Athletics Australia hired ISFM to assist with their bid for the 2006 World Indoor Track and Field Championships. ISFM evaluated indoor facilities in several Australian cities and selected the Royal Agricultural Society's dome and exhibition center. ISFM developed plans to convert the dome into a 5,500 seat indoor track and field venue connected to athlete and media areas. In addition to site selection and planning, ISFM helped with the financial and operational aspects of the bid submission. Their work resulted in facility selection and planning, management plans, and capital and event planning documentation for the bid.

1. ATHLETICS AUSTRALIA
CASE STUDY
Project Title: World Indoor Track and Field Champi-
onships Bid
Client: Athletics Australia
Project Description
ISFM were engaged by Athletics Australia to assist in
their bid for the 2006 World Indoor Track and Field
Championships to coincide with the 2006 Melbourne
Commonwealth Games.
Following a detailed audit of indoor facilities in Mel-
bourne, Perth, Brisbane and Sydney, and based on the
International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF) re-
quirements, the Royal Agricultural Society (RAS) of New
South Wales’ dome and exhibition facilities were elected.
ISFM developed an overlay plan for the facility which saw
the dome converted into a 5,500 seat indoor track and
field venue. The venue had direct access to the exhibition
halls which housed athlete warm up areas as well as the
media/press centre.
Apart from its role in the selection and planning of the
facilities, ISFM also assisted with the financial and opera-
tional planning of the bid document.
Services
− Facility Overlay and Planning
− Infrastructure Planning
− Financial and Operational Planning
− Site and Facility Audit and Selection
Outcomes
ISFM achieved the following key outcomes:
− Facility audit and site selection
− Facility overlay plan
− Plan of management
− Capital requirements and planning
− Event planning
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