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Main Press Centre (MPC)

MPC - Home for Olympic Journalists and Photographers


Introduction

The Main Press Centre (MPC) is the central work place for the 5,600 accredited written and photographic press covering the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, providing 24-hour services and facilities, news and information. The MPC is also the headquarters of BOCOG's Press Operations.

The MPC will also serve as the MPC for the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games.

MPC planning

With a total floor area of 60,000 m2, the three-storey MPC for the Beijing Games will be the largest ever in Olympic history. The main functional areas are arranged from the lower ground floor, ground floor to the first floor.

General Access---Media Entrance

-- Three separate media entrances

-- A VIP entrance leading directly to the Press Conference Green Room

-- A MPC Staff entrance

-- Two hotel staff entrances

Two entrances on the northern and eastern sides of the building both lead directly to the Main Help Desk and other functional help desks in the Main Lobby and the third entrance is dedicated for the photographers to enter the photo work area and Kodak Image Centre as well as the lower ground floor.

The VIP entrance on the south-east corner of the complex will lead directly to the Green room of the Main Press Conference Hall.

Separate entrances are also arranged for the two media staff hotels in the appropriated locations. The MPC and hotels will share two loading/unloading accesses and facilities in the lower ground floor.

General features of MPC Layout

The Beijing MPC is aiming to build up a highly logical layout for the Olympic press operations, which features easy flows and effective operations with 12 elevators and four escalators reaching three floors and a main street on each floor linking various functional areas.

Ground Floor Layout >>

First Floor Layout >>

Lower Ground Floor Layout >>

MPC Operational Periods >>


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