October 10th -‐ 13th
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BULLETIN #1 -‐ Official Invitation
WHERE IT’S AT Montreal, QC Ottawa, ON ARNPRIOR
NAOC2014 will be hosted by Orienteering Ottawa from October 10th to 13th, 2014, in the wonderful town of Arnprior, a mere 40 minutes from the heart of Ottawa. Getting here could not be easier. The Ottawa region is served by an international airport, a bus station and train station. There are also major highways from all directions to and from Canada and the USA.
JUST A FRIENDLY REMINDER TO OUR AMERICAN FRIENDS. YOU DO NEED A PASSPORT TO ENTER CANADA.
Syracuse, NY
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
OFFICIAL INVITATION page 4 THE NAOC2014 TEAM page 5 GETTING HERE page 6 SCHEDULE page 7 COURSE INFO page 8 TERRAIN page 9 TRAINING page 10 EMBARGOED AREAS page 11 PRE-‐NAOC TOUR page 12 HOSPITALITY page 13 FESTIVAL page 14 REGISTRATION page 15
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WELCOME TO NAOC2014 DAVID REID Mayor of Arnprior Arnprior looks forward to welcoming you! Arnprior is excited to play host to the 2014 North American Orienteering Championships and learn about this dynamic sport. We are pleased to be working alongside Orienteering Ottawa; as they offer you the best in technical orienteering, we offer you true small town hospitality including accommodation, meals, shopping, and recreation in our picturesque Ottawa Valley town. We are confident that after your stay in Arnprior you will want to come back to our four season destination for more. Visit www.arnprior.ca to learn more about our wonderful town and all we have to offer. See you in October!
ANNE TEUTSCH Event Director It is with great pleasure that I invite you to NAOC2014, the North American Orienteering Championships. It is the people that make an event what it is – the participants, the team that puts it together, the partners, and the community that supports it. For NAOC2014, Orienteering Ottawa is overjoyed to be working with the Town of Arnprior as our partners in bringing this event to you. Their enthusiasm for NAOC2014, and their interest in learning about orienteering is nothing short of amazing! To match that, we have an impressive list of experienced organizers to bring you top notch courses and maps, a first class arena, great meals and entertainment and some extras to boot. When we add in you, the participants – that wonderful orienteering community from across North America and beyond – we look forward to an event not to be missed. Join us in Arnprior, Ontario in October 2014 for the best in orienteering, from courses to competition to camaraderie! Take Control! Be a part of NAOC2014!
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TEAM NAOC2014 CO-‐ORDINATING COMMITTEE Anne Teutsch Event Director | anne@NAOC2014.ca Stefan Bergstrom Course & Map Co-‐ordinator Karen Tippett Financial Administrator James Richardson Public Relations Co-‐ordinator| pr@NAOC2014.ca David Rosen IOF WRE ADVISOR Jeff Teutsch Pizazz Guru, Webmaster & Athlete Support Linda Connell Registrar | registrar@NAOC2014.ca Andrew Cornett, Brian Graham & Randy Kemp Course Setters Richard Guttormson, Gord Hunter & Bill Meldrum Controllers Lorna Guttormson Tour Co-‐ordinator Marketa Graham Food Co-‐ordinator Adrian Turcanu Equipment & Logistics Co-‐ordinator Peter Laurich Training Co-‐ordinator Eric Teutsch Technology Co-‐ordinator Isabelle Robert Safety Co-‐ordinator Bill Anderson Mapping Guru Jennie Anderson Clinics & Rec. Event Co-‐ordinator Laura Teutsch KidZone Co-‐ordinator Glenn Arthur & Linda Betts Team Arnprior
NAOC2014 is the North American Orienteering Championships sanctioned by the International Orienteering Federation (IOF) as regional championships. Held every two years , the largest orienteering event in North America is alternately hosted between Canada and the United States of America. In 2014 they will feature 3 World Ranking Events (WRE), the Bjorn Kellstrom Cup, a pre-‐race tour, training camps, clinics, festivities, food, fun, the town of Arnprior and so much more.
