Rauland, Norway Candidate for Junior World Orienteering Championships 2015 Mountain area 700-1200 m altitude Challenging terrains, top quality competitions Attractive spectators events All events within 25 km of JWOC centre at Rauland High quality, social and inexpensive accommodation Will JWOC finally come to Norway? JWOC 2015 Rauland - Norway
Welcome to Rauland and Telemark! Telemark County Council is very positive to the proposal for organizing the Junior World Orienteering Championship in Rauland in 2015, and would like to assist involved partners in the planning and implementation phases. Terje Riis-Johansen, county mayor, Telemark County The application for the Junior World Orienteering Championships for 2015 in Rauland has the full support from the Vinje Municipality. Rauland is an important part of the municipality with various sports activities and we look forward to host the championships in the area. We will do our best to support the event and cooperate with the national and local organisers. We look forward to welcome you in Rauland! Arne Vinje, mayor, Vinje municipality Organizers The Norwegian Orienteering Federation will organize the JWOC event together with local clubs Porsgrunn OL and IL Dyre Vaa. Norway, despite being a leading orienteering nation, has never hosted JWOC before. JWOC 2015 Rauland - Norway IL Dyre Vaa, Rauland (www.ildyrevaa.no) Local sports club with around 480 members. Porsgrunn OL, Porsgrunn (www.porsgrunnol.no) One of the largest and oldest special sports clubs for orienteering in the country, with around 310 members. Key persons in the organizing team have extensive and recent experience from internationals elite competitions including championships. Nordic Orienteering Championship 2005 (161 participants + 32 team officials from 20 nations) Norwegian Championships Sprint (2001, 2009, 2013), Jr Relay (2009) Norwegian Orienteering Festival (2001) Sørlandsgaloppen (2003, 2007, 2011)
Proposed programme Date Friday 3 July 2015 Saturday 4 July 2015 JWOC Competition JWOC Training JWOC Ceremonies Public races (SG2015) Arrival Sprint and middle Opening ceremony SG race 1 Sunday 5 July 2015 Monday 6 July 2015 Sprint Middle Price giving ceremony Middle qualification SG race 2 Tuesday 7 July 2015 Middle final Long distance and relay Price giving ceremony SG race 3 Wednesday 8 July 2015 Long distance and relay SG race 4 Thursday 9 July 2015 Long distance SG race 5 Friday 10 July 2015 Relay Banquette and Price giving ceremony SG race 6 Saturday 11 July 2015 Departure Public event Sørlandsgaloppen 2015 Sørlandsgaloppen (SG), the first multi-day orienteering event in the world, organized yearly since 1965, will be spectator races during JWOC. More than 2000 participants are realistic. The very first SG-competition in 1965 took place close to the JWOC-2015 area (Høydalsmo), and the same venue and area will be used for the first spectator race. This will be a remarkable 50 year anniversary!
Terrains The terrains in Rauland mainly have good runnability, but still interesting and challenging orienteering. Competitions will probably take place from three different competition centres: Sprint area (Åmot): Urban sprint terrain with roads, streets, camping site, tracks, cycle roads and large complex buildings. Quite hilly, some smaller forest areas. 500-550 m altitude. Forest area Rauland (I): Equal parts of terrain types 1 & 2. Sometimes technically difficult due to many map details or reduced visibility combined with few map details. 700-900 m altitude Forest area Rauland (II): Terrain types 1, 2, 3 and 4. Sometimes technically difficult due to many map details or steep slopes. 750-1100 m altitude. Terrain types: 1. Birch mountain forest with open and semi-open marches. Varying hilliness and difficulty, excellent runnability. 2. Spruce and pine mountain forest. Varying hilliness, difficulty and runnability. 3. Mountain area above the tree-level with challenging route choices due to steepness and runnability. 4. Mountain slopes with alpine tracks, cabins and apartment buildings. 5. Sprint terrain in Åmot. Urban area with challenging route-choices due to height differences.
