Monday, January 09, 2006
This time, I have an office
I spend a lot of time "in the field" but it is definitely helpful to have a homebase. In Athens, the Manpower (staffing/scheduling) department took pity on me and gave me a desk in their office. Much better than sitting on a couch in the hallway.
In Torino, I sit with the Manpower & Venue Services group (at my very own desk). It makes sense because I work very closely with these 2 teams. The office is in the International Broadcast Center (IBC).
What is the IBC? In simple (read Jay) terms, it is a big TV station/broadcast facility that is built to allow us to be on the air for 17 days. Here's a few interesting notes:
In Torino, I sit with the Manpower & Venue Services group (at my very own desk). It makes sense because I work very closely with these 2 teams. The office is in the International Broadcast Center (IBC).
What is the IBC? In simple (read Jay) terms, it is a big TV station/broadcast facility that is built to allow us to be on the air for 17 days. Here's a few interesting notes:
- overall size of the Torino NBC IBC is (similar to Athens – 75,000 sq. ft.) to support the programming needed for the Torino 2006 Winter Games
- the 3rd largest broadcast production facility for NBC, rivaling the New York and Burbank facilities
- arguably the largest operating HD facility in the world for 17 Days in February.
- The NBC IBC is assembled in less than 40 days, tested & debugged for 40 days, and then once fully operational, it is in use for 35 days. At the conclusion of the games, the IBC is totally dismantled in 10 days and stored until needed for the next games
