This activity is an integral part of the wider Games Readiness process that was initiated in Sochi in view of the Paralympic Winter Games in 2014.

Following the delivery of the main cluster of Test Events in February/March 2013, the programme will bring together the core team who will lead the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee Main Operations Centre (MOC) as well as the operational leads from the main stakeholders with a role in Games-time management.

This team will undergo learning, simulation, readiness activities and planning within the environment and context of a real operations centre. With expert guidance the Sochi MOC leadership team will be instructed and stress tested to achieve key outcomes and further develop as a cohesive team in order to effectively respond to any incident at Games time.

IPC Academy Simulation Sochi 2014 from World Academy of Sport on Vimeo.

Upon conclusion of the workshop, participants will have gained the following skills:

• An understanding of MOC operation, learning from the general concepts and principles of overall management of command, control, communication and coordination centers that have been applied to major sport events in the past
• An understanding of the role of stakeholders and the cooperation mechanisms among various operations centers or other coordination bodies
• An appreciation for the importance of multi-agency involvement in decision making
• The ability to design and implement incident response structures and processes
• The ability to use effective structures, appropriate reporting and communications mechanisms
• The ability to plan for readiness activities, including organization-wide simulations
• Develop a team culture whilst working in a demanding setting and establish strong cooperative relationships
• An understanding of the Paralympic-specific needs and the type of incidents that are more relevant or probable to occur during the Paralympic Winter Games.

The simulation is tailored for the anticipated needs of members of Sochi 2014 who will have a lead operational role in the Sochi 2014 MOC and in other main operational centres of Sochi during Games-time.

In addition to this, the MOC is also designed in a way that will benefit external stakeholders and appropriate key delivery partners such as Local, regional and national government representatives.