SERBIA OPEN 23 26 June 2016 Serbia BULLETIN 1-2
1. Organization team SERBIAN ORIENTEERING FEDERATION Chairman: Đorđe Zagorac, president of SOF Event director: Dobrica Jelić, vice president of SOF Event center and accommodation: Stevan Roksandić, secretary general of SOF IT sector: Ivan Todorović Chief course planning: Georgi Kartalov (Bulgaria) Finish arena: Dobrica Jelić, vice president of SOF Start: Rade Goljović Chief financial officer: Marijan Zagorac Media and transport: Stevan Roksandić, secretary general of SOF Supporting clubs: PTT, Magic Map, Rajac 2. Advisers IOF adviser: Tomislav Varnica (Croatia) National adviser: VujadinŽagar (Serbia)
3. Program Thursday - 23 June Event center open. 08 00-21 00 Hotel Divčibare Arrival and registration... 09 00-21 00 Hotel Divčibare Model event 10 00-19 00 Team leaders meeting... 19 00 Hotel Divčibare Friday - 24 June Event center open... 08 00-21 00 Hotel Divčibare Morning: Model event 08 00-12 00 Afternoon: Sprint distance - WRE 14 00 Sprint quarantine opening 15 00 Sprint quarantine closing 15 30 first start Opening ceremony. 18 30 Hotel Divčibare Awards ceremony ( only COMOF & WRE) 19 00 Hotel Divčibare Team leaders meeting... 21 00 Hotel Divčibare Saturday - 25 June Event center open... 08 00-21 00 Hotel Divčibare Long distance WRE 10 00 first start Awards ceremony (only COMOF & WRE) 16 00 Hotel Divčibare Party... 21 00 Hotel Maljen Sunday - 26 June Middle distance WRE 09 30 first start Awards ceremony... 13 00 Hotel Divčibare Closing ceremony. 14 00 Hotel Divčibare Departure. 14 30
Some photos from terrain
4. Locations The championships will take place in the tourist resort on the Divčibare Mountain. Location of Divčibare 129 km from Airport Nikola Tesla, Belgrade 38 km from center of Valjevo 5. Classes M/W 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 21B, 21A, 21E, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, OPEN B, OPEN, C, children categories (D7 and D10). All information about Serbia OPEN: mco2016org@gmail.com Entries for Serbia OPEN: http://www.orienteeringonline.net/competitionbasicinfo.aspx?competitionid=2537 6.Entries and fees Deadline for Serbia open entries is June 15, 2016. Don't forget to register your M/W 21E (senior) competitors via IOF eventor. sprint: http://eventor.orienteering.org/events/show/5135 long: http://eventor.orienteering.org/events/show/5136 middle: http://eventor.orienteering.org/events/show/5137 Entry fees for Serbia OPEN: This is price with discount for COMOF and SEEOA countries: All three stages Per stage M/W 12, 14 9 eur 4 eur M/W 16, OPEN B, OPEN C 12 eur 5 eur Other CATEGORIES 15 eur 6 eur D7 and D10 free free Payment: Entry fees for Serbia OPEN you can pay in cash at EC. If you want to pay via bank account please contact us: mco2016org@gmail.com
Event center The Venues for all races, as well as the model race, will be within a 10-minute walking distance from the event center, on Divčibare Mountain. The event center will be in the Hotel Divčibare, in the center of tourist resort Divčibare. Note that hotel is named Divčibare, as well as the mountain. Locations of finish areas: 1. day (sprint) 150 m from event center; 2. day (long) 150 m from event center; 3.day (middle) 300 m from event center. Event center coordinates: Geo (dec): 44.107100 19.991700 Geo (dms): 44 6'26" 19 59'30" UTM: 419306 4884263 7. Useful information Nearest ATM and change office is 30 km from EC at Mionica town, and 35 km from EC at Valjevo city. The official currency in Serbia is dinar (RSD), 1 EUR = 122 RSD (3.5.2016.) Our advice is to change your money at airport, or nearest town.
