WOC 2008 Olomouc Czech Republic Bulletin 3

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1 WOC 2008 Olomouc Czech Republic Bulletin 3

2 CONTENT 1 Welcome to WOC The Organisers 3 Event Controllers 4 Jury 5 WOC 2008 Programme 6 Competition Rules 7 Classes and Participation Restrictions 8 Anti-doping 9 Embargoed Areas 10 Competition Areas 11 Maps 12 Courses 13 Terrain Description 14 Punching System and Timekeeping 15 Start Draws 16 Coaching and Team Zones 17 Start Bibs 18 Clothing 19 Team Officials Meeting 20 Peculiarities of WOC Transport 22 Event Centre 23 Accommodation 24 Dining Service 25 Accreditation 26 Weather 27 Training opportunities 28 Visas 29 Entries 30 Media Services 31 IOF Guests and IOF Congress 32 Payment 33 Welcome to the Orienteering Festival Welcome to the World Trail Orienteering Championships Information

3 1 Welcome to WOC 2008 Dear Sporting Friends, Over the next few months the sporting world will be hosting a number of championship events. In June there are the finals, in Switzerland, of the UEFA EURO 2008 football championship. Then in August our attention switches to China, where the Summer Olympics are being held, with medals, cash prizes and fame in the world of the media will all be at stake. But in this introduction I would like to extend to you a welcome to a much more modest championship event, but one which, in terms of its attractiveness, interest, the level of performances realised by those taking part in it, and the rigour of training preparation they undergo, far surpasses the standards achieved in many Olympic sports. On behalf of the Czech Orienteering Federation, it is my pleasure to invite you to the city of Olomouc and its surroundings where the 25th World Orienteering Championships will take place in mid-july. Czechoslovakia previously hosted the WOC in 1972 and 1991, so this will be the third occasion on which participants will be able to exercise their orienteering skills to the full and compete for medals while traversing Czech terrain. WOC will offer you a unique opportunity to realise your favourite sport - and of course participation and enjoyment are far more important than the gratification that comes from winning medals. We look forward to meeting you at WOC 2008! Radan Kamenický President of the Czech Orienteering Federation Olomouc Region City of Olomouc City of Prostějov

4 2 Organisers The Organising Committee on behalf of Czech Orienteering Federation: Pavel Sekanina Petr Klimpl Radan Kamenický Vladimír Šimíček Josef Váňa David Aleš Ivan Matějů Vojtěch Hála Vlastimil Uchytil Petr Kadeřávek Robert Zdráhal Jindřich Smička Miloš Rychlý Marek Petřivalský Chairman Prime Vice-Chairman Vice-Chairman Vice-Chairman Vice-Chairman, Marketing Director Event Director Financial Director Representative of the City of Olomouc Vice-Mayor, City of Prostějov Media Director Director of Organisational Section Director of Public Events WTOC 2008 Event Director Secretary WOC Course Planners Jaroslav Kačmarčík, Josef Hubáček WOC Mapping Team Petr Hranička, Zdeněk Lenhart, Petr Mareček, Roman Horký WOC 2008 and the Orienteering Festival 2008 public event are both organised by the Czech Orienteering Federation, local O-clubs from the Olomouc region, and volunteers from all over the Czech Republic. 3 Event Controllers Unni Strand Karlsen, NOR Henning Spjelkavik, NOR Dušan Vystavěl, CZE IOF Senior Event Adviser IOF SEA Assistant for IT National Controller 4 Jury Unni Strand Karlsen (NOR) - Senior IOF Event Adviser, Chairman of Jury Christine Brown (AUS) Karl Johan Clemmensen (DEN) András Hegedüs (HUN) Tuomo Peltola (FIN) David Rosen (GBR)

