BULLETIN 2. 7 th South East European Orienteering Championships ŽABLJAK-MONTENEGRO 23-27 th august 2017
ORGANIZER: Montenegro Orienteering Federation PARTNERS: International Orienteering Federation South East European Orienteering Association Ministry of Sport Žabljak Municipality Tourist organization Žabljak National park Durmitor ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: EVENT DIRECTOR: Stefan Jeremić Tehnical director: Valentin Garkov IOF EVENT ADVISER: Todor Pedev, Bulgaria SECRETARY: Luka Vulić Accommodation director: Anđa Vukčević
LOCATION: Montenegro. City of Žabljak, mountain Durmitor location N 43 09' 18.4" E 19 07' 15.5" TRANSPORT FROM THE NEAREST AIRPORTS: Acces to Žabljak by flight is possible from 4 airports in 3 countries. Check available flights from your place to these airports: Podgorica Airport (Montenegro) via Nikšić to Žabljak (Event Center)- 120km Tivat Airport (Montenegro) via Kamenari, Nikšić to Žabljak (Event Center)- 156km Sarajevo Airport (Bosnia and Herzegovina) via Foča to Žabljak (Event Center) - 165km Dubrovnik Airport (Croatia) via Trebinje (BIH) and Nikšić to Žabljak (Event Center)- 179km
Special notes: Upon request we can arrange rent a car booking, or for groups, bus transfers from airports to the event center. VISA REGIME: The citizens of the most European countries does not need visas to enter Montenegro. Within SEEOA countries, no visa is needed for any member country, just a valid passport or even for some countries ID card is enough. Details can be checked at this link: http://www.mvpei.gov.me/en/sections/consular-affairs/visa-regimes-forforeign-citizens MEDIA INFORMATION: Accreditation of media representatives is free of charge. Please contact organizers well in advance for media accommodation packages and accreditation. E mail: seeoc2017@mneof.me IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS: Montenegro Service information number: 080001300 (tourist service, information, complaints) Emergiences: 00382-112 Police: 00382-122 Ambulance: 00382-124 Help on the road AMSCG: 00382-19807 Mountain rescue service : 00382-69480644 Visitors Center Durmitor: 00382-52360228 Tourist organization Žabljak: 00382-52361802
PRELIMINARY EVENT PROGRAMME: Wednesday, 23 rd August: Unitl 20:00 Arrival, registration 14:00-19:00 Model event 20:00 Team leaders meeting Thursday, 24 th August: 11:00 1 st stage, Sprint distance, IOF WRE 15:00 Opening and prize giving ceremony 20:00 Team leaders meeting Friday, 25 th August: 10:00 2 nd stage, Middle distance, IOF WRE 18:00 Prize giving-ceremony for middle distance 19:00 Team leaders meeting 20:00 SEEOA meeting 1 st session Saturday, 26 th August: 10:00 3 rd stage Long distance, IOF WRE 18:00 Prize giving-ceremony for long distance 19:00 Team leaders meeting 20:00 SEEOA meeting 2 nd session Sunday, 27 th August: 09:30 4 th stage, Relay. 14:30 Closing and victory ceremony.
CLASSES & REPRESENTATION: in accordance with SEEOC rules. MEN: M16, M18, M20, M21Elite. WOMEN: W16, W18, W20, W21Elite. Entries / Start fees: 30 eur per competitor for all stages (in accordance with SEEOC Rules). Punching: electronic punching system will be in use. Additional rent fee is 10 eur per person for the whole Championships. The teams will be charged 40 EUR for lost SI card. A member Federation may enter a maximum 4 runners in each class for all competitions. All 4 runners can participate in individual competitions but only the two best runners from each country can obtain points for the country standings. A Federation may enter 3 runners with a 4 th runner stated as a substitute for the Relay only. In this case no start fee will be charged for the substitute runner. However, this runner cannot participate in the individual competitions, but can only run in the Relay. A Relay team consists of 3 runners in classes above. Incomplete teams and teams with runners from more than one Federation are not allowed. Under no circumstances may persons other than entered competitors participate in the competition.
