Organisers of the Volvo Ocean Race finale in Galway this summer are looking to attract 2,000 volunteers to help in the running of the event.
700,000 visitors are expected to pass through the City between 30th June and 8th July.
CPL and NUI Galway are involved in helping fill the roles but it may also be of interest to businesses that provide volunteer opportunities to staff.
Expressions of interest are also being sought for a ‘Global Village’ business to business initiative based on a trading post concept of open and free showcasing and trading of goods and services to a global audience.
The key objective of the Global Village is to create an environment conducive to connecting Irish businesses to the global market, providing an opportunity for Irish industry to present its wares to a captive global audience.
Global Village has been created to utilise the platform of a 1.3 Billion television audience, 1.6 billion print audience and 1.1 billion on line audience to convey the messages under the categories of Ireland’s leading components, Innovation, Food, Green and Marine.