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1 Page: 1 of 6 In green the changed items 1. Organizing Committee The Organizing Committee (OC) is housed in Thialf, Pim Mulierlaan 1, at the second floor (almost above the position of the startline 500m). Tel. +31 (0) oc.thialf@knsb.nl Internet: Twitter hashtag: #EuroSpeed The office will be open at: Normally only on working days: h On Wednesday January 4: h and h On Thursday morning, January 5, in Thialf, on the second floor, room 2.094a. Opening hours on Thursday h. During competition days the office will be open from 9h till the end of the competition day. Composition OC and responsibilities President Event manager House of Sports General secretary, Competition preparations and welcome teams Vice President & Competition manager Accreditations Facilities Finance Jury Coordinator Logistics KNSB-District Friesland Race office Herman ter Meulen Nicky Scheffer Wim Metselaar Harry Koch Daan Bruining Erik de Vries Gerrit Kramer Onno Kloosterboer Piet Tjepkema Bert Vegter Siep Luinenburg 2. Hotel Expenses, Board and Lodging The Organizing Committee will make hotel reservations for competitors in the following hotels:

2 Page: 2 of 6 a. Hotel Golden Tulip Tjaarda at Oranjewoud, phone +31(0) , fax +31(0) , info@tjaarda.nl b. Fletcher Hotel De Heidehof at Heerenveen, phone +31(0) , fax +31(0) , info@hotelheidehof.nl c. Hotel van der Valk Wolvega, phone +31(0) , fax +31(0) , e- mail: info@wolvega.valk.nl d. Holland Inn Hotel at Wolvega, phone +31(0) , fax +31(0) , e- mail: hotelwolvega@gmail.com e. Huis ten Wolde at Steenwijk, phone +31(0) , info@huistenwolde.nl f. Hotel van der Valk Sneek, phone +31(0) , fax +31(0) , info@sneek.valk.com g. Hotel Restaurant Lunia at Oldeberkoop, phone +31(0) , fax +31(0) , info@lunia.nl h. Hajé Hotel Joure, phone +31(0) , fax +31(0) , joure_manager@haje.nu 3. Declarations and passport copies All officials, team leaders and competitors must sign an ISU Declaration Form in order to get an accreditation. In case of declarations sent to the ISU in the past, the OC will check the ISU-database. See also ISU Communication 1628 and Team leaders and/or competitors who are not entered in the ISU-database: At the latest on Thursday, January 5, 11.30h each team leader is requested to hand over the ISU-declarations, completely filled in and signed by the competitor involved, together with a copy of their passport to the Race office. 4. Admittance to the Icestadium The competitors, coaches, team leaders etc. from the participating countries have only admittance to the Ice-stadium if they can show their personal admission ticket. These badges shall contain a passport photo. This photo (if applicable) will be made by the OC in the Ice-Stadium. During competition days coaches, and competitors are requested to enter the Ice Stadium at the North side (Entrance A). 5. Transportation facility Transport is available for competitors, coaches etc., who are living in a hotel which is reserved by the OC. For appointments for transportation please call: +31 (0) or inform the reception desk in your hotel before 19h. 6. Confirming Entries At the latest on Thursday, January 5, before 11.30h, each Team leader is requested to confirm the entries to the OC.

3 Page: 3 of 6 7. Team leaders meeting There will be a Team leaders meeting on Thursday, January 5 at 16.00h at the second floor of the Ice-Stadium, room 2.094a. with the purpose to confirm the final entries and to present race schedules and other logistic and competition information. The Team leaders meeting for the subsequent days will be decided at the first Team leaders meeting in cooperation with the ISU-Technical Representative, the Referees and the Team leaders. 8. Draw meeting Thursday at 18h there will be a opening draw meeting at the same location of the Team leaders meeting. The meetings for Friday and Saturday will also be decided just like the Team leaders meetings. 9. Warming up facilities The competitors can make their warming up and cooling down and Weight, sprint & imitations training in the new located Fitness Accommodation at the second floor at the Crossing-lane side. Opening hours: see the separate training facility-schedule. On behalf off safety regulations it is not allowed to do the warming up in the long corridor near by the dressing rooms. 10. Training facilities Times for the training sessions: see the separate training facility-schedule. Please, start the training sessions only from the outside of the ice rink and do not enter the ice on shoes. On competition days enter the ice only from the inner side. 11. Medical Services During the competitions FIRST AID ROOM including a medical staff is available. Nearest hospital service, including all medical specialities: Ziekenhuis De Tjongerschans, Thialfweg 44, Heerenveen. Tel. +31 (0) Anti Doping 1. Anti-Doping tests will be carried out in accordance with the valid ISU Anti-Doping Code (ISU Communication No. 1871, 1872, 1922 and 2056 or any further update of these Communications). The team leaders are responsible for the prompt presenting of doping called skater.