5 5 WOC 2008 Programme Date Time WOC Events Venue Sat July 12 12:00 Deadline for entry sprint Q Event Centre 14:00 16:00 Model sprint distance Olomouc 16:00 18:00 Technical model Olomouc Event Centre 19:00 Team Officials Meeting Event Office Sun July 13 09:30 10:30 Sprint distance qualification W Prostějov 10:30 11:30 Sprint distance qualification M Prostějov 14:00 14:30 Team Officials Meeting Olomouc Event Centre 16:00 16:30 Opening ceremony Olomouc, Horní náměstí 16:45 17:45 Sprint final W Olomouc 17:50 Flower ceremony W Olomouc 18:00 19:00 Sprint final M Olomouc 19:05 Flower ceremony M Olomouc 19:35 Prize-giving ceremony W, M Olomouc 19:45 Press conference Olomouc 20:00 Banquet for guests and VIP Olomouc Town Hall Mon July 14 09:30 15:00 Model long distance qualification Mutkov 12:00 Deadline for entry long Q Olomouc - Event Office 19:00 Team Officials Meeting Olomouc - Event Office Tue July 15 09:30 12:30 Long distance qualifications Dalov Wed July 16 09:00 IOF Pre-General Assembly Seminar Hotel Tennis Club 09:30 15:00 Model middle distance Žďárský Potok 12:00 Deadline for entry middle Q Olomouc Event Office 15:30 IOF/VIP/media race Golf Véska 19:00 Team Officials Meeting Olomouc Event Centre Thu July 17 09:30 11:30 Middle distance qualifications Stará Ves 13:30 Team Officials Meeting Rýmařov 15:00 17:05 Middle distance final M Stará Ves 17:10 Flower ceremony M Stará Ves 17:30 19:35 Middle distance final W Stará Ves 19:40 Flower ceremony W Stará Ves 19:50 Press conference Stará Ves Fri July 18 09:00 IOF Congress Hotel Tennis Club 09:30 15:00 Model long distance final and relay Kořenec 19:00 Team Officials Meeting Olomouc Event Centre Sat July 19 09:30 13:30 Long distance finals Skřípov 09:30 12:00 Model long distance final and relay Kořenec 12:00 Deadline for entry relay Event Office Skřípov/ EC 13:00 Flower ceremony M, W Skřípov 13:45 Press conference Skřípov 17:00 Team Officials Meeting Olomouc Event Centre 19:00 Prize-giving ceremony middle M, W Olomouc, Horní náměstí 19:15 Prize-giving ceremony long M, W Olomouc, Horní náměstí 19:30 Prize-giving ceremony OF 2008 Olomouc, Horní náměstí

6 Sun July 20 09:00 11:00 Relay W Skřípov 11:30 13:45 Relay M Skřípov 14:00 Prize-giving ceremony W, M Skřípov 14:15 Closing ceremony Skřípov 14:30 Press conference Skřípov 19:00 Banquet Olomouc 6 Competition Rules The Competition Rules for IOF Foot Orienteering Events (valid from January 1, 2007) apply for WOC A deviation from the competition rules 3.2. and 9.9 has been approved by IOF Council. 7 Classes and Participation Restrictions The following rules from the Competition Rules for IOF Foot Orienteering Events (valid from January 1, 2007) apply to participation in WOC 2008: 5.7 There is one class for women and one for men. There are no age restrictions. 6.1 A competitor may represent only one Federation during any one calendar year. 6.2 Competitors who are representing a Federation shall have full passport-holding citizenship of the country of that Federation. 6.3 Each participating Federation shall appoint a team manager to act as a contact person between the team and the organiser. It is the team manager s duty to see that the team receives all necessary information. 6.4 Competitors participate at their own risk. Insurance against accidents shall be the responsibility of their Federation or themselves, according to national regulations. 6.5 All competitors represent a Federation. Each Federation may enter a team of up to 14 competitors - up to 7 women and 7 men - and a number of team officials. The organiser shall fix the maximum number of officials per team, in accordance with the available facilities. This maximum number shall be the same for each team and shall be at least In each qualification race, every Federation may enter up to 3 women and 3 men and, in addition, the current World Champions for the distance may be entered by their Federation(s) provided they are members of the Federation s team. In the final, only the competitors placed fifteenth and better in each qualification race heat may participate. 6.7 In the Relay, each Federation may enter one women s team and one men s team, each consisting of 3 team members. Incomplete teams and teams with runners from more than one Federation are not allowed. Under no circumstances may persons other than entered competitors participate in the competition. For WOC 2008, each Federation may enter a team consisting of up to 7 women, 7 men and 8 team officials.

7 Summary of participation arrangements in WOC 2008 Max. number Number of heats Number of qualified Total number from each team M/W in qualification runners from each heat of runners in Final Sprint 3 / 3 + World Champion Middle 3 / 3 + World Champion Long 3 / 3 + World Champion Relay 1 team of 3 legs (both for M and W) 8 Anti-Doping Code Doping is forbidden: «think positive test negative». The organisers are committed to do everything required to assist the official anti-doping authorities at WOC 2008 to successfully and transparently undertake their work. We strongly support all positive efforts to keep our sport clean and doping-free. IOF Anti-Doping Code: the rules of the IOF Anti-Doping Code, valid from January 1, 2007 apply. 9 Embargoed Areas With reference to the IOF Competition Rules (article 26.6), the areas listed below are embargoed for all potential WOC 2008 team members (runners, team official, coach, doctor, etc.) and other persons which through their knowledge of the terrain or the events may influence results of the WOC Spelt out in detail this means that: no organised orienteering activities may take part in these areas. no training sessions, i.e. running/races, testing out routes can take place here. no-one with potential connection to a team (athlete or other function) may visit the embargoed areas. areas 1,2 and 5 are totally embargoed and any visit to these areas, even on public roads, is strictly prohibited. Offences must be reported to Marek Petrivalsky, WOC 2008 Secretary, marek.petrivalsky@woc2008.cz

