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Vancouver 2010 Press Centre Opens

The Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games Main Press Centre (MPC) opened Tuesday to welcome 2,800 accredited members from the print and photographic media.

According to a press release the MPC and the Whistler Media Centre will be the focal point of written news distribution to the world once the 2010 Games are open. The MPC will provide media with all of the technical and informational systems required to cover the Vancouver Games.

The MPC is linked to the International Broadcast Centre (IBC) and will host some 7,000 accredited broadcasters. News and images will be sent around the globe on a 24-hour bases at Games time.

The MPC is located in the Canada Place Complex which was originally established to be the Canadian Pavilion at the Expo 86 World’s Fair.

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