Olympic/Paralympic Planning Office Records
Collection
Identifier: UA063
This collection documents the project management and logistical planning for the 1996 Olympic Village at Georgia Tech. Records include correspondence with the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (ACOG) and Paralympic agencies, facility use contracts, and documentation regarding the construction and renovation of dormitories and fraternity houses. The collection also details transportation planning and Institute operations during the Olympic period.
Key materials include venue agreements and cost-analysis reports documenting renovations specifically for Paralympic athletes. Series III contains printed newsgroup discussions, capturing the concerns and opinions of the Georgia Tech and Atlanta communities. Series IV features Institute publications disseminated to faculty, staff, and Olympic participants, illustrating the final logistics implemented to manage the Olympic Village.
Important Acronyms:
OPPO: Olympic/Paralympic Planning Office,
ASAG: Academic Senior Advisory Group,
ACOG: Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games,
APOC: Atlanta Paralympic Organizing Committee,
GTAA: Georgia Tech Athletic Association,
GTAC: Georgia Tech Aquatic Center,
PMG: Project Management Group,
BOR: Board of Regents (University System of Georgia),
MAOGA: Metro Atlanta Olympic Games Authority,
NOC: National Olympic Committee,
IOC: International Olympic Committee,
SAG: Senior Advisory Group.
This collection is open for research. Portions of the collection are restricted.
Permission to publish materials from this collection must be obtained from the Head of Archives and Special Collections.
The Georgia Tech Olympic/Paralympic Planning Office (OPPO) was directly responsible for planning Georgia Tech’s participation in the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games. Georgia Tech served as the Olympic Village and was the venue for boxing and aquatic competitions. The Planning Office took care of project management, communications with the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (ACOG) and paralympic agencies, contracts for the use of facilities, and details of dormitory and fraternity house construction and renovation. They also handled the provision for Institute operations during the Olympic period.
The Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (ACOG) (1990-1996) was the private, nonprofit corporation charged with staging the Games. Responsibilities included building the sports venues and the Olympic Village, as well as selling sponsorships and tickets and negotiating media contracts.
The Academic Senior Advisory Group (ASAG) worked in conjunction with OPPO to sustain GT Institute Operations for four years leading up to the olympics. This committee ensured the continuation of academic success and student life on campus through the many changes that occured during the preparation of the games. Some of the challenges they assisted with were housing, construction, offiste relocation of students and student services, and the management of academics regarding research, labs, and security and access.
Metro Atlanta Olympic Games Authority (MAOGA) was the state authority created to oversee ACOGs finances and approve all ACOG contracts to ensure legality and long-term financial viability.
Important Acronyms:
OPPO: Olympic/Paralympic Planning Office,
ASAG: Academic Senior Advisory Group,
ACOG: Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games,
APOC: Atlanta Paralympic Organizing Committee,
GTAA: Georgia Tech Athletic Association,
GTAC: Georgia Tech Aquatic Center,
PMG: Project Management Group,
BOR: Board of Regents (University System of Georgia),
MAOGA: Metro Atlanta Olympic Games Authority,
NOC: National Olympic Committee,
IOC: International Olympic Committee,
SAG: Senior Advisory Group.
27.27 Linear Feet (62 document cases, 1 oversized box, 3 oversized flat files, 1 5.25” floppy disk, 1 VHS tape, 4 pencils)
English
This collection contains materials and documents for the planning and logistics for Georgia Tech's hosting of the 1996 Atlanta Centennial Olympic and Paralympic Games. Home of the Olympic Village, Georgia Tech collaborated with other committees and individuals to build and renovate Olympic venues such as the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center (GTAC), The Alexander Memorial Coliseum (AMC), residence halls, Greek housing, general construction, and more in the years leading up to the games. The Olympic/Paralympic Planning Office (OPPO) also worked to plan and orchestrate the operations of the Olympics. They were responsible for collaborating with committees like Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (ACOG) where they wrote and facilitated venue agreements and contracts, policies, financials, security details, construction, and parking and transportation. OPPO also had a role in the Georgia Tech Institute academic operations in conjunction with the Academic Senior Advisory Group (ASAG), Paralympic planning and ADA accessibility, and they produced publications for the Georgia Tech and Olympic Village community.
This collection is arranged into seven series, and then ordered alphabetically. Series I: Georgia Tech Institute Operations; Series II: Paralympics; Series III: Planning Committees; Series IV: Publications; Series V: Facilities; Series VI: Venues; Series VII: Audio/Visual.
Georgia Tech's Olympic/Paralympic Planning Office donated these records on April 4, 1997 (Accession #1997.0401; old accession #97-04-01). Three boxes were donated by the Office of the President (Accession 1997.0701).
Christine de Catanzaro encoded collection summary in March 2006. Sara Matthews processed this collection from June 2025-February 2026.
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