Entries must be done by National Federations using official entry forms and following deadlines: Preliminary (quantitative) entry forms: non later than 24 th May 2017. Accommodation bookings: non later than 24 th June 2017. Final (nominative) entry forms: non later than 04 th August 2017. Final team composition entry forms: non later than 22 nd August 2017 until 10,00h. IMPORTANT NOTE: All women and men elite runners must be registered with IOF Eventor also, since all 3 individual distances are World Ranking Events!!! WINNING TIMES:
MAPS/TERRAINS: Map data Terrain samples 1 st stage, sprint distance Scale 1:4000, e-2,5m Stand: May 2017, ISSOM Mixed forest and town. 2 nd stage, middle distance Scale 1:10000, e=5 Stand: May 2017, ISOM 3 rd stage, long distance Scale 1:15000, e-5m Stand: May 2017, ISOM 4 th stage, Relay Scale 1:10000, e-5m Stand: May 2017, ISOM
TRAINING MAP / MODEL EVENT: MAP SCALE 1:10 000 AND 1:5 000 E 5m ISOM standard Stand: May 2017 There will be no any restriction to visit training map any other day time during SEEOC. Training map is at walking distance from Žabljak city centeras well as from all official accomodation places. Map/Terrain shall be considered also as a model event for almost all of the SEEOC STAGES. SEEOC EMBARGOED AREAS
ACCOMODATION: Type of accommodation Prices A 4 star class hotels From 35eur per day/person BB B 2 star class hotels From 22eur per day/person/full board C- Bungallows and private rooms From 10eur per person/day/rent D- camping with your own tent From 3eur per day/person NOTES: The above rates are for minimum 4 nights stay. Accommodation is possible in a days before or/and after competition with a same prices. In order to secure your accommodation bookings, please make your reservations well in advance. Summer season in Durmitor is pretty much visited by lot of foreign and domestic tourists. We can not guaranty availability for accommodation requests after booking deadline of 24 th may 2017 All accommodation offers (from type A to type D) are near by city center of Zabljak city as well as from Event Center. Distances are from 100 to 900 meters. For your bookings please contact our partner agency mountain step, Žabljak to e mail: durmitorapartments@gmail.com or tel: 00382 67 743 421 Reservations will be made at first come first serve basis!
NATIONAL PARK DURMITOR Please keep in mind that we are guests of National Park Durmitor, and we do not want to do any harm to this beautifull nature or to violate any rule. Follow instructions you may found at terrain and information from National Park office. Thank you in advance! Montenegro, a country of miracles, a treasure chest full of most wonderful treasures, as if, as the legend says, the God s bag had really torn apart when he was giving gifts of nature and wonderful things including the mountains and other beauties fell out of it just above Montenegro. However, geographers say that this area in the South of Europe and the Balkans, not large but unique for its diversity, was created in ancient times by the strong forces of nature. Made by forces or not it turned beautiful and unusual m agnificent. Wild beauty, as everyone said! With our expert partners in different fields of active holiday, we can offer special adventure packages for your stay before, during and after event SEEOC 2017. Hiking tours to several Durmitor peaks with a proffesional guides, Mountain biking, rafting on beautiful river canjon Tara At just an 143km distance from Zabljak, there is a famous Boka Kotorska bay at the Adriatic sea coast, so its wonderfull opportunity to mix your active holiday with mountain and sea coast. With our partners we can offer you different type of accommodation at the sea cost as well. SEE MORE AT the web page Holiday! For more information and bookings contact us to e mail: seeoc2017@mneof.me
SPECIAL NOTES *Competitors take part on their own risk and responsibility. You need to have your own insurance covering every health problem and risk. *At the finish arena water for refreshment and only first aid service will be provided. Also small refreshment shop will be at the finish arena where you will be able to buy drinks and snacks. *We will not print this Bulletin and distributed to participants. It will be published only at the official web page and it will be sent to all federations meber SEEOA. If you need your own hard copy, please print it. Thanks for understanding. OUR MOTO IS SEEOC 2017 The Championships of Friendships and Fair Play ORGANIZERS CONTACT Montenegro Orienteering Federation, SEEOC and SEEMOC Head Office e-mail: seeoc2017@mneof.me Mobile phone: 00382 68 741 116 Welcome to Montenegro! www.seeoc.me