2013 WU Update: Work Meeting in Maribor

f.l.t.r.: Srecko Medven, Barbara Krasnik, D.Susovic, Andrew Sharp, M. Augustin & Srecko Vilar

MARIBOR – From June 28th to 29th, 2011, FISU representatives Dejan SUSOVIC, Media and Communication Director/Head of TV Productions and Milan AUGUSTIN, Director WU met with OC Maribor 2013 representatives Tone VOGRINEC, President of OC 2013, Srecko VILAR, Games Management Director and Srecko MEDVEN, Sports Director to discuss further steps of the overall preparation for the 2013 Winter Universiade.

The working session focused on accommodation, TV production, Master Planning of the 2013 WU and the FISU delegates also visited the student campus with its dormitories. The professional approach of all people involved who can rely on huge experiences in organizing different world class sporting events reflects a high credibility to organize a large multi-sport event such as the Winter Universiade.

The fruitful meetings between RTS broadcasting of Maribor represented by Stipe JERIC, General Director/CEO, brought up all necessary changes and positive ideas that must be further discussed in details during the upcoming meeting with RTV of Slovenia.

We must also highlight the importance of the meeting concerning the Master Plan improvement. A unique support was given by Andrew SHARP from Event Planning Group who has a huge experience in the preparation of the biggest multi-sport events like the Olympic Games etc. This meeting helped us to understand the crucial issues and eliminate some deficiencies of the Master Plan for the 2013 WU and also gave the OC an impetus for a future cooperation.

f.l.t.r.: Mr. Smiljan Strmsek, Mrs. Darja Kukovicic, Srecko Medven, Lidija Divjak Mirnik, Augustin, Susovic and Srecko Vilar at the dormitories

The delegates also visited the student campus inMaribor. The inspection visit of the student dormitories was coordinated by Mrs. Lidija DIVJAK MIRNIK, the Director of all student dormitories and by the Deputy Directors Mr. Smiljan STRMSEK, u.d.i.s. and Mrs. Darja KUKOVICIC. The student dormitories were founded as an independent institution in 1964 and since the 2000 all are part of the University of Maribor which is attended by 25,000 students.

The accommodation capacity amounts to 2,802 students in 5 locations: Gosposvetska 1,251; Tyrseva 711; LENT 410; Smetanova 276 and Gorkega- Quadro 154. The FISU delegates were surprised with the very high standard of all dormitories which consist of double and single rooms. Of course all leisure facilities like fitness, swimming pool, music rooms, rooms for painting, computer centre, etc. are at the disposal of all students.

These student campus dormitories will mainly be used for all volunteers during the Games who will represent a big part of the work force of the 2013 WU organization.

The meeting was organized in the new headquarters of the OC 2013 in the centre ofMariborcity close to the river Drava and in the RTS broadcasting center in Maribor.

(Source: Milan Augustin, WU Director)

 Master Plan meeting: Srecko Vilar, Andrew Sharp, Dejan Susovic

Srecko Medven

Typical student room