1. Fencing: do they use No. 8 wire?

Yup, I got a job at the Olympics!  Nope, not as a lawyer.  This is my important-sounding job title: Deputy Venue Transport Manager.  Nope, I don't know what that means either.  Here is a short excerpt from my job description:


Assist in development and planning of all London 2012 Transport Operations for a particular venue, including:

• Bus load zone access and staging
• Parking and permitting operations
• Traffic Management
• Staffing requirements
• Participate in Test Event planning and operations as required

I will be based, I think, at the ExCeL centre in London's docklands area (and I didn't just haphazardly use my shift key, it is actually supposed to be spelt LikE ThAt).  Amongst the events taking place at that particular venue is fencing.  Did you know:

• Fencing categories are Epee, Foil and Sabre (this bedroom joke might explain the difference between the three, or it may not).
• After the Paris 1924 Games, the Italian and Hungarian teams settled a scoring controversy with a real-life duel.
  

So, what qualifies me for this job? I can't even drive (very well), and obviously I know nothing about fencing.   78 days to go until the opening ceremony, and a week and a half till I start my job.  I'll let you know what it's all about when I find out for myself!