4 Page: 4 of 6 2. If difficulties with a skater in connection with the language are foreseen, it is recommended that the skater is accompanied by an interpreter during the sealing of the bottles. 13. Ceremonies The ceremonies according to protocol (formal ceremony) for all distances will take place directly after the ice cleaning. To achieve a ceremony with some style we request the price winners (on shoes and well dressed) nearby the exit of the tunnel on the inner side of the ice rink. From there, the price winners will be escorted to the platform by our hostess and also accompanied by the referee and a member of the OC. 14. Prizes and Titles Prize money will be awarded according to ISU Communication No and No or any further update of this Communication. The winners of the Championships are the Skaters with the lowest total of points after 4 distances have been completed (Rule 265, paragraph 2 and 268, paragraph 1) for the Allround Combination and for the Sprint Combination. The winner will bear the title: Lady European Allround Speed Skating Champion for 2017, European Allround Speed Skating Champion for 2017, Lady European Sprint Speed Skating Champion for 2017 and European Sprint Speed Skating Champion for 2017 respectively (Rule 133, paragraph a & b), and will each be awarded the ISU Championships gold medal. The Skaters placed second and third in the final classification after 4 distances for the Allround Combination and for the Sprint Combination, will be awarded the ISU Championships silver and bronze medals, respectively 15. Protocols The protocols will be available at our event-site Time measurement Time measurements will take place by 3 systems: 1 st a photo finish equipment (leading) 2 nd a two complete sets of photo cells between the lanes (1 st backup) 3 rd a transponder system (2 nd backup) to determine the time and the order of finish of Skaters or teams. All competitors are required to wear transponders on both legs.

5 Page: 5 of Emergency plan In case of a calamity inside or outside the ice stadium and the necessity to evacuate all the people in the ice stadium to the outside, the signal to evacuate comes from the Emergency Command Team to the Competition Manager and he will give this sign to the Referees so they have to stop the races immediate and take care that all competitors, coaches and teamleaders and all the officials has to leave the ice and the infield and have to go to a meeting place outside the Stadium. 18. Involved officials ISU Representative Tron Espeli (NOR) ISU Speed Skating Techn. Committee Representatives Alexander Kibalko (RUS) ISU Event Coordinator ISU Medical Advisor Referee Men Referee Ladies Starters Men Starter Ladies Daria Kamelkova (RUS) Dr. Harm Kuipers (NED) Daniel Cabelduc (SWE) Karina Kreja (POL) Ekaterina Pilshchikova (RUS) Berri de Jonge (NED) Yuliya Mitrofanova (RUS) André de Vries (NED) Jouko Vesterlund (FIN) Tom Vidar Johansson (NOR) Competition Manager Sport Expert Harry Koch +31 (0) h.koch@knsb.nl Siep Luinenburg +31 (0) SportExpertThialf@gmail.com

6 Page: 6 of 6 Time schedule Thursday, January 5: The Race Office is located at the second floor of the Ice stadium, in room 2.094a. There you can also pick up your information set, accreditations and freetickets. The Team leaders are requested to hand over before 11.30h: - Confirming Entries - Copies of the passports - Transportation forms - ISU-Declaration forms (if failing) 16h Team Leaders Meeting, Ice Stadium Thialf, Second floor, room 2.094a 18h Opening draw in Second floor, room 2.094a Friday, January 6: 18.30h Start Competitions Saturday, January 7: 11.00h Start Competitions Sunday, January 8: 13.30h Start Competitions On behalf of the Organizing Committee Siep Luinenburg Sport-Expert