"Security will top the agenda," an Athens 2004 organising committee (ATHOC) official said. "We will present separate operational plans for every venue."
Worries about new delays in venue construction will be overshadowed by the spectre of possible violence at the world's biggest sports festival when IOC president Jacques Rogge and his new Athens inspection boss Denis Oswald visit Athens.
The September 11 plane crashes on the World Trade Center and Pentagon brought back memories of the 1972 Munich Games when 11 Israelis were killed and gave the IOC new security headaches.
"Funds for equipment, especially electronic, will be increased and we are considering hiring security experts from the United States who have experience in such huge events, like the Atlanta Games," an ATHOC official said.
Additionally, the Greek government may propose a bigger involvement of the army in security measures, he added.
But most importantly, an international team of experts from the foreign security services of the United States and six other countries, will play a more decisive role in 2004, he said.
Athens 2004 Olympic organisers will propose a new, tougher security plan to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) inspection team visiting Greece this week in the wake of the air attacks on the US.
