Aarhus, Denmark BULLETIN 1

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1 W O R L D O R I E N T E E R I N G C H A M P I O N S H I P S Patron: His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik WOC DENMARK august 2006 W O R L D O R I E N T E E R I N G C H A M P I O N S H I P S Aarhus, Denmark BULLETIN 1

2 Contents Welcome to WOC 2006 in Aarhus, Denmark... p. 3 Event Directors... p. 4 Programme... p. 5 Classes and Entry Regulations... p. 6 Embargoed Areas... p. 7 Competition Areas and Course Planners... p. 10 Training Opportunities... p. 12 Accommodation during Training arrangements/sessions... p. 14 The WOC 2006 Centre and Accommodation... p. 15 Anti-doping... p. 16 Further Information... p. 16 2

3 Welcome to WOC 2006 in Aarhus, Denmark The Organising Committee, the city of Århus, the organising orienteering clubs and the Danish Orienteering Federation are pleased to welcome all members of the international orienteering community to the World Orienteering Championships 2006 (WOC 2006) in Denmark. The city of Aarhus is beautifully located beside the bay of Aarhus. The city has 300,000 inhabitants and is well-known for its flourishing cultural life and as a leading international education and conference centre. The WOC 2006 Centre will be situated right in the heart of Aarhus with the Scandinavian Centre Aarhus and Ridehuset, the adjacent exhibition centre, as the main focal points. Aarhus is the capital city of the Jutland region, where some of the best and most challenging orienteering terrain in Denmark is found within easy reach. It is the best of Danish continental terrain, internationally neutral but both technically and physically challenging, and fair for all competitors. The selected competition areas have rarely been used for orienteering, if at all. A six-day open competition, Danish WOC-Tour 2006, will be held concurrently with WOC. 4 out of the 6 races will use the same terrain as the WOC races. We are looking forward to welcoming all friends of orienteering to the World Orienteering Championships 2006 in Aarhus. Sten Ejsing Chairman, WOC 2006 Louise Gade Mayor of Aarhus 3

4 Event Directors Flemming Nørgaard Peer Straarup Erik Nielsen Bent Nielsen Kurt Jensen Eigil Nielsen Flemming Hansen President of the Organising Committee Vice President of the Organising Committee Secretary General Director of Finance Director of WOC Events Director of Logistics Director of Public Events Event Controllers Björn Persson (SWE) Klavs Madsen IOF Senior Event Adviser National Controller WOC Course Planners Erik Bobach, Ivan Christensen, Torbjørn Gasbjerg, Dorthe Hansen, Flemming Jørgensen, Kent Lodbjerg, John Skovbjerg WOC Mapping Team Clive Allen, Michael Dickenson, Frank Linde, Kurt Lyndgaard and Steen Frandsen (final drawing) 4

5 Programme Date WOC Forest WOC-tour Forest Fri 28/07 Opening of The WOC 2006 Centre Model Event Sat 29/07 Qual. Middle Distance Hjortsballe Krat Sun 30/07 Qual. Long Distance Linå Vesterskov WOC-tour day 1 Linå Vesterskov Mon 31/07 Rest day WOC-tour day 2 Fløjstrup, Århus Tue 01/08 Qual. Sprint Distance Århus WOC-tour day 3 Storskov, Århus Final Sprint Distance Århus WOC Opening Ceremony Århus Wed 02/08 Final Long Distance Løndal/Addit Thu 03/08 Rest day WOC-tour day 4 Løndal Fri 04/08 Final Middle Distance Gjern Bakker WOC-tour day 5 Gjern Bakker Sat 05/08 Final Relay Himmelbjerget WOC-tour day 6 Himmelbjerget Closing Ceremony The locations of the event arenas will be published as soon as they have been f inally decided. This will be no later than in Bulletin 2. 5