8 Number Area Previous O-maps 1 Olomouc - centre Olomouc - EFOL 2000, 1: 5000 Olomouc - Čechovy sady, 1998, 1:5000 Olomouc, 1998, 1:5000 Flóra Olomouc, 1988, 1: Prostějov Brněnské předměstí, 2003, 1:5000 Prostějov 2002, 2002, 1:4,000 Prostějov Hvězdárna, 1999, 1:5,000 Prostějov centrum, 1996, 1:2,500 Hvězdárna, 1996, 1:2,500 Zámek, 1982, 1:2,500 Sady, 1981, 1:2,500 5 Olomouc Wedding day, 2003, 1:10000 Svatý Kopeček U Hanáků, 2001, 1:7,500 Kopeček, 1999, 1:15000 Jebuješka, 1997, 1:15000 Sv. Kopeček 1995, 1995, 1:15000 Radíkov 1994, 1994, 1:15000 Milíře, 1989, 1: Libavá Čertovy Kazatelny, 1995, 1: Rýmařov and Jeseníky Žďárský potok, 1993, 1:15000 Nová Ves, 1991, 1:15000 U Hájků (Ski-O), 1992, 1:15000 Švýcárna (Ski-O), 1990, 1:25,000 8 Sovinecko Kukačka 1999, 1998, 1983, 1:15000 Rozhraní, 1991, 1986, 1:15000 Prameny, 1989, 1:15000 Kamínka, 1981, 1: Konice Durana, 1989, 1:15000 Flinťour, 1973, 1:20000 Loupežník 1992, 1:15000 Švábensko 2002, 1:15000 Please note that while in the list of embargoed areas in WOC 2008 Bulletin n.1 only the name of the most recent O- map was listed, in Bulletin n.2 as well in Bulletin n.3, all significant previous maps since 1980 covering respective areas are listed, but this list is not exhaustive as it does not include the same maps printed with minor actualizations with different names. Access to Embargoed Area 1 (Olomouc-Centre) by WOC 2008 participants in the WOC 2008 Opening Ceremony will be allowed, under the organiser s instructions to be published in Bulletin 4. Embargoes in all the WOC 2008 Embargoed Areas are valid until all the WOC Events in these areas are finished.

9 10 Competition Areas Location of the competition, model and reserve areas within the Olomouc region A Prostějov - Sprint Qualification B Olomouc - Sprint Model, Sprint Final C Olomouc Svatý Kopeček - Sprint Reserve D Sovinecko - Long Qualification Model, Long Qualification E Rýmařov - Middle Model, Middle Qual., Middle Final, Middle Reserve F Konice - Long Final Model, Long Final, Relay Model, Relay G Libavá - Long Reserve, Relay Reserve

10 A Prostějov - Sprint Qualification B Olomouc Sprint Model, Sprint Final GPS coordinates of the arena: N, E GPS coordinates of the arenas: - Sprint Model N, E - Sprint Final N, E C Olomouc Svatý Kopeček - Sprint Reserve D Sovinecko - Long Qualification Model, Long Qualification GPS coordinates of the arena: - Long Qualification Model N, E - Long Qualification N, E 10

11 E Rýmařov - Middle Model, Middle Qual., Middle Final, Middle Reserve F Konice - Long Final Model, Long Final, Relay Model, Relay GPS coordinates of the arenas: - Middle Model N, E - Middle Qualification and Final N, E Part of the embargoed area E - Rýmařov was opened, for purpose of selection races. This concerning part will be available for teams training, but when arranged by WOC organizers only. For booking of this possibility, please contact training@woc2008.cz. GPS coordinates of the arenas: - Long Final Model, Relay Model N, E - Long Final + Relay N, E G Libavá Long reserve, Relay Reserve 11 Maps Competition map Scale Vertical contour interval Sprint Qualification 1: m Sprint Final 1: m Middle Distance Qualification 1: m Middle Distance Final 1: m Long Distance Qualification 1: m Long Distance Final 1: m Relay 1: m Maps are drawn according to the International Specification for Orienteering Maps (ISOM 2000) and the International Specification for Sprint Orienteering Maps (ISSOM 2007). 11

