INFORMATION BULLETIN N°1 Introduction 3

Key dates 4

The organising committee 5

The president The management board

General information 6

How to get to Syracuse? Accommodation Catering Shuttles to and from airport

Sport information 9

The competition site Accreditation and participation fees

Registration forms 14

2 Introduction

After having organized some Italian national Canoe Polo Championships, Syracuse and its orga- nising are committee going through a new experience.

We are proud to welcome all selected nations and their delegation.

Our main goals for this top-level event is to be at the service of each team, to entertain all specta- tors and make of the 2016 ICF Canoe Polo World Championship which will take a place in Syracu- se one of the most memorable events.

The committee is willing to host the most remarkable competition in one of the most beautiful and ancient Town, we are ready to write down an other page of history about a place where the history itself originated. Learn more about its history and traditions.

3 Key dates

16° January 2016 Opening of online entries on ISIS

25° February 2016 Deadline for rst accommodation booking ( initial payment 40%)

30° April 2016 Deadline for second accommodation booking ( payment 40%)

14° July 2016 Deadline of ISIS numerical entries

15° July 2016 Deadline for booking accommodation ( nal payment)

18° July 2016 Deadline for VISA requirements (invitation letter)

14° August 2016 Deadline of ISIS nominal entries

27° August 2016 Free training

28° August 2016 Accreditation; Scrutineering U21 (only), Training U21 (only) Accreditation; U21+ Senior Scrutineering and Training U21; ITO’s 29° August 2016 Team Leaders Meeting; Opening Ceremony

30° August 2016 Scrutineering Senior (only); Training Senior (only); M/W U21 Games

31° August 2016 M/W Games; M/W U21 Games

1° September 2016 M/W Games; M/W U21 Games

2° September 2016 M/W Games; M/W U21 Games; Gala Referees

3° September 2016 M/W Games; M/W U21 Games; M/W U21 Prizing; Gala Team Leader

4° September 2016 M/W Games; M/W Prizing; Closing Ceremony

4 The organising committee

Luciano Buon glio (Italian Canoe Federation President)

Agatino Corvaia (KST Siracusa President)

Giancarlo Garozzo (Syracuse Mayor)

Francesco Italia (Syracuse Deputy mayor)

The management board

Co-General Manager: Agatino Corvaia Co-General manager: Liberante Romano Sport Manager: Silvana Gambuzza (Regional technical advisor for Canoe-Kayak Committee)

Website: www.canoepolosyracuse2016.com

Email: [email protected]

5 General information How to get to access Syracuse?

By plane: You can land o at the following airports:

Italy -Fontanarossa Airport () - Airport (Comiso) -Falcone and Borselino Airport( Palermo “punta raisi”) -Vincenzo Florio Airport (Trapani) Syracuse

You can take a shuttle (provided ea by the organization)

to get to Syracuse only from:main tribune pitch 1 media a r tribune VIP -Fontanarossa Airport (Catania) - (Comiso) By car: 63 km from Catania Airport acuse Syr 109 km from Comiso Airport 297 km from Palermo Airport Ortigia 494 km from Trapani Airport aia

World Championship 2016 E.Cor v Catania Airport 63 km

Comiso Airport 109 km

Palermo Airport 297 km Trapani Airport 494 km SIRACUSA

7 Green Area

Yellow Area

Blue Area

Play Area

8 Hotel location

Area Distance Capacity Rate (from site Hotel) (Half board)

Blue Area 5 minutes by walking 203 € 80,00

Yellow Area 15 minutes by walking/ 325 € 70,00 10 minutes by car Green Area 15 minutes by car 365 € 65,00

The transfer from the hotel to the pitch and from the pitch to the hotel is included in the Hotel Rate.

5-Star hotel on request

For ICF nominated referees

9 Catering Lunch will be proposed on site for all teams (starter, main course and dessert). Special Menus will be also available.

Rate: 16€

Shuttles to and from airport Shuttles will be available to and from airports

-60€ per person for a round trip (Catania “ Fontanarossa” airport) -80€ per person for a round trip (Comiso airport) -50€ per boat for a round trip (Catania “Fontanarossa” airport) -70€ per boat for a round trip (Comiso airport)

10 Accreditation and participation fees Every member of each delegation must be accredited and must pay for the daily fee to access the competition venue during the access period (from 27° August to 4 ° September)

Possible accreditation Types

QUALIFICATIONS REMARKS COST

Athletes Limited to registered athletes on ICF online entries

Team leader A maximum of 2 accreditation 120€ per for national federation person for Technical sta Unlimited all period

Medical sta Unlimited

President or general Secretary To be validated by ICF; 2 accreditations of national federation per national federation FREE International ocials According to the list edited by the ICF 125€ per National federation guest Give access to the VIP area on Saturday person for and Sunday to NF Guest all period

The services provided by the committee are the following:

-Supply of mineral water during the race days; -Medical care in the playing eld; -Security service in the playing eld; -Use of the playing elds and training elds; -Parcking areas; -Access to service; -Tourist info; -Free city bus transport.

