Seoul (RWH) The PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games (POCOG) announced the official launch of an organizing committee for test events, tentatively named “PyeongChang Winter Series Foundation.” The Foundation will work closely with each stakeholder to ensure sound preparation for the test events, which will lead to a successful hosting of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Test events are the final stage of preparations before the Games. A total of 28 international competitions will be staged by the International Winter Sports Federations at the Olympic and Paralympic Venues between February 2016 and April 2017, during which POCOG will review and improve the operational preparation for the Games in 2018. The new organizing committee held its inaugural meeting at the POCOG office in Seoul, Korea, on March 16, with representatives of stakeholders, including Korea’s seven national winter sports federations, Gangwon Province and host and venue cities. CHO Yang-ho, POCOG President was elected as ex officio Chairman of the Board.