12 12 Courses WOC Event Length Climb Controls Winning Time Refreshment Points Sprint Qualification - Prostějov (1:5000, E=2.5 m) Women A min - Women B min - Women C min - Men A min - Men B min - Men C min - Sprint Final - Olomouc (1:5000, E=2.5m) Women min - Men min - Long Distance Qualification - Dalov (1:15000, E=5m) Women A min 1 Women B min 1 Women C min 1 Men A min 2 Men B min 2 Men C min 2 Middle Distance Qualification Stará Ves (1:10000, E=5m) Women A min - Women B min - Women C min - Men A min - Men B min - Men C min - Middle Distance Final Stará Ves (1:10000, E=5m) Women min 1 Men min 1 Long Distance Final - Skřípov (1:15000, E=5m) Women min 3-4 Men min 4-5 Relay Final - Skřípov (1:10000, E=5m) Women leg km m min 1 Women leg km m min 1 Women leg km m min 2 Women total 17.9 km 120 min Men leg km m min 2 Men leg km m min 2 Men leg km m min 2 Men total 24.3 km 134 min 12

13 13 Terrain Description Sprint Distance Qualification Terrain form Vegetation Runnability Visibility Paths and roads Urban terrain located 225 metres above sea level Very flat with almost no climbing The competition zone comprises 3 different areas: - residential suburbs built in the 1970s, sporadic vegetation features such as bushes, flower beds and isolated trees - urban park with open areas, thickets and isolated trees - urban centre, with a minimum of vegetation features Very good Mostly very good, reduced in some densely planted parts of urban parks Mostly paved or asphalted, some unpaved paths in urban parks Sprint Distance Final Terrain form Vegetation Runnability Visibility Paths and roads Urban terrain located metres above sea level Generally flat with climbing up to 30 metres The competition zone comprises 2 different areas: - urban parkland with a lot of detailed vegetation (flower beds, thickets, hedges) and artifical features (statues, monuments, banks) crossed by a deep watercourse - historic city centre comprising a combination of narrow streets, squares, passages and fortification walls, with very few vegetation features Very good Mostly very good, reduced in some densely planted parts of urban parks Mostly paved or asphalted, some unpaved paths in urban parks 13

14 Middle Distance Qualification and Final Terrain form Vegetation Runnability Visibility Paths and roads Mountain terrain located metres above sea level Mostly mountain spruce forest, in some parts quite humid including extensive but runnable marshes, in some parts multiple rock and stone elements including a little city of rocks Ranging from very good to very difficult Mostly good Limited network of forest paths and roads Long Distance Qualification Terrain form Vegetation Runnability Visibility Paths and roads Terrain located metres above sea level Mountain-like terrain with very deep valleys in the western part, with climbing up to 100 metres, sporadic stones or man-made terrain elements in the valley slopes, eastern sector is generally flat, partly humid Spruce or deciduous mixed forest, a lot of vegetation features like rootstocks, isolated or distinctive trees, and clearings Mostly good with undergrowth in some parts Mostly good Average network of forest paths and roads Long Distance Final and Relay Terrain form Vegetation Runnability Visibility Paths and roads Terrain located metres above sea level Typical centro-european terrain, variety of terrain elements, a lot of deep valleys and erosion gullies, in some parts steep slopes with stony ground, sporadic stone outcrops Spruce or deciduous mixed forest, a lot of vegetation features like rootstocks, isolated or distinctive trees, and clearings Mostly good, difficult in steep slopes areas, some undergrowth around open clearing areas Mostly good Average network of forest paths and roads 14 Punching System and Timekeeping The punching system employed for all WOC 2008 competitions will be SPORTident. The SPORTident control cards will be provided by the organisers. The SI cards will be given to all WOC competitors upon their accreditation in the Event Office. They will be used for all the WOC events and must be returned, in one package per team, to the Event Office before the team departs after the championship. A charge of 50 euros for each lost or unreturned SI cards will be made to the Federation held responsible. In all individual competitions the start times will be determined using a starting gate. The finish times will be measured by photocells at the point where the runner crosses the finish line. The running times will be rounded down to the nearest 1.0 second, except in the Sprint Final, when they will be rounded down to the nearest 0.1 second. 14

