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Welcome to Beijing for the 2008 Olympic Games

GE is a proud sponsor of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. For GE, the opportunity to help celebrate the competitive spirit of the Olympic Games is an honor and a privilege.

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[[♪mellow music♪]]

[[female speaker] It was really great news when Beijing won the opportunity,]

[[Liu Zhihong - Project Manager, Beijing 2008 Olympic Solutions] and I think the whole city]

[was very excited. [♪♪]]

[[♪♪]]

[[Maggie Wang - Project Manager, Beijing 2008 Olympic Solutions] I'm proud to be]

[a part of the Olympic Games in Beijing.]

[[♪♪] This is the first time for Chinese to welcome the athletes]

[and the audience from all of the world.]

[[♪♪]]

[I think it's a very good time and a good opportunity]

[[Gloria Shen - Marketing Specialist, Beijing 2008 Olympic Solutions]]

[to show people what is China.]

[[♪♪]]

[[male speaker] One thing we did here in Beijing is we put a technical team on the ground]

[that consisted of both foreign engineers and local engineers,]

[[Paul Corkery - General Manager, Systems Engineering, Beijing 2008 Olympic Solutions]]

[so we had the right blend of engineers to get the most talented team.]

[[Lu Yan - General Manager, Transportation, Beijing 2008 Olympic Solutions]]

[When friends call me saying, "What are you doing?" I say, "I'm working on Olympics."]

[And they all say, "What? Olympics? You mean really the Olympics?"]

[I said, "Yes."]

[[male speaker] When I was a child, I was here.]

[But today I'm very proud to be a member of the Olympic team at GE.]

[[Matt Liu - ITO Leader, Beijing 2008 Olympic Solutions]]

[[Song Hai - Production Logistics Manager, NBC Olympics] It's like a dream come true.]

[[Beijing 2008 - GE - Worldwide Partner] [♪♪]]