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The International Olympic Commitee, the IOC, is in charge pf choosing the next cities that will host the Olympics. There is a another group called the Evaluation Commition that sends a list of the candidate cities to the IOC. This list is made public exactly one month before the selection. The IOC holds a meeting in a city that is not a candidate to vote. Each IOC general gets one vote on the city of their choice. The city with the most votes is going to host the Olympics. Unfortunately, Atlanta will probably not host the Olympics in our life times because we hosted it in 1996. Here are the next three cities that will host the Olympics.
 * Host Selection Process**

This year the Olympics are in Bejing.

In two years the Olympics will be in Vancouver.

In four years the Olympics will be in London.

In six years the Olympics will be in Sochi.

So the next three cities have already been chosen but going into how the International Olympic Committee (IOC) chooses these cities in the mystery that will soon be uncovered.


 * Phase 1: Applicant cities**

There are 203 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) representing not only nations, but geographical areas and territories as well. If a city wishes to host the Olympics, a formal proposal must be made through its respective NOC. Once the IOC has received the proposal, the city is placed on a list with other other cities that applicated. Each applicant city receives an Olympics questionnaire from the IOC. The city must respond in writing to a variety of topics that range from their motivation in hosting the Olympics to what venues they intend to use for each event. Each city must also list what kinds of accommodations will be available, and what types of transportation will be provided for athletes and spectators. IOC members and other experts to determine each city’s potential to host the Olympics review applications. After reading all of the questionnaires, the IOC selects a group of five cities that will continue on in the process. These semi-finalists are known as “candidate cities.”


 * Phase 2: Candidate Cities**

Each of the five candidate cities has to respond to a new questionnaire about their plans to host the Olympics. It is almost like the final four but its five. The new questionnaire is over 250 pages long and covers such topics as media operations, marketing, and the structure and workings of the athlete’s Olympic Village. Once all of the completed questionnaires have been received, an Evaluation Commission within the IOC analyzes the detailed documents and visits each candidate host city for four days.


 * Phase 3: The Selection**

The Evaluation Commission prepares a report for the IOC listing its recommendations. It is made public one month before the final selection of an Olympic host city is made. A meeting of the IOC general assembly takes place to make the final selection. The meeting must be held in a city that is not on the list of candidate cities. Each active member of the IOC general assembly gets one vote to choose the new Olympics host city. Members who reside in a country that has a city on the final list cannot participate in the voting process as long as that city is in disagreement. A first round of secret votes is taken. If no city wins a majority of votes, the city that received the least amount of votes is removed from the list and the general assembly members vote again. The results of each vote are made public as soon as the votes are counted. Voting continues in this manner until a selection is made and announced.

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