15 The punching and timekeeping equipment, together with the organisation procedures for starting and finishing, will be explained at the Technical Model Event on Saturday 12th July, close to the WOC Event Centre in Olomouc-Neředín, from to Start Draws The start draws for the Sprint Distance Qualification, Long Distance Qualification and Middle Distance Qualification races will be realised according to the IOF Foot Orienteering Competition Rules (Chapter 12), under the supervision by Event Advisor. There will be no public draw. 16 Coaching and Team Zones Team zones Team Zones are restricted areas where only accredited team members with their personal WOC 2008 ID card will have access and where privacy will be guaranteed during the competitions. The Team Zones in the WOC arenas are all within 100 m of the finish line. In the Team Zones the teams will be provided with tents by the organiser. It s not allowed to put up private tents in the Team Zones. Shower and toilet facililities will be available in the Team Zones of all arenas, except of those for sprint qualification and sprint final, where showers won t be provided. Coaching zones In the Long Distance Final, Middle Distance Final and the Relay races there will be clearly marked Coaching Zones, no more than 200 metres from the finish, where team coaches may encourage and assist their athletes as they pass by. Only 2 accredited coaches per team are allowed to enter these zones. In order to maintain a high level of fairness the only activities allowed in the coaching zone are: Exchange of verbal communication with athletes - no written information; Exchange of personal equipment such as compasses, shoes, contact lenses etc; Food and drinks may be handed out personally to the athletes. The exchange of any information or material to or from athletes outside the official Coaching Zones is not permitted. 17 Start Bibs During WOC Events all runners must wear start bibs on the chest. The bib numbers will be handed out at the respective Team Officials Meetings. Just prior to the flower and prize-giving ceremonies, special bibs will be handed out to the runners placed between first and sixth in the events, and these must be worn on the chest during the ceremonies. 18 Clothing There are no regulations concerning the type of clothes or shoes worn by runners. It is recommended to cover arms and legs to avoid tick bites. Increased occurrences of ticks transmitting boreliosis and/or encephalitis have been reported in the competition areas for the Long Distance Qualification and the Long Distance Final and Relay. 15

16 19 Team Officials Meetings All Team Officials Meetings (TOMs) will be held in the WOC Event Centre as indicated in the WOC 2008 Programme, with the exception of the TOM on Thursday 17th July which will be held in the Elementary School in Rýmařov. Only accredited WOC participants and invited guests (IOF officials, organisers) are allowed access to TOMs. At the TOMs the start bibs, control descriptions, start lists and further official information will be distributed to the teams. All information will be available 15 minutes prior to the opening of the TOM in the meeting hall. 20 Peculiarities of WOC 2008 The Long Distance Final race will include a forking method. More details will be included in Bulletin n Transport On request, we can organise transport for teams from and to the nearest international airports, which are at Brno, Prague, Wien and Bratislava. We can also on request provide transport from and to the main railway stations in Olomouc in connection with trains arriving from Prague and Wien. The organisers can also provide transport to and from Model Events and WOC event arenas for any teams that are interested. Please send your transport requirements for transfers to and from Olomouc, Model and WOC Events to the WOC Secretary, Marek Petrivalsky (marek.petrivalsky@woc2008.cz), by 31st May 2008 at the latest, to receive further detailed information and prices. For rental car arrangements we recommend Hertz, the official car rental partner of WOC 2008 ( ). To receive promotional rates please quote PC# CZMS2008 when you make your reservation (this can be applied only when making the reservation by rezervace@hertz.cz, phone or fax ). The rates are published on the WOC website, section For teams/transportation. Getting to and from WOC Events There will be no organised transport provided by the WOC organisers to WOC Events, except for the Sprint Qualification and Sprint Final more details will be published in Bulletin 4. To travel to and from all other WOC Events, WOC participants are expected to arrange their own transport at their own expense and risk. Meeting points at which WOC participants can arrange transport will be determined and described in Bulletin 4. Transport from these meeting points to the Start Area or Finish Area will then be provided by the organisers. Upon accreditation in the Event Office, WOC participants will receive parking cards and maps with descriptions of the routes to all meeting points. Please note that only vehicles with WOC parking cards can be parked in the special parking zones at the event arenas. 22 Event Centre The official Event and Media Centre of WOC 2008 will be in the Neředín campus of Palacký University in Olomouc. The campus is the home of the Faculty of Physical Education and provides high standard accommodation, of sufficient capacity to sleep all the WOC 2008 participants during the World Championships. The Event Centre of WOC 2008 will be organised in an Olympic village manner with all facilities located close to one another (the maximum distance between them will be just 200 metres): 16

17 The central WOC building including the Event Office, Team Officials Meeting Hall, Media Centre, and several classrooms or gyms for team meetings Two accommodation blocks of the University halls of residence, with a total capacity of 500 beds Dining facilities in the University restaurant As mentioned above, in the building accommodating the WOC Event Office, classrooms will be available for team meetings, some of them equipped with a PC and data projector, and 2 small gyms for warming-up sessions. The use of meeting rooms is not included in the WOC Accreditation fee. The booking of meeting rooms during the WOC will be organised by the Event Office, but if you wish to reserve such facilities in advance please contact the WOC Secretary at marek.petrivalsky@woc2008.cz Head of the Event Office: David Kabáth Phone contact: contact: office@woc2008.cz WOC Event Centre address: Faculty of Physical Education (FTK) Palacky University Tř. Míru 115, Olomouc GPS coordinates of the WOC Event Centre in Olomouc: N E. Event Centre opens on Friday 10th July hrs. 17