Map and course team The map makers will include some of the best in Norway, e.g., former world champion Morten Berglia. The course team will include some of the best coursesetters in Norway, e.g. head of map and courses for NOC 2005, Thore Kornmo. Anders Nordberg and Anne Margrethe Hausken Nordberg will also take part in the course setting. Accommodation and prices Accommodation will be at Vierli Tourist centre, a mountain cabin village. In the area there are beds for 265 participants and leaders. The remaining participants and leaders will be located at Rauland Høgfjellshotell in 5-9 person apartments. The distance between the two locations is 2 km. Lowest cost will be approximately 1250 NOK per person for the entire period (8 nights), but without meals. All cabins or flats are fully equipped for self service accommodation. Accommodation with full board will be around 3500 NOK (Vierli tourist centre) and 4500 NOK (Rauland høgfjellshotell) per person. Rauland s wide selection of accommodation ranges from top of the line luxury to the budget-minded, including hotels, cabins, apartments, mountain lodge & motels and camping. In total, spectators and participants in Sørlandgaloppen will be able to find suitable accommodation in the area. Embargoed area in Rauland
Preliminary preparations Land access Good contact with local land owners has been established. Local club Dyre Vaa is very well linked with land-owners. Information meeting has been held and the response is positive. Agreements with local authorities Letter of intent for support and cooperation with Telemark County Council and Vinje municipality has been received. Agreement with Sponsors Letter of intent for economic support from Telemark County Council and Vinje municipality has been received. Organising clubs have good cooperation with regional banks and energy sector companies. Training & Pre-camp Training package including accommodation, meals and training maps with controls will be available summer 2013. A training camp including competitions in the area will be planned for in August 2014, and a pre-camp will be available prior to the JWOC week in 2015. Media and visibility plans Local and regional media has shown great interest in a possible JWOC in Rauland already. Broad coverage by regional newspaper expected. A live centre with results, speaker sound and GPS tracking will be set-up. We work to finance a big-screen production with 4 live cameras and web-streaming. Special arrangement to attract non-orienteerers A special school project to market orienteering in the region will be arranged, starting from 2013. All local schools and kinder gardens will be invited to try out and learn orienteering in front of JWOC.
Transport & distances All local and regional transport to the closest train stations and airports will be included in the JWOC entrance fee. The entry fee will be as low as comparative JWOC events, e.g. in Denmark 2010. This low-price guarantee is possible due to a unique agreement with local authorities. Rauland has bus connection to train stations and airports in the region. Distances: Oslo 200 km; Torp airport- Sandefjord 190 km; Porsgrunn 140 km From Gardermoen, Torp and Rygge airport you can travel inexpensively to most European countries with SAS/ Widerøe, Norwegian, KLM, Ryanair, WizzAir and others. Name Means of transport to Event Centre Distance and time of transport to Event Centre Nearest national/ international airport Torp, Sandefjord. TRF Bus or rental minibus 190 km (3-3,5 hrs) Oslo Main airport Gardermoen OSL Bus or rental minibus 260 km (3,5-4 hrs) Other airports Rygge, Moss RYG Bus or rental minibus 250 km (3,5-4 hrs) Nearest railwaystation Notodden Bus or rental minibus 90 km (1,5-2 hrs)
Social facilities In the center of Rauland you will find everything you need, a bank, grocery stores, flowers, sporting equipment, hairdresser, post office, souvenir shop, clothing- gift and furnishing shop, library, restaurant, sports hall, swimming pool, gas and service station, doctor, dentist, a coffee shop and art exhibit, several museums and of course the Tourist Office. We welcome you to a wonderful visit to the mountain village at the foot of Hardangervidda! Anders Nordberg, Triple NOC winner 2005 and WOC medallist Anne Margrethe Hausken Nordberg WOC sprint winner 2008 and overall World Cup winner Ambassadors One of the best orienteering couple in the world; Anders Nordberg and Anne Margrethe Hausken Nordberg regularly train in the area and will be marketing ambassadors for the event. They will also be part of the course team for the long and sprint distances. VINJE KOMMUNE