On 5 August 2011, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced the formation of the Pyeongchang
2018 Coordination Commission. On 4 October 2011, it was announced that the Organizing Committee
for the 2018 Winter Olympics would be headed by Kim Jin-sun. The Pyeongchang Organizing Committee for
the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games (POCOG) was launched at its inaugural assembly on 19
October 2011. The first tasks of the organizing committee were putting together a master plan for the
games as well as forming a design for the venues. The IOC Coordination Commission for the 2018
Winter Olympics made their first visit to Pyeongchang in March 2012. By then, construction was already
underway on the Olympic Village. In June 2012, construction began on a high-speed rail line that will
connect Pyeongchang to Seoul.
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The International Paralympic Committee met for an orientation with the Pyeongchang 2018 organizing
committee in July 2012. Then-IOC President Jacques Rogge visited Pyeongchang for the first time in
February 2013.
On 27 June 2014 the Pyeongchang Olympic Committee announced their mascot selection contest. The
contest ran from 15 September 2014 to 30 September 2014. The 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games
were held in Pyeongchang.
The Pyeongchang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games created
Pyeongchang WINNERS in 2014 by recruiting university students living in South Korea to spread
awareness of the Olympic Games through social networking services and news articles.
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