18 23 Accommodation Special offer of accommodation arrangement and booking We are fully aware of the importance of providing a peaceful, comfortable environment for the accommodation of top class athletes. All National Teams are thus offered the opportunity to reserve complete self-catering apartments within the University halls of residence. Each apartment block is self-contained and has two kitchens and four independent WC/shower rooms. The ground floor and upper floor apartment units have differing configurations: - up to 13 persons in 9 rooms for the apartments on the first and higher floors (5 single- and 4 double-bed rooms) - up to 12 persons in 8 rooms for the ground floor apartments (4 single- and 4 double-bed rooms) If you decide to book an entire apartment, you will be able to enjoy the independent and undisturbed organisation of your team life. This means, however, that you must pay the whole price for the apartment, regardless of how many beds you plan to use. Please note that when renting the entire apartment you are not allowed to use it for accommodating more people than the stated sleeping capacity of the beds! The booking of entire apartments by teams is subject to room availability and will be distributed strictly on a first come first served basis. If this option interests you, you are strongly advised to book as soon as possible. Mixed team accommodation We also offer all national teams an accommodation option based on the exact number of beds required. In this case the teams sharing the same apartment unit must bear in mind that they will have less privacy - corridors, kitchens, WCs and showers are shared with other participants lodged in the same apartment. How to book your team s accommodation: You can book your team accommodation on the basis of the number of members in your team using the official online entry form on the WOC website. As this on-line form does not differentiate between different accommodation options, you are advised to contact the WOC accommodation manager, Robert Zdráhal, to discuss the options available and to reserve your chosen accommodation in the halls of residence. Contact: Robert Zdráhal Phone: office , mobil robert.zdrahal@woc2008.cz You can find more details on accommodation options, including plans and photos of the apartments in the halls of residence of residence, on the WOC website. The official confirmation of your accommodation reservation, together with all necessary details, will be sent together with your invoice, after 31 May. 24 Dining Service The dining arrangements for Federation Teams will be provided according to their requirements as specified on the WOC on-line entry form. All teams will receive the meal tickets corresponding to their requests following accreditation at the Event Office. On rest days, all meals for teams lodging in the Event Centre will be served in the University restaurant. Proposed dining hours are to for breakfast, to for lunch and to for the evening meal. On competition days, for WOC participants who have ordered lunch, two options will be available: A) Hot meals in the field restaurants of the WOC Arenas 18

19 B) Cold lunch packs, to be collected in the morning from the University restaurant. Requests for these must be made in advance, by at the latest on the previous day, at the WOC Event Office. More details of dining arrangements will be given in Bulletin Accreditation All registered participants of WOC 2008, including team members, IOF officials, media representatives and guests are kindly requested to check in for accreditation at the WOC Event Office in the WOC Event Centre in Olomouc-Neředín upon their arrival. Each registered team member must present his or her personal passport before he or she is accredited. A personal WOC ID card with photo and coloured access rights codes will be handed out at accreditation. All accredited persons must wear their WOC ID card at all relevant times - it must be presented for access to permitted zones, and this is based on the coloured access rights codes. 26 Weather Usually in July the weather in the Olomouc district is warm and pleasant (between 25 and 30 C), though be prepared also for the occasional rainy day when the temperature can drop to 10 C! Weather forecasts for the WOC 2008 region will be given at the Team Officials Meetings. 27 Training opportunities A) Individual training programmes Individual training programmes and races can also be arranged on request. Please consult the WOC 2008 web page at for updated information concerning official and individual training opportunities and the training map offer. For information concerning WOC 2008 training please contact: Martina Jindřišková, training@woc2008.cz; mobile: B) Selection races Selection races for national teams will be organised during the weekend of 28th-29th June Following selection races arranged by the WOC organisers will take place as follows: Sprint on the morning of Friday 27th June, in Šumperk Middle on the morning of Tuesday 24th June and on the afternoon of Friday 27th June, at Žďárský Potok Long on the afternoon of Thursday 26th June and on the morning of Sunday 29th June, at Jedovnice All teams interested in running in these selection races are invited to contact Martina Jindřišková, training@woc2008.cz 19

