“It´s a great satisfaction to see how the city is being mobilized to host the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. This meeting was the first step of a long journey of a lot of work we have ahead”. It was with this enthusiasm that the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President, Xavier Gonzalez, classified the first follow-up meeting for the Games project. The meeting took place in Rio, on Tuesday (23rd), and gathered members of the IPC, the Brazilian Paralympic Committee (BPC), of the three levels of government and of the Rio 2016 Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. In this first follow-up meeting of the project, the Committee assured the IPC that the organization of the Games is on time. At the meeting, the IPC was also introduced to the Organizing Committee organizational structure, Rio´s vision for the integration of the Olympic and Paralympic Games and the Rio 2016 Committee planning for the promotion of the Paralympic Games. In addition, the group received information on competition venues, athletes’ transportation and accessibility in the city. CPB President and member of the IPC Executive Committee, Andrew Parsons, emphasized the interaction among all parts involved in the organization of the Games. “We are partners and we are at the disposition of the three levels of government in all stages of this long process of preparation of the Paralympic Games”, Parsons stated at the end of the meeting, held at the Organizing Committee offices. “We have a unique program, which is to organize the Olympic and Paralympic Games with the same quality and dedication. We will work the same way, with no rest”, highlighted the President of the Rio 2016 Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Carlos Arthur Nuzman. The Rio 2016 Paralympic Games will be held September 7th - 18th, 2016.