IOF Event Advisers Clinic

Invitation to an IOF Foot-O Event Advisers’ Clinic

5-6 July 2010

Kimberley, Canada

in conjunction with the

2010 North American Orienteering Championships

This Event Advisers’ Clinic is organised for the education and recruitment of new IOF licensed Foot Orienteering Event Advisers. National orienteering federations are asked to identify and enter suitable candidates.

Organizers:Canadian Orienteering Federation &
United States Orienteering Federation

Date & time:Monday July 5 2010 and Tuesday July 6 2010
9:00 – 17:00 both days

Clinic site:Trickle Creek Lodge, Kimberley, BC, Canada

Course leader:Jan R. Lien (Norway)

Language:English

Course Objectives and requirements:

The main objective of this IOF Event Advisers’ Clinic is to prepare participants to be licensed IOF Foot-O Event Advisers.

The requirements for licensing are:

1. Be an active foot orienteer.

2. Have competed in countries other than your own.

3. Have successfully controlled major national events in the last 3 years.

4. Be competent to communicate with IOF and the organising Federation (mainly in English).

5. Have attended, and have been an active participant in an IOF Event Advisers Clinic

6. Be familiar with the IOF Rules and other relevant publications

7. Be recognised as a top standard controller/event adviser and endorsed as suitable by your Federation.

Course Content:Understanding of the task of an IOF Event Adviser

Deeper understanding of the nature of orienteering and each format of foot-O (long, middle, sprint, relay)

Understanding of the IOF rules and requirements for international competition

The course will include a short field exercise in course controlling

Course Materials:The following IOF publications will be used at the Clinic:

• IOF Foot-O Competition Rules

• International Specification for Orienteering Maps, ISOM

• International Specification for Sprint Orienteering Maps, ISSOM

• IOF Control descriptions

• The Leibnitz Convention

• IOF guidelines for WRE, WMOC and JWOC

These documents are available on the IOF website ( and participants will need to bring the documents with them to the clinic. They should be read through beforehand.

Accommodation & meals:

Alternative 1: Trickle Creek Lodge, Kimberley BC
The Trickle Creek Lodge has offered preferred rates for those attending the WRE event advisor clinic. All rooms include full kitchen facilities with rates from $99 (2 people) - $450 (up to 18 people). Quote NAOC 2010 North American Orienteering Championships at the time of booking.

Other Alternatives: See the North American Orienteering Championships accommodation page for a variety of other accommodation options:

Lunch on both Monday and Tuesday are included in the clinic entry fee. Participants will be responsible for arranging their own accommodation.

Travel:The nearest airport is the Canadian Rockies International Airport (approx 25 km from Kimberley). The next closest major airport is in Calgary, Alberta (approx 400 km from Kimberley).

Endorsement:Note the IOF requires your clinic application be endorsed by your National Federation. For USOF endorsement, please send your completed entry to Cristina Luis (). For COF endorsement, please send your complete entry by e-mail () or fax (403-451-1681) to Charlotte MacNaughton For participants from other countries, please send your endorsed application to Charlotte at fax to 403-451-1681.

Fee:The entry fee is $40 CDN. Payment instructions will be sent to you along with you registration confirmation. An invoice can be sent if required.

Entry & enquiries:Please send any enquiries to Charlotte MacNaughton at .

Entry Deadline:15th June 2010

ENTRY FORM

IOF Foot-O Event Advisers’ Clinic

July 5-6, 2010

Kimberley, Canada