6 Classes and Entry Regulations 6 The Competition Rules for IOF Foot Orienteering Events (edition of January 1, 2004) apply for WOC 2006, including the following rules relating to participation in World Orienteering Championships: 5.7 There is one class for women and one for men. There are no age restrictions. 6.1 A competitor may represent only one Federation during any one calendar year. 6.2 Competitors who are representing a Federation shall have full passportholding citizenship of the country of that Federation. 6.3 Each participating Federation shall appoint a team manager to act as a contact person between the team and the organiser. It is the team managerʼs duty to see that the team receives all necessary information. 6.4 Competitors participate at their own risk. Insurance against accidents shall be the responsibility of their Federation or themselves, according to national regulations. 6.5 All competitors represent a Federation. Each Federation may enter a team of up to 14 competitors up to 7 women and 7 men and a number of team officials. The organiser shall fix the maximum number of officials per team, in accordance with the available facilities. This maximum number shall be the same for each team and shall be at least In each qualification race, every Federation may enter up to 3 women and 3 men and, in addition, the current World Champions for the distance may be entered by their Federation(s) provided they are members of the Federationʼs team. In the final, only the competitors placed number 15 and better in each qualification race heat may participate. 6.7 In the Relay, each Federation may enter one womenʼs team and one menʼs team, each consisting of 3 team members. Incomplete teams and teams with runners from more than one Federation are not allowed. Under no circumstances may persons other than entered competitors participate in the competition.

7 Embargoed Areas With reference to the IOF Competition Rules (article 26.6), the listed areas are embargoed for all potential WOC 2006 team members (runners, team leader, coach, doctor, etc.) as well as others with strong links to elite squads, on and from the issue of Bulletin 1. Spelt out in detail it means that no organised orienteering whatsoever may take part in the embargoed areas until after WOC no training sessions, i.e. running/races, testing route choices etc., are allowed in these areas no-one with potential connection to a team (athlete or other function) may visit the embargoed areas with the exception of passage on surfaced public roads. With reference to the areas Mindeparken and Universitsparken it is also allowed to go into Aarhus stadium and arena (Atlétion) and visit buildings on the university campus. 7

8 8 1. Gjern Bakker - Final Middle Distance 2. Linå Vesterskov - Qual. Long Distance 3. Hjortsballe Krat - Qual. Middle Distance 4. Løndal / Addit - Final Long Distance 5. Rye Sønderskov Øst - Reserve 6. Himmelbjerget - Relay 7. Lindum Skov - Reserve 8. Frijsenborg Skov - Reserve 9. Mindeparken, Botanisk Have, Universitetsparken - Sprint Distance One copy of the most recent version of the orienteering maps above is included with Bulletin 1 and sent to each IOF member federation. Topographic maps of the areas where no previous orienteering maps have been drawn can be purchased from: Nordisk Korthandel Studiestræde København K Phone: , Fax: Website:

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10 Competition Areas and Course Planners Hjortsballe Krat - Qual. Middle Distance: Erik Bobach, Dorthe Hansen L ast used for orienteering event: C- competition, August 22, 2001 Gjern Bakker - Final Middle Distance: Erik Bobach, Dorthe Hansen L ast used for orienteering event: World Cup event, May 1990 and B-competition August 19, 1990 Linå Vesterskov - Qual. Long Distance: Flemming Jørgensen, Kent Lodbjerg L ast used for orienteering event: Euromeeting, Nov Løndal / Addit - Final Long Distance: Flemming Jørgensen, Kent Lodbjerg Never used for orienteering Århus - Sprint Distance: Torbjørn Gasbjerg, John Skovbjerg Marselisborg Nord ( Mindeparken) last used for orienteering event: Open training event, May 20, No elite runners par ticipated Himmelbjerget - Relay: Ivan Christensen L ast used for orienteering: B- competition, April 22, Hjor tsballe Krat Gjern Bakker Mindeparken

11 Terrain Descriptions Hjortsballe Krat, Gjern Bakker Linå Vesterskov, Løndal/Addit, Himmelbjerget A mixture of natural and planted deciduous and coniferous forest with many contour details and few paths. Mature coniferous forest with paths and rides is also present. The runnability is mostly good. Visibility is restricted in natural forest. There are only a few rock features. Planted deciduous and coniferous forest of different ages with a well-developed road and path net. The ground is firm and clear in old forest with the exception of a few areas with brackens. The visibility and runnability is generally very good. There are only a few rock features. The areas are very hilly with up to 120 metres height difference and with much contour detail. Linå Vesterskov Addit - L øndal Himmelbjerget 11

