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On July 2, 2003, the International Olympic Committee selected Vancouver as the Host City for the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. Athletes and spectators from around the world will gather in Vancouver and the alpine resort of Whistler in 2010 to celebrate. This announcement, along with a spectacular natural playground and vibrant state-of-the-art venues, puts Vancouver in the spotlight as a premier sports destination.

Tourism Vancouver, along with Tourism British Columbia, Tourism Whistler, the Canadian Tourism Commission and others have been working on a long-range strategic marketing plan that contemplates the period leading up to the games through until 2020.

Vancouver's Olympic Organizing Committee (VANOC) chose a contemporary interpretation of the inukshuk as the official emblem of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Inukshuks are stone sculptures used by Canada's Inuit people as directional landmarks across the north, but have become adopted as a symbol of hope, friendship and hospitality. The emblem was unveiled on April 23rd 2005 and named "Ilanaaq", the Inuit word for friend.

A schedule of events for the 2010 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games will be released in spring 2008, with tickets on sale in fall of 2008. Most hotels are not taking bookings until 2008, although some are compiling a waiting list.

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