IOC Olympic Games Exec Dir Gilbert Felli today revealed a "two-pronged plan to increase collaboration between the IOC and future Olympic bid cities." The first prong of the plan to "attract more and better bidders" is to host a "forum for interested candidates to receive highly detailed information about bidding for both the Olympic and Youth Olympic Games." The second prong of the IOC's plan is "an allowance for one-on-one discussions in between" a National Olympic Committee's decision to bid and a city's submission of its candidature file ( AROUNDTHERINGS.com, 4/4 ).