20 28 Visas According to the current regulations, citizens of the following IOF full member countries must obtain a visa in order to enter the Czech Republic: Belarus, Colombia, People s Republic of China, Kazakhstan, North Korea, Moldova, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Croatia, Republic Serbia, South Africa. Visas have to be applied for at your nearest Czech Embassy. Invitation letters from WOC organisers are required, and these may be obtained by contacting the WOC Secretary at marek.petrivalsky@upol.cz. Please note that conditions of entry to the Czech Republic can change, and all WOC participants are advised to keep abreast of the current situation by consulting their local Czech Embassy - see the website: 29 Entries A continually updated summary of Federation team entries for WOC 2008 is published on the WOC 2008 website, (link For spectators/national teams). The deadline for submitting team entries is 31st May Final entries for Federation teams, including the full name, sex, date of birth and passport-size photo of each athlete and team official must be fed into the on-line entry form on the WOC website by 2nd July 2008 at the very latest. There is no entry fee for national teams from the following countries: Democratic People s Republic of Korea (PRK), Turkey (TUR), Colombia (COL), Liechtenstein (LIE) and Chinese Taipei (TPE). The WOC 2008 organisers deem it appropriate to waive such charges for runners from these five countries, where orienteering as a sport is still very much in its infancy. Entries and reservations for accommodation, board and transport will only be valid once we receive full payment, which must be submitted not later than 15th June 2008 (see Payments). 30 Media Services All media representatives are welcome to come and cover all the WOC 2008 events. The Media Centre, together with the Event Centre, will be situated in the main building of the Neředín campus of Palacký University in the western outskirts of Olomouc, where the majority of the WOC 2008 participants will be accommodated. Full media services and facilities as well as high capacity internet connections will be available there. Media facilities will also be available in the arenas for all the events, i.e. the qualifying races and finals for Sprint, Middle Distance and Long, as well as in the arena for Relays. Press conferences will be held after each final event. 20

21 Opening hours of the Media Centre: Media Centre Olomouc - Neředín WOC Arena Sat 12 July 10:00 22:30 - Sun 13 July Sprint Qual 08:00-12:00 Sprint Final 08: , , :00-20:30 Mon 14 July 10:00-22:30 - Tue 15 July Long Qual 08:00-09:00, 13:00-22:30 08:30-14:00 Wed 16 July IOF/VIP/media race :30 - Thu 17 July Middle Qual + Final 08:00-09:00, 18:00-22:30 08:30-20:30 Fri 18 July :30 - Sat 19 July Long Final 08:00 09:00, 14:00-22:30 08:30-14:00 Sun 20 July Relay 08:00 09:00, 14:00-19:00 08:00-15:00 The WOC homepage will offer a complete database, with information on all participating athletes, with their results records from other important international competitions. The WOC Media Centre will also provide an official event service including photos taken during the competitions. These will be offered at the WOC website for downloading in high resolution quality for accredited media representatives. Photo zones for accredited photographers will be available in the arenas and there will also be a photo zone adjacent to one of the one control points in competition area, though the number of photographers permitted at any one such site might be limited. Accommodation For media representatives, we recommend the Hotel Flora on the western edge of Olomouc city centre. It is located 2.5 km from the Media Centre, easily accessed by frequent direct tram services. The hotel offers various grades of accommodation and wi-fi internet connections. For full details and prices, please visit the website. For WOC 2008 visiting media representatives, reduced room rates are offered for the period of 10th - 21st July 2008, if accommodation is booked using the WOC 2008 website registration form. Media Race The VIP, Media and IOF Race will be held on Wednesday 16th July from 15:30 on the Véska golf course, as part of the programme for Day 2 of the World Trail Orienteering Championships. More details can be found on the VIP/Media/IOF race and supporting social event programme, which will be included in Bulletin 4. There will be no entry fee for the VIP/Media/IOF race. Media Registration For entry to WOC events and booking of accommodation and other services, please fill in the registration form in the Media section of the website. The latest date for registration is 31 May The reservations requested will only be confirmed if the payment due has been received by 15 June WOC 2008 Media Director: Petr Kadeřávek petr.kaderavek@woc2008.cz Mobile:

