Bulletin 4 WOC2013 Finland – a Country of Great Spirit 1
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Bulletin 4 WOC2013 Finland – a country of great spirit 1. in orienteering Table of contents 1. Welcome ........................................................................................................ 3 2. Organizers ...................................................................................................... 4 3. Competition Officials ...................................................................................... 4 4. Programme ..................................................................................................... 6 5. Important deadline ......................................................................................... 7 6. Late Payments ................................................................................................. 7 Welcome to Kainuu - Welcome by Municipal Manager 7. Event Centre ................................................................................................... 7 by Regional Mayor of Kainuu 8. WOC Office ...................................................................................................... 8 Sotkamo 9. Medical care ................................................................................................... 9 Dear orienteering people all over the world, Dear Participants of the WOC 2013 in Vuokatti 10. Media .............................................................................................................. 9 When writing this, we in Finland are beginning to celebrate the Midsummer Eve. But It is with great pleasure and honour, that I have the opportunity to welcome orienteers 11. Ceremonies .....................................................................................................10 in this year we in Kainuu are even more eagerly waiting for the World Orienteering from all over the world to Sotkamo and Vuokatti. WOC 2013, including World Orien- 12. IOF Officials and WOC2013 Guests ................................................................. 11 Championships 2013 to begin on the 6th of July. teering Championships, World Trail Orienteering Championships and spectator race 13. Transport and parking .................................................................................... 11 Kainuu Orienteering Week, will be organized. We are very honoured to organize the 14. Team material and information ...................................................................... 11 Kainuu is one of the smallest regions in Finland. The whole region has about 80 000 30th World Orienteering Championships. inhabitants, but the surface area of Kainuu is almost the same as Belgium has. This 15. Anti-Doping .................................................................................................... 12 means that organizing the big event is a great challenge for the whole region. We have The organizers have launched a challenging vision of the WOC 2013. According to 16. General competition rules and instructions ..................................................12 promised to organize the best World Championships of all times. But with no doubt, the vision both spectators and competitors will look back on as the best organized 17. Training opportunities during WOC 2013 ....................................................... 13 Kainuu will succeed. and most experience-filled WOC 2013 of all time. We want to offer spectators and our 18. Embargoed areas ........................................................................................... 13 guests not just the excitement of orienteering but also a memorable WOC Week with Why I am able to promise this? Kainuu has very motivated, competent and experienced many interesting activities. 19. Competition and model event areas and arena locations ............................ 14 organisers within the orienteering clubs. Kainuu Orienteering Week is together with 20. Maps and courses .......................................................................................... 15 O-Ringen the world´s oldest multiday orienteering event– organized annually since Vuokatti, as the most popular year-round tourist resort in Finland, will for sure offer to 21. Model events ................................................................................................... 15 1966. During the last two years in Kainuu there has been organized two Kainuu Orien- everybody great possibilities to enjoy staying with us. In Vuokatti you can find diverse 22. Quarantine ...................................................................................................... 16 teering Week (Kuhmo 2011 and Kajaani 2012), Euromeeting 2011, Youth Jukola Relay services and versatile activities as well as peaceful nature, luxury and relaxation. 23. Start procedure .............................................................................................. 17 2011 and in 2012 national youth orienteering camp (Leimaus) and the World Cup finals! The competition areas selected will offer an outstanding view to the beauty of Finn- 24. Competitions ................................................................................................... 18 On the behalf of Kainuu Regional Council I would like thank the organizing committee ish nature. The terrain will for sure satisfy the most demanding expectations of the Long distance qualification 6.7.2013 ..............................18-19 and all the volunteers who will take the great challenge in July. competitors. Also spectators will have great opportunities to follow every event during Sprint qualification 7.7.2013 .......................................... 20-21 the competition week. Sprint final 7.7.2013 ........................................................ 22-23 At this moment we already know that Vuokatti WOC 2013 together with Kainuu Orien- teering Week 2013 as a spectator race will be the biggest orienteering event in Finland It is also remarkable that there will be 91 athletes from 20 nations competing at WTOC Long distance final 8.7.2013 ........................................... 24-25 by far. We are also happy to see that our event will attract a large number of foreign in Vuokatti. Vuokatti Sport Institute has done a great job in offering for disabled indi- Middle distance qualification 11.7.2013 .........................26-27 competitors and orienteering friends to visit us. viduals great training and competition possibilities in various disciplines of the sport. Middle distance final 12.7.2013 ...................................... 28-29 This in mind, the WTOC has a great importance for us. We already have seen the top athletes of orienteering to train in our forests and streets Relay 13.7.2013 ................................................................30-31 here in Kainuu . But when the competition guests are arriving from dozens of countries Spectator race Kainuu Orienteering Week will break its records as there will be a total the atmosphere will be international. It is easy to imagine the atmosphere of electric of 8000-9000 runners participating in KOW. and tingly excitement in the competition centres and - thanks to TV and Internet – Hosts and Partners even all over the orienteering world! Everybody, here in Sotkamo and Kainuu, wants to offer only the best to all our visitors. Ministry of Education and Culture Kainuu Brigade Municipality of Sotkamo City of Kajaani WOC 2013 in Vuokatti will be a great sporting event and. It will also be an opportunity I hope that we all together wiil make the WOC 2013 week an unforgettable event. It is for us to show, that we can organize events with great professionalism, using all our the best possible advertisement for orienteering and Kainuu region as well. We hope to best resources. see you also in the forthcoming years in Finland and participating Kainuu Orienteering Week – the next one will be organized in 2015 by Suomussalmi. Thanks to all the organizers of WOC 2013 and also to all the sponsors. Let’s meet at the orienteering festivities in Vuokatti! Welcome to Kainuu Region. Let’s enjoy this magnificent spectacle. You all are heartily welcome! Pentti Malinen Petri Kauppinen Kainuu Region Vuokatti Sport Institute Regional Mayor Municipal Manager Sotkamo 2 3 Main sponsors 4-värinen, cmyk 2. Organizers Chairman Timo Härkönen Maintenance Jyri Immonen Vice Chairman Timo Welsby Ceremonies Helka Leimu-Pelkonen Secretary General Mika Tuononen Transport Aulis Kortelainen WOC Event Director Jyrki Uotila Catering Marika Paananen WOC Secretary Niina Jämsén IT Kimmo Kauppinen WTOC Event Director Antti Flöjt Security Topi Härkönen WTOC Secretary Marita Kaipainen Medical Marko Hoikka KOW Event Director Jukka Liuha Maps and courses Pasi Jokelainen KOW Secretary Hilkka Moilanen VIP Hospitality Kari Saukkonen Partners Marketing Manager Markku Haverinen Finnish Orienteering Federation Mika Ilomäki Media Director Kari Kinnunen Finnish Orienteering Federation Petteri Palmi Communications Manager Heidi Lehikoinen Sotkamo Municipality Jarmo Vilmi PIIPPONEN Infrastructure Ilkka Härkönen SOTKAMO - VUOKATTI V 3. Competition Officials Stay on map Koko 1:1 (100 x 40 mm) Mapping Jury Pasi Jokelainen Head of Maps, Sprint David Rosen GBR Rauno Asikainen Printing, Long Distance Nermin Fermen TUR Jussi Silvennoinen Middle distance and relay Åke Fagereng RSA Pekka Hiltunen Training maps Cesare Tarabocchia ITA Kimmo Nykänen Training maps Göran Andersson SWE Course settings Event Advisers Partners and suppliers Jukka Kemppainen Sprint Björn Persson Leader of Event Advising Team Antti Schroderus Sprint Henning Spjelkavik