According to Dr. Jose Joaquin Puello, president of the Organizing Committee of the Santo Domingo Pan American Games, a Cuban commission of technicians is set to arrive on 1 April to assist the organizers with most organizational aspects of the Games. They will consult on villa management, press, computerized support systems, opening and closing ceremonies, torch relay organization, protocol, sports medicine, formation of judges, arbiters and preparation of volunteers, among other areas. Dr. Puello says he is working closely with Humberto Rodriguez, president of the Instituto Nacional de Deporte, Educacion Fiscia y Recreacion of Cuba. He also said that US technicians will assist the organizers in the television and marketing aspects of the Games. He said that this will be in the hands of Meridiam, that carried out the marketing for the Sydney Olympic Games, as well as that of Winnipeg, Canada. Puello also told the press that the US Olympic Committee has offered to help train Dominican athletes. Some athletes will be sent to train at the US Olympic Colorado Springs training center.
