December 13, 2001: The BOCOG was established.

February 4, 2002: The State Council put forth the Regulations on the Protection of Olympic Symbols, which went into effect on April 1, 2002.

July 12, 2002: The Beijing Olympic Action Plan formulated jointly by the Beijing Municipal Government and the BOCOG was promulgated, detailing the main tasks of the preparatory work for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

June 11, 2003: The BOCOG Sailing Committee (Qingdao) was set up in Qingdao.

August 3, 2003: The Emblem of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, entitled "Chinese Seal—Dancing Beijing," was publicized at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing.

August 31, 2003: A frame agreement for the establishment of the Beijing Olympics Broadcasting Co. Ltd. was signed, launching the TV broadcasting work for the Games.

September 1, 2003: The Beijing 2008 Marketing Plan was officially launched.

December 24, 2003: Construction of the National Stadium and the National Swimming Center kicked off.

March 26, 2004: The Lenovo Group became the first Chinese company to join the Olympic Partner Program.

July 13, 2004: Entitled "Sky, Earth and Human Being," the emblem of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games was unveiled.

May 31, 2005: Beijing Olympic Broadcasting Co. Ltd., host broadcaster of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, was put into official operation.

June 5, 2005: The Beijing Olympic Volunteer Program was launched and the volunteer symbol for the Games was unveiled. Around 70,000 volunteers will be needed for the Beijing Olympics and 30,000 for the Paralympics.

June 26, 2005: "One World, One Dream," the theme slogan for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, was announced.

July 8, 2005: The International Olympic Committee announced that the equestrian events will be located in Hong Kong.

October 5, 2005: The BOCOG Equestrian Committee (Hong Kong) was formally established.

November 11, 2005: The official mascots of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games were unveiled to mark the 1,000-day countdown to the opening of the Games. The mascots, consisting of five figures, are officially named Fuwa. They include Beibei the fish, Jingjing the panda, Huanhuan the Olympic flame, Yingying the Tibetan antelope and Nini the swallow. The first characters of their rhythmic two-syllable names form a line that reads "Beijing Huan Ying Ni," or in English, "Welcome to Beijing."

April 16, 2006: The creation team for the opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games was announced.

August 7, 2006: The BOCOG released the pictograms of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.