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<br />ATTACHMENT A <br /> <br /> <br />2008 Olympic Track & Field Trials <br />Eugene, Oregon <br />An Overview <br /> <br />Dates <br />June 27 – July 6, 2008 <br />Athletes and media will begin arriving one to two or more days in advance of event. <br /> <br />Attendance <br />17,000 spectators per day including athletes, media, and officials <br /> <br />Room Nights Generated <br />? <br /> 30,000 - 3,000 per night for ten consecutive nights, plus additional room nights pre- and post- <br />event <br />? <br /> All available rooms in the metro area, South Lane County and North Lane County are <br />expected to completely fill. CVALCO will be referring overflow first to Florence, coastal Lane <br />County, the McKenzie Valley and Oakridge, and then points north of Lane County like <br />Albany, Corvallis, and Salem. <br /> <br />Estimated Room Tax <br />More than $300,000 <br /> <br />Estimated Economic Impact <br /> <br />$18 million <br /> <br />Estimated Community Investment Attracted By Event <br />? <br /> $2+ million in Hayward Field upgrades <br />? <br /> Premiere annual track meet and related exposure and economic impacts <br />? <br /> Revitalized Track and Field community and civic pride <br /> <br />Anticipated Operating Budget <br />$6 million <br /> <br />Anticipated Operating Revenue Sources <br />? <br /> Ticket Sales <br />? <br /> Public Support <br /> City of Eugene <br />? <br /> City of Springfield <br />? <br /> Lane County <br />? <br />? <br /> Travel Oregon and Oregon Sports Authority <br />? <br /> Private Sponsorships and Donations <br />? <br /> Publications and Souvenirs <br />? <br /> Event Expo <br />? <br /> Hospitality Skyboxes <br /> <br />Organizational Structure <br />Local Organizing Committee, co-chaired by Greg Erwin, President, Oregon Track Club <br />and Vin Lananna, Associate Athletic Director, UO Track & Field <br /> <br />