BULLETIN 2
“Bansko cup”
Bansko - Bulgaria
25-26 August 2015
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PRELIMINARY EVENT PROGRAMME
25th August, Tuesday
UNTIL 16:00 – Arrival, registration
17:00 – Start – sprint distance 26th August, Wednesday
11:00 – Start – middle distance 27 th August, Thursday
19:30 – Prize giving-ceremony (after opening ceremony of SEEOC and SEEMOC)
ORGANIZERS
• Bulgarian orienteering federation • Orienteering club – “NSA-Siven”
PARTNERS
• Ministry of sport • Municipality Bansko • SIVEN active sport • Salomon
ORGANISING COMMITTEE: Event director: Todor Pedev Secretary: Konstantin Koinov National controller: Georgi Hadjimitev
CLASSES
Men – 12, 14, 16, 18, 21; 35, 45, 55, 65+; Women – 12, 14, 16, 18, 21; 35, 45, 55, 65+; Open 1 – beginners; Open 2 – advanced;
ENTRY FEE and ENTRIES
Entry fee: 10 EUR per competitor for all races. Entries must be sent to the organizers by 15 th August 2015 via online entries system orienteeringonline.net .
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PUNCHING SYSTEM
SPORT Ident electronic punching system will be used in all the races. You can rent SI card from the organizers – 3EUR per start. The teams will be charged 40EUR for lost SI card. The SI card number must be appointed in the entries.
MAPS AND TERRAINS
Maps Terrains Sprint: Forest with many paths and open areas and Scale 1:5000, Contour: 2,5m moderately steep hills. According to ISSOM 2007
Middle distance: Terrain with micro contours and stones and Scale 1:7500, Contour: 5m moderately steep hills. Vegetation is mainly According to ISOM 2000 coniferous forest with open areas and some undergrowths. Runnability and visibility is mostly very good.
ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation varies from camping, private houses to hotels. It should be reserved through the organizers.
Type of accommodation From EC Price Board A Kempinski Hotel Grand Arena ***** 2km 69€ Bed and breakfast B1 Terra Complex **** 6km 21€ Full board B2 Hotel Mineral 56 *** 6km 21€ Full board Hotel Elida *** 1km 18€ Full board Hotel Vien *** 1km 18€ Full board Hotel Mountain Romance *** 1km 19€ Full board C Private houses 0 - 2km 11€ Only bed Hotel Belvedere 1km 9€ Only bed D Own tents 4km 2€ -
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TRANSPORTATION
Sofia BUL 150km Podgorica MNE 680km Skopie MKD 200km Athens GRE 715km Thessaloniki GRE 220km Saraevo BIH 745km Belgrade SRB 530km Zagreb CRO 925km Bucharest ROU 600km Chisinau MDV 955km Istanbul TUR 600km Trieste ITA 1160km Ljubljana SLO 1080km
The transfer from the airport to Bansko could be arranged also by the organizers upon request. Also cars can be rented from the airport. If necessary, organizers can provide transport to the competitions, with transportation fee. Teams can use their own transport from accommodation to the events, but at their own responsibility. EVENT CENTRE
Bansko-cultural centre - 41°50'18.11"N 23°29'17.59"E Adress: Bansko - 1 Nikola Vaptsarov sq.
INFORMATION, ORGANISERS CONTACTS
Website: http://seeoc2015.orienteering.bg/ For additional information: V Todor Pedev - Event director - Email: [email protected] ; Tel: +359 893 396 395; V Bulgarian Orienteering Federation – Email: [email protected] ; Tel: +359 2 930 06 Website: www.bgof.org
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VISA INFORMATION
Full visa information for Bulgaria: http://www.mfa.bg/en/pages/109/index.html
Information about the Visa regime in Bulgaria for foreigners with ordinary passports for a short stay (until 90 days): http://www.mfa.bg/uploads/files/VisaRegime_for_foreigners_ordinary_passports_en(1).pdf
PAYMENT
Payment must be made at the Event center after arrival
OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION
Bulletin 3 will be published in August 2015.
WELCOME TO BANSKO - BULGARIA!
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