INVITATION FIS Continental Cup Ladies SZCZYRK, POL 18 th -19 st July 2011 Dear Ski Friends, Below you will find an invitation to the FIS Continental Cup event that will be held in Szczyrk, Poland on July 18 th and 19 th. We hope to provide you with all the necessary information on the event. Should you have any further question do not hesitate to get back to us. VENUE Grand Prix competitions will be held on the SKALITE HS-106 jumping hill in Szczyrk.
ORGANISING COMMITTEE Śląsko-Beskidzki Związek Narciarski ul. Wyzwolenia 67 Wisła, Poland contact person: Aga Baczkowska mobile +48 606 65 41 14 fax +48 18 20 141 29 E-mail: tatrasport@tatrasport.pl Race Office, Accreditation and Accommodation Office COS Sport HARNAŚ Hotel ul. Plażowa 8, Szczyrk TCM meeting room COS Sport HARNAŚ Hotel ul. Plażowa 8, Szczyrk
Organising Committee President Vice President OC Executive Director Treasurer Media Coordinator / Press Chief TV Coordinator Chief of Race Office Chief of hill Andrzej Wąsowicz Lidia Forias, Wojciech Kufel Tadeusz Pilarz Grzegorz Ziółkowski Tomasz Furtak Andrzej Stolecki Aga Baczkowska Jerzy Poloczek WISŁA Andrzej Grzybowski - SZCZYRK Chief of fore-jumpers Chief of First Aid Services Chief Stewart Chief of Transportation Chief of Marketing Volunteers Events Szczyrk Events Wisła Chief of Distance Measurers Jan Szturc Tadeusz Kunysz Robert Czyżak Wojciech Gawor Arkadiusz Pilarz Urszula Śliwa-Gluza Sabina Bugaj Ewa Zarychta Jerzy Pilch
Competition Management Chief of Competition Marek Tucznio GP Piotr Kruczek COC-L Race Secretary Faustyna Malik FIS OFFICIALS FIS Coordinator Chika Yoshida FIS TD Pekka Hyvarinen FIN TD Assistant Marko Mlakar SLO Jumping Judges Hermann Kothleitner AUT Mark Servold Jean Claude Gaillard Bojan Jost Marek Siderek CAN FRA SLO POL
ACCOMMODATION The FIS Continental Cup Ladies Szczyrk 2011 Organizing Committee takes care of the full board accommodation for the athletes and officials. The bookings for national teams are organized by the OC according to the team quotas and sent entries. All the bookings and accommodation request shall be sent directly to the LOC of Szczyrk address. The official COC-L hotel is COS SPORT HARNAŚ hotel in Plażowa 8 street in Szczyrk. The price for the daily full board accommodation, for those over national quotas, is: 40 Euro per person FB Cash and credit cards are accepted. If there are any NSF who had made their own accommodation arrangements are obliged to inform the LOC about the fact not later than July, 5 st The LOC does not guarantee the availability of accommodation for requests and entries sent later than July, 5 st. However, if there are vacant rooms left at the OC's disposal these will be provided to teams on request.
TRANSFERS Airport pick-ups will be provided on the teams requests. All team cars will get special parking labels to park in the reserved areas. DEADLINES Entries by numbers: July, 5 th Entries by names: July, 12 th Accreditation requests only by NSF by July, 12 st FIS Family tickets will be granted according to new FIS rules. ARRIVALS By plane: Warszawa (360 km) Katowice Kraków Ostrava (CZE) (75 km) (105 km) (90 km) By train: Bielsko-Biała (15 km) By car: Ujsoły (SVK) Korbielów (SVK) Cieszyn (CZE) Zwardoń (SVK) Istebna (SVK) PL / SVK or CZE boarder 45 km 45 km 55 km 55 km 35 km All the airport pick-ups will be provided by the LOC at the teams expense, provided that they are requested for in advance.
COMPETITION PROGRAMME 17 th July, Sunday teams' arrival to Szczyrk 18th July, Monday 17.00 TCM 18.00 official training 2 rounds 9.00-12.00 Ladies WC Organisers Seminar 14.00-17.00 Ladies WC Organisers Seminar 19 th July, Tuesday 12.00 trial round 13.00 1 st competition round final round prize-giving ceremony 20 th July, Wednesday departure for Zakopane
SKI WAXING and SERVICE AREA There will be limited ski-waxing rooms available at the hotels. Ski wax cabins will be located at the SKALITE HS-106 hill in Szczyrk. DOPING CONTROL According to FIS standards and rules. FIS LICENCE To be eligible for participation in the FIS COC-L all the skiers must have a valid FIS Code. INSURANCE All athletes need the insurance arranged by their National Ski Associations. The Organizing Committee is not responsible for any injuries of the athletes neither for the damage or lost property. LANGUAGE The official language is English. PRESS CENTER The main Press Center will be located at the Skalite Ski Jumping Hill in Szczyrk. Accreditation requests for journalists and media representatives can be sent to: tatrasport@tatrasport.pll or tomasz.furtak@ak-pol.pl ADDITIONAL PROGRAMME Ceremonies according to official programme and FIS guidelines. VISA INFORMATION This invitation should be enough to get visas. In case you will need assistance with getting these, do not hesitate to contact us.