(ATR) The IOC plans three Executive Board meetings in Lausanne in 2016.
The EB meets March 1-3, June 1-3 and December 6-8 in Lausanne.
The EB will also meet July 30-31 in Rio De Janeiro on the eve of the 2016 Olympics.
The dates are listed in a calendar of key events for the IOC in the next year.
The Lausanne meetings will take place at the Lausanne Palace Hotel as there is not sufficient meeting space for the board and media in the temporary office space.
Other notable dates include the first meeting of the IOC Coordination Commission for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, June 27 to July 1.
Other co comm dates include:
*PyeongChang 2018 from March 14 to 18 and October 4 to 6
*Rio 2016 from April 11 to 13
*Buenos Aires 2018 YOG from Nov 14 to 17.
The debriefing from Rio 2016 to Tokyo 2020 is scheduled in Tokyo from Nov 24 to 30.
Written and reported in Lausanne by Ed Hula
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