EVENT OFFICE 1 Revol Road | Ottawa, ON CANADA K2G 0B8 info@NAOC2014.ca
WEBSITE: www.NAOC2014.ca EMAIL: info@NAOC2014.ca FACEBOOK: /OttawaOFest TWITTER: @OttawaOFest
This is only a fraction of the many people working hard to make this event happen. You will meet them all during the coming year.
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GETTING HERE
BY CAR: Arnprior is 5-‐hours from Toronto, 7-‐hours from New York City, Boston & Philadelphia, 4.5-‐hours from Rochester. BY AIR: Ottawa/Arnprior is served by Macdonald-‐Cartier International Airport, just 15 minutes from downtown Ottawa and 1 hour from Arnprior and the Event Centre. International: Air Canada has direct daily flights from London Heathrow and Frankfurt United States: Air Canada -‐ Boston, New York (LGA), Washington (Reagan) American Airlines -‐ Chicago Delta -‐ Detroit USAir-‐ Charlotte, Philadelphia United Airlines -‐ Chicago, Newark, Washington (Dulles) Canada: Air Canada, Westjet, Porter, Bearskin, Canadian North, First Air -‐ all points served BY TRAIN: Ottawa’s train station is served by VIA RAIL with direct trains to Montreal and Toronto. BY BUS: Ottawa is served by Greyhound Bus with direct routes and connections to destinations all across North America. OTTAWA to ARNPRIOR: We will be providing a shuttle between Ottawa and Arnprior at a minimal cost. This service will be offered both before NAOC2014 Weekend and after. If you would like this service please contact us at info@naoc2014.ca.
It is the participants’ responsibilty to ensure they have the necessary documents to legally enter Canada. However, for your convenience we have provided some helpful information to assist in this: Countries that require a Visa to enter Canada can be found at : http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/visas-‐all.asp#exemptions List of Canadian Embassies, Consulates and High Commissions: http://www.international.gc.ca/ciw-‐cdm/embassies-‐ambassades.aspx
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NAOC2014 SCHEDULE Friday Oct 10th All day Evening
Middle and Long Model Events *Opening Ceremonies & Dinner
Carp Ridge Arnprior Event Centre
Saturday Oct 11th Morning Morning All day All day Evening
Breakfast NAOC Middle Distance Middle and Long Model Events Sprint & Relay Model Events Dinner
Arnprior Event Centre Carp Ridge Carp Ridge Arnprior Arnprior Event Centre
Sunday Oct 12th Morning Morning Morning All day Evening
Breakfast Long Model Event NAOC Long Distance Sprint & Relay Model Events NAOC Banquet & Awards Ceremony
Arnprior Event Centre Carp Ridge Carp Ridge Arnprior Arnprior Event Centre
Monday Oct 13th
Morning Breakfast Early Morning NAOC Sprint Morning NAOC Relay Afternoon Awards & Closing Ceremony
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COURSE INFO Competition Classes MODEL MAPS FOR SALE: $16 for all | $5 each Junior and Senior NAOC "elite" classes -‐ compete against the best, anyone can register in these categories and go for the glory! NAOC age classes -‐ with age classes from 12-‐and-‐under to 85-‐ plus this is your chance to compete against those in your age group for championship medals. Open classes -‐ if you want to choose your own level of challenge (technical and distance), these non championship classes are just for you. Recreational events -‐ each day there will also be a fun score-‐O event for orienteers of all abilities. Clinics -‐ There will be two clinics offered each morning -‐ a Learn to Orienteer clinic for newcomers to the sport and a Orienteer Smarter Clinic for orienteers of 'intermediate' technical ability. Clinic participants will be able to test their new-‐found knowledge in the recreational, open or age class events immediately after the clinics.
