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26 September 2006: The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Press Commission, Kevin Gosper, left, speaks to the Deputy mayor of Beijing, Liu Jingmin, right, with Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee Director of Media Operations Sun Weijia, center, during an official welcoming banquet for the Beijing 2008 1st World Press Briefing, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China. The conference is the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee's effort to present the logistical preparations of the summer games to the world media, and garner feedback from the journalists on their work. Beijing is gearing up its preparations work to be the host of the 29th Summer Olympic Games in 2008.