:
A 34 year old clerk from a Guangdong Hospital spent eight years writing and collecting correspondences from former world leaders like Kofi Annan (ex-United Nation chief), Jacques Chirac (ex-French President), Tony Blair (ex-British PM) and even Jacques Rogge (current IOC chief) to reply to his letters with words of support for the soon-to-be hosted Summer Olympics.
Case 2:
A 46 year old collector spent five years chasing after Olympic sports memorabilia to amass a stockpile of more than 400 Olympic-themed items. Along the way, he volunteered his services to plant 2008 olive trees in Olympia, the cradle of Olympism in Greece and managed to obtain the original drumsticks used in the highly-secured Torch Lighting Ceremony in Greece.
Case 3:
A 24 year-old Fine Arts graduate designed and produced a colourful 5.6-metre long dragon made of steamed buns with the help of his family clan, 50 kilograms of flour and a month of sweat. When his effort was recognized, he had to reproduce another model in an Beijing exhibition hall as the original was too fragile and heavy to transport from his hometown.
Are these acts of passion? Or are they publicity seekers? Read on to decide for yourself.
Case 1: Click here.
Case 2: Click here.
Case 3: Click here.
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What Are The Sporting Events For The 2010 Youth Olympic Youth Games?
The 2010 Youth Olympic Youth Games in Singapore will see youths in the age range from 14 to 18 years old competing in 26 sports. The following 26 sports and disciplines will be included in the 2010 Youth Olympic Youth Games in Singapore.
These 26 sports are:
Aquatics – Diving, Swimming
Archery
Athletics
Badminton
Basketball – Olympic format or Street Basketball
Boxing
Canoeing - Flatwater
Cycling – BMX, Mountain Bike
Equestrian - Jumping
Fencing
Football
Gymnastics
Handball
Hockey
Judo
Modern Pentathlon
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Table Tennis
Taekwondo
Tennis
Triathlon
Volley – Indoor or Beach Volleyball
Weightlifting
Wrestling – Freestyle (for women), Greco-Roman (for men)
The sports to be included in the 2010 Olympic Youth Games in Singapore will also be included in the 2012 Summer Olympics, although the 2012 Games will have more sports and disciplines.
The organising committee of the 2010 Olympic competition and games will meet in Singapore to discuss the details. A decision will be announced later on all the individual and team events for the 2010 YOG.
The date of the 2010 Youth Olympics and Games has been confirmed to be 14 to 26 August 2010 in Singapore. Read this post for details.
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To herald the start of each new edition of the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, a torch relay is conducted to bring the first spark of fire from Olympia, Greece to the venue of the host city.
Fire was first used by the ancient Greeks who kept a flame burning on the altar of Hestia in Olympia, Greece for its divine powers during Olympic Games. The tradition of using the Olympic Flame was introduced during the 1928 Olympic Games and has since been a regular feature of subsequent editions.
This involves a series of torch bearers who pass the symbolic flame through the streets of many nations until it touches base at the host stadium. It will stay lighted throughout the games and eventually extinguished in elaborate ceremonies.
The Olympic Torch is the symbol of the Olympic Games. What does it look like? As each host nation is entitled to new torch designs to differentiate itself, there are many versions out there. Here are just some pictures that can be shared under the Creative Commons license.
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