Course Details MIDDLE: CARP RIDGE: 1:10,000 | Contour Interval 2.5m Course Setter -‐ Andrew Cornett Controller -‐ Bill Meldrum Recommended Winning Time (RWT): Course 1 & 2 -‐20 min. Course 3 to 7 -‐ 25 min. Course 6 & 7 -‐ 25 min. Course 8 -‐ 30 min. Course 9 & 10 -‐ 30 to 35 min. LONG: CARP RIDGE: WRE 8-‐ 10 -‐ 1:15,000 | 1-‐7 1:10,000 | Contour Interval 2.5m Course Setter -‐ Brian Graham | Controller -‐ Richard Guttormson RWT: Course 1 & 2 -‐30 min. | Course 3 -‐ 50 min. Course 4 to 6 -‐ 45 to 50 min. | Course 7 & 8 -‐ 55 min. Course 9 -‐ 70 to 80 min. | Course 10 -‐ 90 to 100 min. SPRINT: ARNPRIOR: 1:5,000 | Contour Interval 2.5m Course Setter -‐ Randy Kemp | Controller -‐ Gord Hunter RWT: Course 1 -‐10 to 12 min. | Course 2 to 5 -‐ 12 to 15 min.
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TERRAIN Carp Ridge -‐ Long & Middle The Carp ridge is a 30 Km long rocky outcrop just west of Ottawa. It’s a mini Canadian Shield popping out of the flat and fertile Ottawa Valley farmland that surrounds it. Most of the ridge has been designated as a conservation area to be preserved from development. While most of the ridge is privately owned, the city is slowly buying up sections in the heart of the ridge as part of the preservation process. Orienteering Ottawa is fortunate to have event-‐based access to most of the area. There are two fairly distinct types of gently undulating terrain. The “Barrens terrain” refers to mostly open bare rock with a maze of lakes, marshes, and streams. The rest of the terrain is made up of forested, smooth rocky ridges, with many large and small marshes and a fair bit of rock detail. Some sections have an extensive trail network and other areas are completely wild and undisturbed. We have mapped the ridge with 2.5m contours to reflect the intricate topo detail for this type of terrain. The result is a very technically challenging area that will be a great test of your navigational skills.
Arnprior -‐ Sprint & Relay
The sprint and relay take part in the town of Arnprior, with a mix of urban areas, parkland, and forest. The forested part is a tract of old growth forest, with towering white pines and sugar maples, many root stocks, and a dense trail network. The area has only small elevation changes. Uncrossable fences, hedges and forbidden areas add challenging route choice elements to the very fast running of the forest and parkland.
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TRAINING TRAINING CAMP: Saturday Oct. 4th -‐ Thursday Oct. 9th 2014 The training camp will consist of training courses on the 8 maps in the Official Training Map List. There will be one or two courses on each map. Many of these courses are from the 2012 or 2013 Ottawa O-‐Fest races while others are designed specifically for these camps. One of the courses was WorldofO's 8th best Course of the Year 2012. During the camps there will be ribbons in the forest at the marked control locations. It is up to the individual participants to set their own schedule. Participants are welcome to draw their own courses on those maps in addition to the courses provided. More details on these camps will be sent to those who have expressed an interest closer to those dates. If you are interested in either training camp please e-‐mail jeff.teutsch@gmail.com TRAINING MAPS -‐ $60 for all 12 | $45 -‐ 8 | $25 -‐ 4 | $14 -‐2 | $8 -‐ each
Cites Des Jeunes
Ottawa U.
