BULLETIN no. 1

1st U21 European Deaf Championship Football Men’s 05 August -13 August 2016 WROCLAW,

GENERAL INFORMATION Polish Deaf Sports Association is proud to organize 1st U21 European Deaf Football Men’s Championship from 05 August 2016 to 13 August 2016 in Wroclaw, Voivodeship Wroclaw and warmly welcome all participants.

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Andrew SCOLDING EDSO Technical Director

Iosif STAVRAKAKIS EDSO Representative

Jaroslaw Stanislaw JANIEC JANIEC PDSA PDSA Official Poland Official Poland (finance)

Maciej Mariusz JACYNA ZAJAC Chief Deputy head Organising Committee Organising Committee

Eugeniusz MORAWSKI PDSA Leader Football

EDSO Inspection Mr. Iosif Stavrakakis – EDSO Representative was held in Wroclaw on 13-14 October 2015 – Stadium, training and Hotel and Meeting with the authorities of the City and Marshal

WROCLAW CITY

WROCŁAW, is the largest city in western Poland. It is on the River in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, roughly 350 kilometres (220 mi) from the Baltic Sea to the north and 40 kilometres (25 mi) from the Sudeten Mountains to the south. Wrocław is the historical capital of and . Today, it is the capital of the Lower . At various times in history, it has been part of the Kingdom of Poland, Bohemia, Hungary, the Austrian Empire, Prussia, and Germany. It became part of Poland in 1945, as a result of the border changes after the Second World War. The population of Wrocław in 2014 was 634 487, making it the fourth-largest city in Poland. Wrocław classified as a global city by GaWC, with the ranking of high sufficiency and living standard. Wrocław was among 230 cities in the world in the ranking of the consulting company Mercer - "Best City to Live" in 2015 and the only Polish city in this ranking has been recognized as a city growing at the business center. Wrocław is the only Polish city in the top ten places to visit in the ranking of the British newspaper The Guardian. In 2016, the city will be the European Capital of Culture and the World Book Capital. Also, Wrocław will host the Theatre Olympics, World Bridge Games and the European Film Awards in 2016, IFLA Annual Conference and World Games in 2017.

Website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wroc%C5%82aw

PHOTOS – WROCLAW CITY

VENUE CHAMPIONSHIPS Stadion Oporowska is a football stadium in Wroclaw, Poland. It is the former home ground of Śląsk Wrocław. The stadium holds 8,346 spectators. open stand (east): 3982 places Covered Tribune (western): 2784 places Grandstand North openwork: 1104 places

REGISTRATIONS Final entry 24.10.2015 Name Registration 05.07.2016 Name Registration – Final 22.07.2016

COMPETITION PROGRAM

Annex No. 1

TECHNICAL REGULATIONS

Annex No. 2

TRAINING Training 03 or 04 August 2016 to 12 August 2016

OFFICIAL PROGRAMME The Opening Ceremony will be held in the stadium SLASK on 05 August 2016 at 17:00 - ?? The Closing Ceremony will be held in the stadium SLASK on 13 August 2016 at 18:00 - ??

TECHNICAL MEETING The first Technical Meeting will be held on 04 August 2016 at 18:00 at the conference room in SLASK Hotel. Each team can have two representatives. The second Technical Meeting will be held 12 August 2016 at 20:00

TRANSPORT TO WROCLAW AIRPORT About Wroclaw Airport see here: http://airport.wroclaw.pl/en/

FROM THE STATION TRAIN TO WROCLAW Information about Wroclaw Train Station see here: http://www.rozklad-pkp.pl/en

TRANSPORT FORM Please see attached Transport Form. You need to send filled Transport Form back to us no later than the 05 July 2016

Annex No. 3 – Travel Information

MAP OF DESTINATIONS The map show examples of transit connections from destination airports. Please verify information on the Cartier websites.

ACCOMMODATION SLASK Hotel

This hotel is located in a large business and sports centre in the northern city of Wroclaw. Away from the city center, about 2,5 km The Hotel offers free Wi-Fi. All rooms are air-conditioned and include a flat-screen TV, desk and a private bathroom.

PRICE OFFER Rooms Quantity of beds in room Price Standard single Standard double 1 person 75 euro

FEE INCLUDES: Prices based on accommodation with fullboard (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner) Transportation (stadium, training, hotel) Accreditation Waters T-shirt Closing banquet

Annex No. 4 – Reservation Hotel Form

TRANSPORT IN WROCLAW Polish Deaf Sports Association is responsible for transport: FULL TRANSPORT’S

VISA The following countries require visas Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, ..., ..., it is in order to send you the invitation we need to have your name, surname, date of birth, passport number and a copy of hotel reservation. We can send you necessary forms by e-mail. Despite visa you will need a medical insurance for each participant. It is also available at the Polish Embassy in your country.

ACCREDITATION Each participant of 1st U21 European Deaf Football Men’s Championship will receive accreditation with photo. This accreditation allows free entry to all competitions. We ask all to send photo for accreditation to keep time.

FAREWELL PARTY We invite you for the farewell party after the closing ceremony on 13 August 2016 at 19:00 or 20:00 in SLASK Restaurant.

MEDIA The SLASK Hotel and the Sports Stadium offers free Wi-Fi.

INTERNET

Website: soon

CONTACT If there are any questions please don’t hesitate to contact the PDSA Office: e-mail: [email protected]