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CITY SELECTION

The candidate cities were accepted from a total of eight applicants, which included Sarajevo, Jaca, Harbin and Andorra La Vella.

Bern, Switzerland, was initially approved along with the three current candidates, but withdrew after an unsuccessful public referendum.

An assessment was made of each applicant city's ability to stage high-level, international, multi-sport events and its ability to organize quality Olympic Winter Games in 2010. Several criteria were used, including: government support and public opinion, infrastructure, venues, environmental conditions and impact, and security.
BID TIMELINE

Feb. 4, 2002

Deadline for National Olympic Committees (NOC) to submit bid city applications to the IOC 
May 31, 2002 Deadline for applicant city questionnaires (a bid book executive summary used to help short-list applicants). Cities must submit 50 copies in English and French along with $100,000 US
Aug. 28, 2002 IOC announces short-list of candidates, which include: Bern, Switzerland; Vancouver, Canada; Salzburg, Austria; and, Pyeongchang, South Korea
Sept. 9-14, 2002 Meetings between candidate cities and IOC in Lausanne to discuss Phase 2 of the Bid Process, Rules and Procedures
Sept. 27, 2002 Bern, Switzerland drops out of the race
Oct. 31, 2002 $500,000 US fee due to the IOC from short-listed candidate cities
Jan. 10, 2003
 Deadline for candidate cities to deliver bid book to the IOC
Jan. 10, 2003 International marketing campaigns may begin
Feb. 22, 2003 Vancouver plebiscite (64% support Vancouver's bid)
Feb. 14 - Mar 2003 IOC evaluation commission to visit candidate cities
Feb. 14-17, 2003 Pyeongchang visit
Mar. 2-5, 2003 Vancouver visit
Mar. 13-16, 2003 Salzburg visit
May 2, 2003 IOC evaluation commission issues report on candidate cities to IOC executive board
Jul. 2, 2003 IOC selects Vancouver on second ballot as 2010 host city over Pyeongchang. The margin is 56-53 after Salzburg is eliminated on first ballot.