Panasonic powersProductive meetings at the IOC

"it’s not complicated and it doesn’t take very long to start a meeting"

The utility of the system is boosted with the ability to hold meetings whilst displaying images of your site, the other party’s site and PC data concurrently on one of three monitors, which allows everyone to clearly see what is being referred to throughout the video call.

Pierre Ducrey, Olympic Games Associate Director, said, “The IOC’s responsibility to monitor the progress of the Olympic Games requires us ideally to be at many different locations at the same time.”

“Obviously that’s not possible so having means of communication like high definition video conferencing is a great step forward for us, because it allows us to stay in touch with all the Organising Committees around the world on a continuous basis and in very good quality.”

The system outputs at full 1080p high definition at 60 frames per second. As a result, users feel that conference participants are in the same room, allowing the meeting to proceed without the distraction of a poor quality or unreliable system.

“It provides for very efficient communication, allowing us to have the same kind of meeting we would have in person and yet save us a lot of travel time. Overall from a sustainability standpoint it’s a much better option. We tend to prefer videoconferencing now as a result,” added Pierre Ducrey.

"it allows us to stay in touch with all the organising committees around the world"

The standard system comes with a six site connection, with the option to expand to ten sites with a licence. Groups can connect just like a phone conference system, with the increased flexibility and utility that comes with adding high definition video.

Michelle Lemaitre, Head of Sustainability at the IOC, said, “We have worked with the different Olympic Games Organising Committees with regards to them installing the Panasonic system in their offices as well, which is a real plus for our operations - it definitely facilitates exchanges and our workload.”

“But it’s not only for the Olympic Games itself, it’s for human resources - the HR department uses it to communicate with potential candidates. The Olympic Broadcasting Services also use it in their Madrid offices, so it’s used throughout the entire organisation.”

“It’s very easy, it’s not complicated and it doesn’t take very long to start a meeting, so the IOC is doing whatever it can to facilitate the use of this technology.”

“We've gone from a conference call to a video call. We see it as a step forward, a step we want to take wherever we can.”