Team Manual Content 1. GENERAL INFORMATION 6 1.1 Finland 6 1.2 Helsinki 8 2. ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE 11 2.1 European Athletics Council 11 2.2 European Athletics Delegates 11 2.3 European Athletics Office 12 2.4 Executive Board Of The Finnish Athletic Federation 12 2.5 Local Organising Committee 13 2.6 Helsinki2012 Office Staff 13 2.7 Competition Organisation 14 3. ARRIVALS 16 3.1 Arrival By Airplane 16 3.1.1 Welcome Service 16 3.1.2 Transportation Of Poles 17 3.2 Arrival By Train 17 3.3 Arrival By Road 17 3.4 Visa Requirements And Passports 17 4. TRANSPORT 19 4.1 Transport And Information Desks 19 4.2 Bus Shuttle Service 19 4.2.1 Arrivals 20 4.2.2 Accreditation 20 4.2.3 Training Facilities 20 4.2.4 Olympic Stadium 21 4.2.6 Opening Ceremony 21 4.3 Bus Stops 22 4.4 Airport / Train Station Departures 23 5. ACCOMMODATION & HOTEL INFORMATION 24 5.1 General Information 24 5.2 Team Hotels 25 5.3 Check-In 25 5.4 Information Desk 25 5.5 Hotel Services 26 5.5.1 Hotel Extras 26 5.5.2 Catering 26 5.5.3 Internet Access 26 European Athletics Championships Helsinki 2012, Design Manual Content 5.6 Teams’ Meeting Room 26 5.7 European Athletics Quota And Costs 26 5.7.1 European Athletics Regulation 103.12 And 110.8. 30 5.8 Payment procedures 30 5.9 Telephone Calls 31 6. ACCREDITATION 32 6.1 General 32 6.2 Accreditation Procedure 32 6.3 Loss Of An Accreditation Card 33 6.4 Access Areas For Teams 33 7. TECHNICAL INFORMATION 34 7.1 Technical Information Centre (Tic) 34 7.2 Technical Meeting 35 7.2.1 Agenda 35 7.3 Daily Meetings With The Team Leaders 36 7.4 Implements 36 7.5 Vaulting Poles Procedure 36 7.6 Inspection Of Competition Venue 37 7.7 Competition Area 37 7.8 Dressing Rooms 38 7.9 Training Areas 38 7.9.1 Training At The Competition Venue 40 7.9.2 Training With Official Starters 40 8. COMPETITION REGULATIONS 41 8.1 Team Composition 41 8.2 Competition Entry Procedures 42 8.2.1 General Information 42 8.2.2 Final Entries 42 8.2.3 Final Confirmation 42 8.2.4 Withdrawal 43 8.3 Competition Bibs 43 8.4 Competition Clothing 44 9. COMPETITION PROCEDURE 46 9.1 Timetable 46 9.2 Call Room 46 9.3 Combined Events 47 9.4 Event Presentation Format 48 European Athletics Championships Helsinki 2012, Design Manual Content 9.5 Competition Preparations 48 9.5.1 Field Events 48 9.5.1.1 Measurements 48 9.5.2 Track Events 48 9.5.2.1 Starter’s Commands 48 9.5.2.2. Timing 49 9.6 Leaving The Stadium During The Competition 49 9.7 Leaving The Stadium After The Competition 49 9.8 Drinking Stations 49 9.9 Coaching Zones 50 9.10 Protests 50 9.11 Interviews 50 9.12 Victory Ceremonies 51 10. MEDICAL SERVICES 52 10.1 General 52 10.2 Medical Services 52 10.2.1 Medical Services In Team Hotels 52 10.2.2. Medical Care At The Stadium, Warm-Up And Training Areas 52 10.3 Physiotherapy 53 10.3.1. Physiotherapy In Team Hotels 53 10.3.2. Physiotherapy At Warm-Up And Training Areas 53 10.4 European Athletics Injuries Surveillance 55 10.5 Doping Control 54 10.5.1 General Information 54 10.5.2 Selection Of Athletes 54 10.5.3 Additional Controls 54 10.5.4 Adams clinic 55 11. INFORMATION 56 11.1. Stadium 56 11.2 Start Lists And Results 56 12. SECURITY 57 13. OPENING CEREMONY & FLAG HANDOVER 58 13.1 Opening Ceremony 58 13.2 Flag Handover 58 13.2 Closing Party 58 European Athletics Championships Helsinki 2012, Design Manual Content 14. DEPARTURE 59 15. CONTACT DETAILS 60 15.1 European Athletics Office 60 15.2 Office Of The Organising Committee 60 16. APPENDICES Entry Standards Timetable Daily Maps Implement List Map Of Official Venues And Hotels Map Of Olympic Stadium Area Map Of Olympic Stadium, Ground Floor And Athletes Flow Map Of Olympic Stadium, Tribune Level Mixed Zone Area Eläintarha – Warm-Up And Training Area Otaniemi – Training Area Senate Square – Opening Ceremonies Event Park – Victory Ceremonies Venue Accreditation System European Athletics Championships Helsinki 2012, Design Manual 1. General Information GENERAL INFORMATION 1.1 Finland Independence: Declared on December 6, 1917. Previously a grand duchy in the Russian empire for 108 years, and a part of Sweden for 600 years before that. Form of Government : Parliamentary democracy. Head of State: President of the Republic, elected every 6 years, two-term maximum. The current President Sauli Niinistö was elected in February 2012. Location: 64 00 N, 26 00 E. Finland is situated in the northern part of Europe with borders to Sweden, Norway and Russia. Area: 338,424 km² (131,985 square miles), the fifth-largest country in Western Europe by