Lausanne, September 13 – the IOC announced yesterday that the 11-member Evaluation Commission tasked with making a comprehensive technical appraisal of the three Candidate Cities bidding to host the 2018 Olympic Winter Games: Munich (Germany), Annecy (France) and PyeongChang (South Korea) …….will be chaired by Swedish IOC Member Gunilla Lindberg

Lindberg, a member of the IOC Executive Board from 2000 to 2004 and IOC Vice-President from 2004 to 2008, is currently ANOC Secretary General and as such member ex-officio of the EOC Executive Committee.

She is vastly experienced from her time spent on Coordination Commissions for five Olympic Games and her work with the Evaluation Commission for the 2006 Turin Olympic Winter Games.

The composition of the Commission is as follows:

Gunilla LINDBERG – Chair IOC Member, SWE

Gilbert FELLI – Olympic Games Executive Director, SUI

Angela RUGGIERO – IOC Member and Athletes Commission Representative, USA

Barry MAISTER – IOC Member, NZL

Dwight BELL – AIOWF Representative, USA

Tsunekazu TAKEDA – ANOC Representative, JPN

Ann CODY – IPC Representative, USA

ADVISORS

 Simon BALDERSTONE – Environment, AUS

 Philippe BOVY – Transport, SUI

John MCLAUGHLIN – Finance,  CAN

Grant THOMAS – Infrastructure, USA

 The 2018 Evaluation Commission will analyse the candidature files before making on-site inspections of the cities between 8 February and 5 March 2011. The Commission will issue its report for IOC members ahead of the election of the host city on 6 July 2011, during the 122nd IOC Session in Durban, South Africa.

Representatives from Munich, Annecy and PyeongChang will give presentations to all IOC members during a technical meeting scheduled for next May in Lausanne. The Evaluation Commissions report will coincide with this meeting.