22 31 IOF Guests and IOF Congress The XXIV IOF Congress and General Assembly will be organised in conjunction with the World Championships The official Congress programme is as follows: Wednesday 16th July: IOF Pre-General Assembly Seminar, IOF/Media/VIP Race Friday 18th July: XXIV IOF Ordinary General Assembly The IOF Congress, IOF Pre-General Assembly Seminar and all IOF meetings will be held in the Tennis Club Hotel in Prostějov ( ). We also recommend the Tennis Club Hotel in Prostějov for accommodation for IOF delegates and guests, and attractive discounts on the standard room rates are on offer for those involved in the WOC An accreditation form with full details and prices is available on the WOC website, Here IOF delegates and guests can register and also book accommodation, meals, transport and other services. Once you have registered, the WOC organisers will you send the invoice for the services you have booked. Accommodation and accreditation will only be confirmed when the corresponding payment has been received, and the deadline for this is 30th June Accommodation bookings for IOF delegates and guests must reach the WOC 2008 office no later than 30th April The number of rooms available in the Tennis Club Hotel is limited, so once this establishment is fully booked, alternative accommodation will be arranged in nearby hotels in the centre of Prostějov. Please, therefore, endeavour to reserve your accommodation as soon as possible! Contact person for IOF guests is Jiří Šubrt, jiri.subrt@woc2008.cz. 32 Payment WOC Participants Based on the final entries received, which must be submit by 31 May 2008 at the very latest on the WOC on line entry forms, by 7 June the Czech Orienteering Federation will send all participating Federation two separate invoices: a) for the event entry fee (payable to Czech Orienteering Federation) b) for accommodation, meals and banquet (payable to Česká orientační, s.r.o.) Please note that all the payer is responsible for paying all bank charges that may be applied to transactions. Entries, bookings and reservations will not be valid until we receive the full payment. Invoicing address - Entry Fees for Federation Teams Beneficiary: Český svaz orientačního běhu, Zátopkova 100/2, Praha 6 Account No. : Beneficiary s Account No. (IBAN): CZ Beneficiary s Bank name and address: GE Money Bank, Vítězné náměstí 2, Praha 6 Bank Identification Code (SWIFT): AGBACZPP Invoicing address - Accommodation and Board of Federation Teams Beneficiary: Česká orientační, s.r.o., Zátopkova 100/2, Praha 6 Account No. :

23 Beneficiary s Account No. (IBAN): CZ Beneficiary s Bank name and address: GE Money Bank, Vítězné náměstí 2, Praha 6 Bank Identification Code (SWIFT): AGBACZPP IOF Oficials and VIP Guests IOF Officials and VIP Guests will receive just one invoice covering the payment of the accreditation fee, accommodation, meals, banquet and any other services requested. Please note that the payer is responsible for paying all bank charges that might be applied to transactions. Entries will not be valid until we receive the full payment. Invoicing address Entries of IOF Officials and WOC Guests Beneficiary: Česká orientační, s.r.o., Zátopkova 100/2, Praha 6 Account No. : Beneficiary s Account No. (IBAN): CZ Beneficiary s Bank name and address: GE Money Bank, Vítězné náměstí 2, Praha 6 Bank Identification Code (SWIFT): AGBACZPP 33 Welcome to the Orienteering Festival 2008 A warm invitation is extended all orienteers to participate in the Orienteering Festival 2008, a six-day international orienteering event to be held concurrently with the World Orienteering Championship The competitions are open to participants from all over the world, and of all ages. WOC 2008 participants who do not qualify for final WOC races and the team officials have free entry to Orienteering Festival If possible, please enter in the ordinary way as the other competitors, by filling in and sending the entrance form, which can be downloaded from the website of OF 2008, If not possible to do this in advance, the entry can be applied in the Event office, two days before the race. OF 2008 Program Date OF 2008 Event Start Venue WOC 2008 WOC competition time Sun 13 July Sprint Q / Morning / Sprint F Afternoon Mon 14 July E1 Long 10:00 Čechy pod Kosířem Tue 15 July E2 Long 13:00 Dalov Long Q Morning Wen 16 July E3 Middle 10:00 Bělkovice-Laštany Thu 17 July E4 Middle 12:00 Stará Ves u Rýmařova Middle Q / Morning / Middle F Afternoon Fri 18 July E5 Middle 10:00 Olešnice Sat 19 July E6 Middle 14:00 Skřípov Long Final Morning Sun 20 July Relay Morning More information about OF 2008, including entry forms and details of accommodation, meals and transport arrangements can be found on the OF web pages, 23

24 34 Welcome to World Trail Orienteering Championships 2008 Parallel to the WOC 2008 events, Olomouc is hosting the World Trail Orienteering Championships 2008 between 12 and 16 July This will be the first-ever major international trail orienteering event in the Czech Republic. The WTOC 2008 organisers will be delighted to welcome both world-class elite trail orienteering athletes and all others who enjoy this sport to take part in a number of public events in and around Olomouc. For more information on WTOC 2008, please visit 35 Information For further information on WOC 2008, please contact the WOC 2008 Organising Committee: WOC 2008 Legionářská Olomouc Czech Republic Tel: (office) Tel: (mobile) marek.petrivalsky@woc2008.cz Web: Final details of all events will be published in WOC 2008 s Bulletin 4, which will be distributed at the Event Centre upon your arrival. We look forward to seeing you soon in Olomouc! 24 Olomouc, Horní náměstí; Photo: Jiří Fajt

25 CONTACT WOC 2008 Legionářská Olomouc Czech Republic Tel: Web: