Editing 2000 Summer Olympics (section)

==Organisation==
[[File:SOCOG org structure 1998.gif|thumb|upright=1.35|SOCOG organisational structure circa 1998&nbsp;– five groups and 33 divisions reporting to the CEO are organised primarily along functional lines with only a limited number of divisions (e.g. Interstate Football and Villages) anticipating a venue focussed design.]]
[[File:SOCOG org structure 1999.gif|thumb|upright=1.35|SOCOG organisational structure circa 1999&nbsp;– functional divisions and precinct/venue streams are organised in a matrix structure linked to the Main Operations Centre (MOC). Some functions such as Project Management (in the Games Coordination group) continue to exist largely outside this matrix structure.]]

===Organisations responsible for the Olympics===
A number of quasi-government bodies were responsible for the construction, organisation and execution of the Sydney Games. These included:
*the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (SOCOG) and the [[Sydney Paralympic Organizing Committee]] (SPOC), primarily responsibles for the staging of the Games
*Olympic Coordination Authority (OCA), primarily responsible for construction and oversight
*Olympic Roads & Transport Authority (ORTA)
*[[Olympic Security Command Centre]] (OSCC)
*Olympic Intelligence Centre (OIC)
*[[Joint Task Force Gold|JTF Gold]] the [[Australian Defence Force]] Joint Taskforce Gold
*Sydney Olympic Broadcasting Organisation (nominally part of SOCOG)
*[[IBM]], provider of technology and the Technical Command Centre
*[[Telstra]], provider of telecommunications
*[[Great Big Events]], event management and marketing

These organisations worked closely together and with other bodies such as:
*the [[International Olympic Committee]] (IOC)
*the [[International Paralympic Committee]] (IPC)
*the [[Australian Olympic Committee]] (AOC)
*the [[Australian Paralympic Committee]] (APC)
*the other 197 [[National Olympic Committees]] (NOCs)
*the other 125 [[National Paralympic Committees]] (NPCs)
*the 33 [[List of International Sport Federations|International Sports Federations]] (IFs)
*all three levels of Australian government (federal, state and local)
*dozens of official sponsor and hundreds of official supplier companies

These bodies are often collectively referred to as the "Olympic Family".

===Organisation of the Paralympics===
The organisation of the [[2000 Summer Paralympics]] was the responsibility of the [[Sydney Paralympic Organising Committee]] (SPOC). However, much of the planning and operation of the Paralympic Games was outsourced to SOCOG such that most operational programmes planned both the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

===Other Olympic events===
The organisation of the Games included not only the actual sporting events, but also the management (and sometimes construction) of the sporting venues and surrounding precincts, the [[2000 Summer Olympics torch relay|Olympic torch relay]], which began in Greece and travelled to Australia via numerous Oceania island nations, and the [[#Sydney Olympic Arts Festival|Sydney Olympic Arts Festival]].

===Phases of the Olympic project===
The staging of the Olympics were treated as a project on a vast scale, broken into several broad phases:
*1993 to 1996&nbsp;– positioning
*1997&nbsp;– going operational
*1998&nbsp;– procurement/venuisation
*1999&nbsp;– testing/refinement
*2000&nbsp;– implementation
*2001&nbsp;– post-implementation and wind-down

===SOCOG organisational design===
The internal organisation of SOCOG evolved over the phases of the project and changed, sometimes radically, several times.

In late 1998, the design was principally functional. The top two tiers below the CEO [[Sandy Hollway]] consisted of five groups (managed by Group General Managers and the Deputy CEO) and twenty divisions (managed by divisional General Managers), which in turn were further broken up into programmes and sub-programmes or projects.

In 1999, functional areas (FAs) broke up into geographic precinct and venue teams (managed by Precinct Managers and Venue Managers) with functional area staff reporting to both the FA manager and the venue manager. SOCOG moved to a matrix structure. The Interstate Football division extant in 1998 was the first of these geographically based venue teams.

===Volunteer program===
The origins of the volunteer program for Sydney 2000 dates back to the bid, as early as 1992.

On 17 December 1992, a group of Sydney citizens interested in the prospect of hosting the 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games gathered for a meeting at Sports House at [[Wentworth Park]] in Sydney.

In the period leading up to 1999, after Sydney had won the bid, the small group of volunteers grew from approximately 42 to around 500. These volunteers became known as Pioneer Volunteers. The Pioneer Volunteer program was managed internally by SOCOG's Volunteer Services Department in consultation with prominent peak groups like The Centre for Volunteering (Volunteering and [[TAFE]]. Some of the Pioneer Volunteers still meet every four months, an unseen legacy of the games which brought together a community spirit not seen before.

During the Olympic games, tens of thousands of volunteers (the official figure placed at 46,967)<ref>{{cite web|title=Sydney 2000 International Olympic Committee |url=http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=2000 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090529060201/http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=2000 |archive-date=29 May 2009 |url-status=live |access-date=8 July 2009 }}</ref> helped everywhere at the Olympic venues and elsewhere in the city. They were honoured with a parade like the athletes had a few days before.<ref>{{cite book|title=Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad, Volume One: Preparing for the Games|date=2001|publisher=Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games|isbn=978-0-9579616-0-9|page=178|url=http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/2000v1.pdf#page=180|access-date=19 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160825203836/http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/2000v1.pdf#page=180|archive-date=25 August 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Venues===
{{main|2000 Summer Olympics venues}}

====Sydney Olympic Park====
{{Main|Sydney Olympic Park}}
[[File:Homebush stadium.jpg|thumb|right|[[Stadium Australia]]]]
[[File:Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre.jpg|thumb|right|[[Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre]]]]
[[File:Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre.jpg|thumb|right|[[Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre|State Hockey Centre]]]]
*[[Stadium Australia]]: Ceremonies (opening/closing), Athletics, Football (final)
*[[Sydney International Aquatic Centre]]: Diving, Modern Pentathlon (swimming) Swimming, Synchronised Swimming, Water Polo (medal events)
*[[State Sports Centre]]: Table Tennis, Taekwondo
*[[NSW Tennis Centre]]: Tennis
*[[Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre|State Hockey Centre]]: Field Hockey
*[[The Dome (Sydney)|The Dome and Exhibition Complex]]: Badminton, Basketball, Gymnastics (rhythmic), Handball (final), Modern Pentathlon (fencing, shooting), Volleyball (indoor)
*[[Sydney SuperDome]]: Gymnastics (artistic, trampoline), Basketball (final)
*[[Sydney Showground Stadium|Sydney Baseball Stadium]]: Baseball, Modern Pentathlon (riding, running)
*[[Sydney International Archery Park]]: Archery

====Sydney====
[[File:1Dunc Gray Velodrome.jpg|thumb|right|[[Dunc Gray Velodrome]]]]
*[[Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre]]: Boxing, Fencing, Judo, Weightlifting, Wrestling
*[[Sydney Entertainment Centre]]: Volleyball (indoor final)
*[[Dunc Gray Velodrome]]: Cycling (track)
*[[Sydney International Shooting Centre]]: Shooting
*[[Sydney International Equestrian Centre]]: Equestrian
*[[Sydney International Regatta Centre]]: Rowing, Canoeing (sprint)
*[[Blacktown Olympic Centre]]: Baseball, Softball
*[[Western Sydney Parklands]]: Cycling (mountain biking)
*[[Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre]]: Water Polo
*[[Penrith Whitewater Stadium]]: Canoeing (slalom)
*[[Bondi Beach]]: Volleyball (beach)
*[[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Sydney Football Stadium]]: Football
*[[Rushcutters Bay|Olympic Sailing Shore Base]]: Sailing
*[[Centennial Parklands]]: Cycling (road)
*Marathon course: Athletics (marathon)
*[[North Sydney, New South Wales|North Sydney]]: Athletics (marathon start)
*[[Sydney Opera House]]: Triathlon.

====Outside Sydney====
*[[Canberra Stadium]], [[Canberra]]: Football
*[[Hindmarsh Stadium]], [[Adelaide]]: Football
*[[Melbourne Cricket Ground]]: Football
*[[The Gabba]] (Brisbane Cricket Ground), [[Brisbane]]: Football