Program Note

A little background on the CISB Seminar Abroad program.  In 2006, when I started teaching at Western New England University after spending nearly 17 years with the U.S. Olympic Committee (the last six as international relations director), I thought it would be a great idea to expose students to some of the inner workings and behind-the-scenes activities at the Olympics.  Thus in 2008, my colleague Dr. Dan Covell and I took the first group of 13 students to Beijing for China's historic first-ever hosting of an Olympic Games (photo is of intrepid students at the Great Wall).  That inaugural experience was such a hit with the students that we decided to take a second group of 11 students to the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, again with Dr. Covell's willing assistance.  This, too, was an history-in-the-making event, because it was the first time that the World Cup Finals were played on the African continent.  Now, in its third iteration, "Seminar Abroad 2012: London Olympics" will take 15 students across the pond to witness London's third hosting of an Olympic Games, the first city to score this trifecta.  Question: which cities have hosted an Olympics -- summer or winter -- on two occasions?