Alex Huot, Internet Manager for the International Olympic Committee talks about the role the IOC's Olympic.org site plays in support of the Beijing Olympics, leveraging web 2.0 applications and 3,000+ new pages of content introduced in time for the Games.

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About Alex Huot

Biography

Name: Alex Huot

Born: Brescia, Italy

DOB: 8/12/1968

Languages: English, French, Italian

Nationality: Canadian

Interests: Sports, Reading, Collectibles, Web 2.0 and beyond.

What best describe me?

Strategic thinker, innovator, Communicator, Team builder

About me:

- First took special interest in computers when I discovered my father's computer programming sheets which were actually punch cards when I was 6 years old.

- At the age of 13 I worked an entire summer in a fruit store and save all of 800 dollars to buy a Commodore Vic 20.

- Studied at the University of Victoria ,Canada in Arts. I always had an interest in both arts and technology.

- Between 1996 and 1998 I produced a series of websites for Olympic Collectors. In 1999 I produced a large international Banking website in Switzerland. I also produced insurance and sporting websites.

- I joined the International Olympic Committee just before the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games

- New features recently implemented for Beijing 2008 Olympic Summer Games on Olympic.org have made the International Olympic Committee website the most seen ever at any Olympic Games so far.

- I manage all areas of the website and lead a wonderful team.

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