Episode 40 - Ron Cameron

A giant of the event industry, Ron Cameron talks about the complexity of delivering ceremonies operations in Salt Lake and even looks back at the 2007 Rio Pan-American Games (recorded 24 June 2020). A breakdown of the episode is below.

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WARM UP
00:25 - Ron joins from the East Coast

PRELIMS
03:58 - Got a call from Mike Loynd
08:27 - Operating Rice-Eccles

QUARTERFINALS
10:28 - Partnering with the U
13:10 - Becoming a National Security Event

SEMIFINALS
15:05 - Rehearsal learnings
19:29 - A Rio 2007 tangent

FINALS
21:14 - Transport challenges
25:40 - What about the other ceremonies?

MIXED ZONE
29:15 - Outdoor ceremonies
32:15 - It's all about team

COOL DOWN
36:59 - More snow challenges
40:40 - Stevie, Red I and a chance encounter