area. Population: 5.4 million, 15.8 inhabitants per km² (Nov 2011). Life expectancy: Men 76 years, women 83 years. Coastline: 1,250 km Climate: Great contrasts – cold winters and fairly warm summers (2010 extremes: coldest day in Kuhmo -41.3 C, warmest day in Joensuu 37.2 C) Languages: Official languages are Finnish (spoken by 91%) and Swedish (5.4%). Sámi is the mother tongue of about 1,700 people. Religion: Christianity; 79.9 % Lutheran and about 1.1% Orthodox. In practice society is fairly secularised Capital: Helsinki (1.25 million inhabitants in metropolitan area) Local Time: GMT + 3 hours (Summer time) European Athletics Championships Helsinki 2012, Team Manual | 6 1. General Information Electricity: The electric current for use in homes and hotels, as in most of Western Europe countries, is 220 volts (50 Hz) and the plugs used are two round pins. Driving: Right-hand traffic. Seatbelts are required for everyone travelling in a car or in a van, whether seated in the front or rear. It is prohibited to talk on a mobile phone while driving, without using a hands-free device. Drinking and driving is a punishable offence regardless of the road or location (a blood alcohol level of at least 0.5 mg/litre). International Calls: + country code – city/town code – national telephone Country Code: + 358 Mobile Phone Networks: Finnish mobile phone networks operate under 3G, GSM and GPRS. Only phones that are manufactured to operate under these systems will work in Finland. You are advised to contact your own country’s mobile phone operator to determine if your country has an international roaming agreement with Finland, which will allow temporary connection with the Finnish networks. The main mobile companies are Sonera, Elisa, Saunalahti and DNA. Currency: The Finnish Currency is the Euro (€) which is made up of 100 cents. There are coins of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 cents and 1 and 2 euros. Bank notes are of 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 and 500. All the major international credit cards are accepted in hotels, shops and restaurants (Visa, Master- card, Eurocard, American Express). European Athletics Championships Helsinki 2012, Team Manual | 7 1. General Information 1.2 Helsinki The town of Helsinki was founded by King Gustavus Vasa of Sweden in 1550; the city was founded at the mouth of river Vantaa. From there, the city was moved further south to its present location in 1643. Helsinki has been the capital city since 1812; three years after Finland became an autonomous Grand Duchy of the Russian Empire. Helsinki continued as the capital after Finland gained its independence in 1917. Area & Population: The City of Helsinki has a population of 588,343 inhabitants (2010); it is the biggest city in Finland. Helsinki is the centre of the Helsinki Region, a functional urban region of about 1.25 million inhabitants. Coastline Helsinki covers an area of 716 square kilometers; it has 122,5 kilometers of coastline. Climate: Helsinki has a climate that is transitional between maritime and continental. Summers are warm and bright, temperatures ranging from a cool 15C up to a hot 30C in the warmest month of July. Days are long and sunny, with up to 19 hours of daylight. Elevation: The average elevation of Helsinki, Finland is 26 meters. Water quality: Tap water in Finland is perfectly safe for drinking. Business Hours: Most large shops and department stores are open weekdays from 9AM–9PM. Most shops close by 6PM on Saturday and Sunday. A notable exception is the Asematunneli complex, located underground adjacent to the Central Railway Station, most shops here are open until 10PM almost every day of the year. Grocery stores K-Supermarket in Kamppi Center and S-Market Supermarket below Sokos are both open every day until 10PM. Small grocery stores and the R-Kioski convenience store chain are open on Sundays year-round, too. You will also find Delish and Pick A Deli convenience stores in the city center, open 24 hours a day year round. Taxi Service Taksi-Helsinki, telephone +358 (0)100 0700 (EUR 1, 15/phone call + EUR 0,08/10sec + local call charge) Internet access: You can connect your laptop or mobile phone to a wireless network in many places throughout the city centre. The WLAN Hotspot -map at http://ptp.hel.fi/ European Athletics Championships Helsinki 2012, Team Manual | 8 1. General Information wlan/index_en.html maintained by the City Survey Division of the Helsinki City Real Estate Department provides details of where you can connect.