Crown Prince Frederik - a candidate for the IOC?

[Duke of Marmalade]

Prince’s IOC bid all but certain

One can only hope that frederik will do something constructive on the board in case he gets elected. if not he'll be in good company - the IOC doesn't have the best reputation to put it politely and its members are no strangers to controversy, just to name the usual corruption claims and obsure behind-the-scenes decisions. There has been an improvement since Rogge took over, under Samaranch the governing body of the IOC became one big corrupt mess losing almost all of its credibility.

[sgl]

According to this article, Crown Prince Frederik is currently taking media training in order to improve his speech, and to avoid gaffes during his candidacy for the IOC:
Kronprins Frederik skal på kur mod sort snak - Avisen.dk

[dazzling]

When will the votes come out, when will the meeting take place?

[sgl]

Originally Posted by dazzling

When will the votes come out, when will the meeting take place?

The meeting takes place on October 1-9. I haven't seen anything about the voting process. The sessions in which the members and president are elected take place during 7-9 October, according to the IOC website:
http://www.2009olympiccongress.com/i...oc-session.htm

[dazzling]

Originally Posted by sgl

The meeting takes place on October 1-9. I haven't seen anything about the voting process. The sessions in which the members and president are elected take place during 7-9 October, according to the IOC website:
Programme for the 121st IOC Session - 121st IOC Session and XIII Olympic Congress in Copenhagen 2009

How long does the term last? isnt it a few years.

[sgl]

According to Wikipedia (which may or may not be 100% accurate), each member is elected for an 8-year term. He or she may be elected again after their 8 years are up.

[lumutqueen]

Yes I think thats the case.
Thank you for the link to the programme.

[sgl]

Billed Bladet says that the Queen is helping Crown Prince Frederik to get elected to the IOC:
Billed-Bladet - Dronningen hjælper Frederik med at blive IOC-medlem

She is doing this by personally inviting the committee to a reception after the opening event, where she plans to show the committee how much she values their work. The Queen will personally greet each committee member. The article stresses that even though royals have been among the IOC members for years, this is the first time that a sitting monarch has invited the committee to such an event.

[lumutqueen]

Well isn't that nice. I suppose the event being held in Denmark helps Frederik aswell.

[dazzling]

This thread is now closed

All posts on todays event of Frederik has been eleceted as an IOC member has been moved to the
121st IOC Session and 13th Olympic Congress in Copenhagen; October 1-9, 2009
thread

and a new thread has been created since he is an official member
Crown Prince Frederik as IOC member
found here

Thanks
Dazz