12 Training Opportunities The following areas, also indicated on the map below, have been designated as official training areas for teams participating in WOC More areas will be added gradually as they are mapped. The maps are surveyed and drawn 2003/4 by the map-makers who will be producing the WOC competition maps. A. Silkeborg Nordskov. Relevant for long distance. B. Silkeborg Vesterskov 1: and 1: Relevant for long distance and relay. C. Silkerborg Østerskov 1: and 1: Relevant for long distance. D. Silkeborg Sønderskov. Relevant for long distance and relay. E. Sletten. Relevant for middle distance and relay. 12 Relevant areas not surveyed by the WOC map-makers: Hjermind. 1:10.000, drawn Relevant for middle distance and long distance. Egekrattet 1: drawn Relevant for middle distance. Relevant training areas for the sprint competitions will be available in In general, all the training areas are relevant for every competition (except sprint). The type of forest for qualification and final in each discipline is quite similar.

13 For all training in Danish forests, permission has to be obtained from the forest owners. Organisation of training without this permission is not allowed. All contact with forest owners must be made through Torben Utzon (see below). Maps can be purchased offset-printed. It is also possible to purchase a CD-rom with the maps in JPEG format, as long as the purchaser undertakes to pay for prints and copies of the maps. The map files can therefore be used for course planning in conjunction with (e.g.) the course planning software Condes, and maps with courses can then be printed. In all the training forests, a number of areas have been designated as out of bounds. It is very important that these areas are respected and kept clear of all training. The areas are marked in the map files on the CD-rom which can be purchased. All controls set out in the training areas must be labelled with the name of the group and the dates when the controls are put out and will be removed. Prices Offset-printed maps, per copy DKK 35 Own print/photocopy of map, per copy DKK 35 CD with map files in JPEG format DKK 100 We can also offer to set controls out in the forest: per training event DKK 200 with electronic timing, per training event DKK 500 All enquiries about training opportunities should be addressed to: Torben Utzon Ingerslevs Boulevard 25, 3tv. DK-8000 Århus C Tel Mobile training@woc2006.dk Please also consult the website for updated information about the training arrangements, facilities and maps. 13

14 Accommodation during training arrangements/sessions A good range of accommodation offering varying facilities and standards is available in the Silkeborg region. We suggest: Gudenåens Camping Silkeborg Tel: (+45) Camp-site with chalets for hire. Situated in the southern outskirts of Silkeborg Silkeborg Søcamping Camp-site with chalets for hire. Situated on the eastern edge of Silkeborg. Silkeborg Youth Hostel Situated close to the centre of Silkeborg DanParcs Søhøjlandet Holiday centre with many facilities and activities. Situated about 20km north of Silkeborg For more alternatives please contact Silkeborg Turistbureau 14

15 Event Centre and Accommodation The city of Aarhus and the surrounding region offer a lot of accommodation options, from campsites through to four-star hotels. The official event and media centre for the WOC 2006 will be the Radisson SAS Scandinavian Congress Centre, adjacent to the Town Hall, the Music Hall, the new Art Museum ARoS, and the old and charming exhibition centre Ridehuset which will be turned into the main social gathering point for the competitors, spectators, and the public. All national teams, invited guests and IOF officials will be offered reasonable priced accommodation at the Hotel Radisson SAS where 234 modern rooms are available. Further, within a short walking distance from the WOC 2006 Centre a total number of 1,600 hotel beds may be found. Budget accommodation for participants and guests in the form of hostels, schools, colleges and camp-sites will also be made available within a short distance of the the WOC 2006 Centre. Fur ther details will be given in Bulletin 2. 15

16 Anti-doping Further information Doping is devastating for all sports. So let us keep it out of orienteering and WOC We, the organisers are fully committed to supporting the efforts of the anti-doping authorities. WOC 2006 Kærlodden 2, Storhøj DK-8320 Mårslet Denmark Secretary General Erik Nielsen Phone: Mobile: