Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee

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. 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 membersPositionMemberPortfolioChairmanNg Ser MiangInternational Olympic Committee Executive Board member in Singapore, Vice Chairman, SNOCDeputy ChairmanNiam Chiang MengFormer Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Community Development, Youth and SportsAdvisorKelly FairweatherChief Executive Officer, Sport Performance Institute, Stellenbosch University and former Director (Sports), International Olympic CommitteeChief Executive OfficerBrigadier-General(NS) Goh Kee NguanMemberAlex ChanFormer Chairman, Singapore Sports CouncilMemberChris ChanSecretary-General, Singapore National Olympic CouncilMemberChang Hwee NeeFormer Deputy Secretary (Policy), Ministry of EducationMemberPatrick DanielEditor-in-Chief, Singapore Press Holdings LtdMemberKenny EngBusiness Development Manager, Nyee Phoe Group and Director, GardenasiaMemberNoel HonFormer Chairman, Singapore Kindness MovementMemberKoh Seng LeongOlympic sailorMemberKwek Leng JooManaging Director, City Developments Limited and Vice Chairman, Singapore Business FederationMemberAsst. Prof C KunalanSecretary, Singapore National Olympic Council Anti-Doping in Sports CommissionMemberLow Teo PingPresident, Singapore Sailing Federation and Vice-President, Singapore National Olympic CouncilMemberOon Jin TeikFormer Chief Executive Officer, Singapore Sports CouncilMemberMichael PalmerMember of Parliament (Pasir Ris-Punggol Group Representation Constituency) and Partner, Harry Elias PartnershipMemberAnnabel PennefatherPresident, Singapore Hockey Federation and Vice-President, Singapore National Olympic CouncilMemberShaun SeowDeputy CEO (News, Radio, Print), MediaCorpMemberSim Gim GuanDeputy Secretary (Information & Corporate Management), Ministry of Information, Communications and the ArtsMemberDr Benedict TanChairman, Singapore National Olympic Council Athletes’ CommissionMemberDr Tan Eng LiangVice-President, Singapore National Olympic CouncilMemberJosephine Teo Li MinMember of Parliament (Bishan-Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency) and Assistant Secretary-General and Director (Youth Development), National Trades Union CongressMemberZainudin NordinMember 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.YOG organisers hoping for US$38m sponsorship deals In addition, an Inter-Ministry Committee was established with Niam Chiang Meng, former Permanent Secretary, MCYS as its chairman.Channelnewsasia.com - Special Reports 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.

Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee

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