11 How to register? You need to enter your teams through the nominal entries via the ICF software in order to validate them. With the nominal entries, all athletes will be automatically pre-accreditated, so you do not need to re-enter them. Be careful, you need to enter all your sta members through pre-accreditations.

https://icf.msl.es/icf/main.jsp

Log with you login (provided by ICF) and go on “Online Entries”

STEP 1: Online Entries

You just need to complete all your entries.

STEP 2: Pre Accreditations

You just need to complete all your sta members entries ( athletes are not included).

12 How to pay? The payment for the participation fees can be made by bank transfer. NAME: COMITATO PER L’ORGANIZZAZIONE DEI MONDIALI DI CANOA POLO 2016 IBAN code: IT18A0503617100CC0351250654 BIC: POPRIT31035 Bank account owner: Banca Agricola Popolare di Ragusa Deadline for accomodation, catering and accreditation

-Initial payment before 25th February 2015 -Total payment before 15th July 2016

Do you need VISA? is a member-state of European Union. The Italian Ambassy in your country will provide you with all detailed information about visa cards. You will nd details on the website of Mini- stry of Foreign Aairs of the Italian Republic

Pleas inform in advance but not later than 1st June 2016 the Organizing Committee together with the Visa information whether your team needs Entry visa to Italy. If you need an invitation letter, please contact : [email protected]

ICF RULES http://www.canoeicf.com/rules-and-statutes

13 Mayor speech

This important event scheduled for the next summer will be a great opportunity for Syracuse. About 700 athletes, representing all the international Federations which will be competing in the Canoe Polo World Championships 2016, will be the ambas- sadors of the city, of its history, of its culture, of its beauty.

Syracuse is ready to host them with its monuments, which have allowed the city the inscription on the World Heritage List of UNESCO as world heritage site: not only the Greek Neapolis and Theater, but also Ortigia and its squares, its palaces, its baroque architecture, its museums and also the sea and its coasts, among the most beautiful in the Mediterranean. In the waters of Ortigia, we surely will be spectators of a rst class show, full of emotions.

This is a proper recognition not only for the city of Syracuse, but also for all the athle- tes from the local teams, who have reached great goals (both in national and interna- tional eld) especially in the recent years.

Giancarlo Garozzo, mayor of Syracuse

6 Syracuse World Championship Canoe Polo 2016 Details Area

Main tribune Vip Tribune

Athletes’s area Boasts storage

Warm pitchs Pitch 4 Pitch 3 Pitch 2 Pitch 1

14 Syracuse World Championship Canoe Polo 2016 Appendixes: Form 1 - contact details

Contact

National Federation. Name Email Phone Fax

Numerical entries

Quali cations Numbers Athletes Team leaders Technical sta Medical sta President; NF General secretary International Ocials

NF Guest

Stamp/Signature

City Date

This registration form must be received by the Italian Organization before 15th February. Comitato per l’organizzazione dei mondiali di canoa polo 2016 | via Stentinello, 7 | 96100 | Siracusa (SR); TEL +39 0931496953 | FAX 0931789371 Email : [email protected] 15 Appendixes: Form 2 - travel information

Travel details

National Federation. Arrival date Email Departure date Fax _People Need a shuttle Yes From: from airport: No Price on page n°10 _Equipment Need a shuttle Yes From: from airport: Price on page n°10 No

Shuttle needs

Shuttles from & to airport National Federation

No of people

Noof equipment Price Total

Stamp/Signature

City Date

This registration form must be received by the Italian Organization before 15th February. Comitato per l’organizzazione dei mondiali di canoa polo 2016 | via Stentinello, 7 | 96100 | Siracusa (SR); TEL +39 0931496953 | FAX 0931789371 Email : [email protected] 16 Appendixes: Form 3 - Accommodation

Accommodation details

National Federation.

Category Price No of night No of people Total amount Blue Area

Yellow Area

Green Area

Red Area

Total Amount

1st account: 40% of the total amount at registra- tion ( before 25 February 2016) 2st account: 40% (before 30 April 2016) Final payment: the rest part ( before 15 July 2016)

Stamp/Signature

City Date

This registration form must be received by the Italian Organization before 15th February. Comitato per l’organizzazione dei mondiali di canoa polo 2016 | via Stentinello, 7 | 96100 | Siracusa (SR); TEL +39 0931496953 | FAX 0931789371 Email : [email protected] 17 Appendixes: Form 4 - Catering

Catering details

National Federation.

Lunch No people Price Total amount Saturday 27th August 16€

Sunday 28th August 16€

th Monday 29 August 16€

Tuesday 30th August 16€

Wednesday 31th August 16€

Thursday 1st September 16€

Friday 2nd September 16€

Saturday 3rd September 16€

Sunday 4th September 16€

Total amount

Stamp/Signature

City Date

This registration form must be received by the Italian Organization before 15th February. Comitato per l’organizzazione dei mondiali di canoa polo 2016 | via Stentinello, 7 | 96100 | Siracusa (SR); TEL +39 0931496953 | FAX 0931789371 Email : [email protected] 18