Sir Philip Craven to chair IOC Olympic Education Commission

Besides Sir Philip, several representatives have been nominated to IOC Commissions. 02 Jun 2015

Sir Philip Craven the President of the International Paralympic Committee speaks to the International Paralympic Committee Governing Board prior to the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

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Sir Philip Craven, President of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), has been appointed as Chair of the Olympic Education Commission following a review by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) of scope and composition of their commissions for 2015. Sir Philip will also serve on the Olympic Channel Commission as well as the Board of Directors of the Olympic Channel Services S.L. Spain.

A number of IPC representatives have been re-appointed to IOC commissions: IPC Vice President Andrew Parsons, who is also President of the Brazilian National Paralympic Committee to the Tokyo 2020 Co-ordination Commission; IPC Governing Board member Jose Luis Campo to the Rio 2016 Co-ordination Commission; Rita van Driel, also IPC Governing Board member, to the 2022 Evaluation Commission; IPC Athletes Council chair Todd Nicholson to the IOC Athletes Commission as well as the PyeongChang 2018 Co-ordination Commission; and Tine Rindum Teilmann to the Women in Sport Commission.

Parsons will also represent the IPC on the new Olympic Channel Commission, which is meant to ensure all relevant stakeholders and experts are consulted throughout the growth and development of the Olympic Channel.

Jane Jones, former Director of Communications and Marketing at the British Paralympic Association, will serve as IPC representative on the newly formed Communications Commission, which will help develop strategies to support the promotion of the Olympic values, and the IOC’s vision and mission, to a global audience.

Johnson Jasson, President of the Tanzania National Paralympic Committee, has been appointed as IPC representative to the new Sustainability and Legacy Commissions, the former Sport and Evironment Commission.

Xavier Gonzalez, Chief Executive Officer of the IPC, will represent the IPC on the Sport and Active Society Commission (former Sport for All Commission). The IOC has also appointed IPC Governing Board Member Kyung-Won Na to this commission.

The Commissions will support the IOC Session, the IOC Executive Board and the IOC President in the implementation of the roadmap designed to shape the future of the Olympic Movement.