Monday 12 March - Arrival, Model Event, Open Ceremony
Tuesday 13 March - EOC- Sprint EYOC- Sprint
Wednesday 14 March - EOC - Relay WC Final- Relay Prise giving (sprint, relay)
Thursday 15 March - Model Event
Friday 16 March - EOC- Short WC Final- Short EYOC - Short
Saturday 17 March - EOC-Long WC Final-Long EYOC -Long Prise giving (short, long) Clozing Ceremony Banquet
Sunday 18 March - Departure
Representatives from Russian Orienteering Federation (ROF), Vologda region Administration
Plamen Nedialkov (Bulgaria)
Alexandre Koviazin (ROF)
Sergey Nessinov(ROF)
Alexey Kuzmin
Russian Orienteering Federation (ROF)
123060 Moscow,
Box 57 Russia
Tel/fax (+7) (+095) 1967155 ,
tel. 1969089
e-mail ntorient@cityline.ru
The competitions will take place in the Vologda region on the north-west of Russia, 400 km from Moscow. Vologda is a big railway and motor transport center. There is an international airport Cherepovetz, 60 km from Event Centre, local airport Vologda.
The event center (EC) and accommodations will be in "Novyi Istochnik" resort 20 km from Vologda.
The WC competitions will be organised according to IOF Competition Rules Each federation may enter up to 6 women and 6 men in each individual competition. Each federation may enter up to 2 women's and 2 men's team, each consisting of 3 competitors, in each relay competition. If a federation is unable to make up fully teams, it may form incomplete teams or teams with competitors from other federations (the result of these teams shall not appear in the official results list). The EOC will be organized in parallel with WC. Each federation may enter up to 6 men and 6 women. The YOUNG EOC will be organized in parallel with WC as an individual compertitions only, all the competitors 23 years old or less can participate All the participating countries can entry one extra man and woman to participate in The YOUNG EOC only. They will start before the WC and EOC. 2 flags & himn.
Valdai Hills, 100-170m. High above the see level, covered mostly with coniferous woods. The competition's place is the valley of a beautiful river. Many panth and roads. Visibility is usually good.
The middle of March shows mostly stable snow cover, an average temperature of this time period is about minus 3-5 Centigrade. ECOLOGY. Water, soil and atmosphere are free of dangerous pollution, all the State Ecology certificates are available if required.
Long Distance Scale 1/15000 5 meters contour interval; Sprint, Relay and Short Distance Scale 1/10000 5 meters contour interval.
Competition area of the sprint event is near the Event Centre, all the other days is 12 km from the Center. Ceremonies - in the center of Vologda Town.
For the Model Event for Short and Long events two maps of the training area right around Event Center will be avalable, one in scale 1/10000 and the other 1/15000, similar to the competition maps.
Regular plane from Helsinky to airport Cherepovetz.
Regular plane from Moscow ( airport Vnucovo), to airport Vologda, airport Cherepovetz - 60 USD.
Regular plane from Moscow ( airport Vnucovo), to airport Cherepovetz - 60 USD.
Regular plane from St Petersburg to airport Cherepovetz - 60 USD.
Train from Mocsow - 30 USD.
Train from St.Petersbourg - 30 USD.
Organizer offer transport (bus) from Mocsow to event center - 30 USD per person.
Organizer offer transport from airport Mocsow (Sherevetyevo) to airport Mocsow (Vnucovo)- 10 USD per person.
Organizer offer transport from railway station Vologda, airport Vologda, - 10 USD per person.
Organizer offer transport from airport Cherepovetz, - 15 USD per person.
Standart A 1-bed room in Event Centre (fool board).
Standart B 2-bed room in Event Centre (fool board).
Preliminary entry.
Latest day for preliminary numbers of competitors, team leaders and visitors is 15 January 2000.
Final entry.
Latest day for exact numbers and names of competitors, team leaders and visitors is 1 March 2001.
Entry fee for Standart A (encl. accommodations, transport from EC during competition and Ceremonies, banquet) USD 365.
Entry fee for Standart B (encl. accommodations transport from EC during competition and Ceremonies, banquet) USD 290.
Latest day for payment of entry fees for competitors, team leaders, visitors and media representatives is 1 February 2001. The fees must be paid in USD to :
INTERMEDIARY BANK:
UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA INTERNATIONAL
NEW YORK BRANCH, USA
SWIFT CODE: BOFCUS33NYK
BENEFICIARY'S BANK:
BANK OF BUSINESS ASSISTANSE
MOSCOW, RUSSIA
SWIFT CODE: BUASRUMM
91-272872-1121
BENEFICIARY:
OOO "ROF"
ACCOUNT 40702840900014477201
Citizens of the several IOF Countries need visa to enter Russia. Please, contact RF embassy. For Visas making the time needed is up to 1 month.