Shops, market and restaurants are about 250 m from EC. For all three stages we suggest shoes with spikes and pants with covered legs. Health Services The organizer will provide first-aid service at the event center and at each competition site. Medical clinic is 400 m from EC. Emergency care and major hospitals are within a 30-minute drive from each of the competition sites. The organizer will not bear responsibility related to medical costs for participants. Each federation and all competitors are responsible for the insurance of the participant. Nearest pharmacy is 30 km from EC at Mionica town, and 35 km from EC at Valjevo city. 8. Prizes For the Serbia OPEN, prizes will be awarded to the top 3 finishers in all classes.the awards ceremony for the Serbia OPEN will be held at the end of the competition. 9. Punching System All MCO events will be organized using the SI electronic punching system. Competitors who have SI cards can bring and use their own. SI cards can also be rented from the organizers. Rent price for SI card is 2 per race.
10. Maps and Terrain All terrains are in the vicinity of Event center. SPRINT Scale: 1 : 5 000, contour interval: 2.5 m, in accordance with ISSOM standard Mapping: Dragan Nikolić Open land with runnable pine forest. Scattered buildings, typically for mountain tourist center. Slightly hilly with no significant climbing. Map sample - sprint: LONG Scale: 1 : 15 000 (only for M/W 21E, M/W35, M/W 20) and 1 : 10 000 (for other categories), contour interval: 5 m, in accordance with ISOM standard Mapping: GeorgiKartalov Runnable pine forest with some areas of bushes and open lands. moderately hilly. Map sample long: MIDDLE Scale: 1 : 10 000, contour interval: 5 m, in accordance with ISOM standard Mapping: Georgi Kartalov Runnable pine forest with some areas of bushes and open lands. moderately hilly.
Map sample middle: Old map: http://mco2016.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/divcibare-old-map.jpg sprint terrain long and middle terrain
11. Forbidden areas
10. Info map: Traditional houses at Divčibare
12. Accommodation Hotel Divčibare (Event center) Single room full board: 31 ; Double room full board: 26 (Free swimming pool and sauna, wi-fi) Hotel Divčibare link:http://www.narcisdivcibare.com/index.php/hotel-divcibare Hotel Maljen Single room full board: 25 ; Double room full board: 21 (Free swimming pool at Hotel Divčibare) Hotel Maljen link: http://www.narcisdivcibare.com/index.php/maljen Hostel Mladost Hostel Crni vrh four bed room full board: 17 triple, four bed room full board: 17 Hostel Mladost link: http://www.narcisdivcibare.com/index.php/mladost Hostel Crni Vrh link: http://www.narcisdivcibare.com/index.php/odmaraliste-crni-vrh For all accommodations tourist tax is 1 per person per night. Deadline for booking and payment: June 12, 2016. All information about booking and payment for all type of accommodation: hoteldivcibare@narcisdivcibare.com phone: +381 14 277 121 NOTE: For reservation please mention that you are participants of Serbia open
13. Transportation The closest airport to the event center is Nikola Tesla airport near Belgrade. The distance between the airport and the event center is 129 km (about 2:00 hours by car). Direct transportation options between the airport and the event center are rental car, regular taxi, or taxi van, depending on the number of passengers. The organizers will provide a free bus transport from Belgrade (airport, train and bus station) to Divčibare. Deadline for this transport application is June 10, 2016. All information about the transport you can get via: mco2016org@gmail.com 14. Safety and Security Serbia is modern and peaceful country with no war or terroristic incidents. Also, in the nearby of the event center there are no dangerous wild animals that can harm runners. Health services in Serbia are on the highest level. Medical help and pharmaceutical products are available in every town and in almost every village. Tap water is fine for drinking, and no special vaccinations are required prior to entering the country.
15. Touring Opportunities Vrujci spa 40 km from EC City of Valjevo 35 km from EC Monastery Ćelije, Monastery Lelić and Monastery Jovanje 45 km from EC Gradac river 35 km from EC Viewpoints and waterfalls 1-10 km from EC More details about excursions will be publish in Bulletin 4
16. Visas Most of countries have an agreement with Serbia which allows their citizens to visit Serbia without a visa. Use the following link to find out whether you need to have visa: http://www.mfa.gov.rs/en/consular-affairs/entry-serbia/visa-regime 17. Contacts Serbian Orienteering Federation (OSS) Miloja Zakica 8a lok. 3, 11030, PAK: 173813 Belgrade, Serbia Telephone: +381-60-662-8564 mco2016org@gmail.com ORIENTEERS FROM SERBIA WISH YOU A PLEASANT STAY AND GOOD RACES!