2. Day 1 and ticket information

First day!  Today I attended an orientation / induction / generic training session with a hundred and fifty other new starters, from various different departments and venues.  LOCOG are running several such training days every week now - and it's no wonder, with a total number of paid staff numbering around 6,000, not to mention more than 125,000 contractors and 70,000 volunteers.  

The training was designed to inspire us to go beyond our personal best to make the Games happen.  There were also some interesting discussions on inclusion and diversity, and how to deal with situations in an appropriate manner.  I thought it was quite thought provoking, particularly in the context of the Paralympic Games which I will be working on as well.

Tomorrow I will meet my manager and start in the office.  I look forward to finding out more about what I'll be doing from day to day and meeting everyone who I'm going to be working with (just hope I can remember at least a few names!)

I've had a few people ask if I can score some free tickets to events for them - unfortunately the answer is no (otherwise I would be SO popular, that is, even more popular than I already am), but here is some information about how you can still get tickets:

• remaining tickets will go on general sale from 11am on 23 May 2012 from here.
• from "Spring 2012" (whenever that may be, as of last week it still felt a bit like winter) a ticket resale programme will begin, with a number of different sales channels.  You are encouraged to check that whatever website you are using to buy or sell tickets from is a legit and approved one - don't get scammed!  
• for team sports within the Olympic Park (Handball, Hockey, Basketball and Water Polo) that have multiple matches/games in a session, tickets will be scanned out when spectators leave prior to the second or last match/game.  You can then buy these tickets for a nominal price at a designated Ticket Box Office close to the venue.  So, keep an eye on the schedule and perhaps you could catch the second half of a session for tiddlywinks.  I'm told the Olympic Park is really worth a visit in its own right so it wouldn't be a waste of time to turn up and see what happens.