Today the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced key dates for the 2014 Olympic Winter Bid Campaign. The IOC will open the process in May of this year by sending invitations to bid to the National Olympic Committees (NOC).
The initial short list of candidates will be announced in June 2006, bid books will be due January 10, 2007 and the winner will be announced July 2007 in Guatamala.
Full details are listed below (and at this link):
| May, 2005 | IOC sends invitation to bid for 2014 Games to NOC’s and makes Candidature Acceptance Procedure and Questionnaire available. |
| July 28, 2005 | Deadline for NOC’s to nominate and submit application for bid cities. |
| mid-Aug., 2005 | Deadline for bids to submit signed Candidature Acceptance Procedure and application fee. |
| Sept., 2005 | IOC seminar for applicant cities. |
| Feb. 1, 2006 | Deadline for applicants to submit questionnaires. |
| June 21-23, 2006 | IOC to select initial short list of 2014 candidates. |
| June 23, 2006 | Candidature Procedures and Bid Book questionnaire to be distributed to short listed candidates. |
| July 10, 2006 | Signed Candidature Procedures and candidate fees due to IOC. |
| January 10, 2007 | Candidature File (bid books) due to IOC. |
| mid-Feb. to mid-April, 2007 | IOC evaluation site visits to candidates. |
| One month prior to election | IOC releases evaluation report. |
| July 7, 2007 | Election of 2014 host city in Guatamala. |