March Highlands
Barrens
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EMBARGOED AREAS
EMBARGO 2
EMBARGO 1
EMBARGO 1: ARNPRIOR -‐ North of Madawaska Street and Elgin street west of its junction with Madawaska Street, and West of the Madawaska River, are embargoed until after the sprint and relay events, with exception for John street N from Madawaska Street to the Arnprior Hospital entrance. Competitors are allowed (and encouraged) to visit the Arnprior business district south of Madawaska Street, and the Arnprior Museum and Library on the North side of Madawaska Street (at corner of John Street), but orienteering training, use of a map, testing routes, etc, in this area is prohibited. On the morning of October 13th, 2014 the whole of Downtown Arnprior West of Daniel street and North of Elgin Street is out of bounds, except for travel to the event arena. Instructions on getting to the event arena will be given in the final bulletin.
EMBARGO 2: CARP RIDGE -‐ Everything in the rectangle bounded by Carp Rd on the south-‐west, Thomas A.-‐Dolan Parkway to the south-‐east, Stonecrest Rd. to the north-‐east, and Kinburn Side Rd to the north-‐west is embargoed. The only exceptions are the Bell Sensplex at the corner of Kinburn Side Rd and Carp Rd and the Stonecrest school yard at the corner of Kinburn Side Rd and Stonecrest Rd.
ORIENTEERING PLUS
OCTOBER 3RD To 5th -‐ US ORIENTEERING NATIONALS: ROCHESTER, NY -‐ Our friends from the Rochester Orienteering Club will be making your trip to NAOC2014 even more worthwhile. This will be one of the key events in the US orienteering calendar. It’s only 4.5 hours away by car and we have adjusted our pre-‐race tour so you can do it all. It’s early days but their website is http://roc.us.orienteering.org/2014nationals.
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PRE-‐NAOC2014 TOUR We are offering a one week tour combining top orienteering competitions with visits to some of Ontario's highlights. The tour will take you to majestic Niagara Falls; Toronto, Canada's largest city; and Algonquin Park Ontario's largest and oldest Provincial Park, at its most beautiful time of year. The orienteering events will introduce you to the eastern North American landscape, and between these and Algonquin Park you will have a taste of Canada's vast and wonderful wilderness.
Thursday, Oct. 2 Arrive in Ottawa, Canada's Capital, home of the 2014 North American Orienteering Championships. Accommodations can be arranged near the airport for those arriving late in the day, or near Parliament Hill for those arriving earlier who would like to spend some time visiting the city.
Friday, Oct. 3 – Sunday Oct. 5 Early morning we board the bus for Rochester, NY, for the US Orienteering Championships. The Rochester club will hold a sprint, middle and long event on Friday, Saturday & Sunday in the beautiful Letchworth Park, often referred to as the 'grand canyon of the east'. The park will have its full fall colours on display at this time. If you have non-‐orienteers travelling with you, Rochester offers them many options for them to spend their day. We will be staying in or near Rochester for 3 nights.
Monday, Oct. 6 -‐ Thursday Oct.9 We travel to Niagara Falls where we will view the 3 waterfalls which form the highest flow rate of any waterfall in the world. The largest, Horseshoe Falls, has a vertical drop of 50 metres and is a must on any bucket list. Here you will have the option of riding to the base of the falls on the Maid of the Mist, taking a stroll along the Niagara gorge or visiting the many other attractions in this beautiful city. In the evening we will be in the city of Hamilton at the base of the Niagara Escarpment. In Toronto, options include lunch at the 360 degree revolving restaurant 350 metres above the city of Toronto, a fun O meet on Toronto island, an O meet on the Niagara escarpment, or a walk in Hyde Park – a beautiful oasis in the midst of Canada's largest city. We take a 4 hour drive to the heart of Algonquin Park which will be at the peak of its colour season with the reds, golds and greens of the Canadian maple trees. We will be there early enough to take a stroll at dusk when the beavers and other wild life are most active. Take a hike in the park or perhaps a short canoe trip into the wilderness where all you will hear will be the birds and dip of your paddle into the clear water. We end in the quiet Ottawa Valley Town of Arnprior, host community for the NAOC2014 festival, where you will establish your home for the next 4 nights, ahead of the crowds.
Friday, Oct. 10 The bus will pick you up at your hotel in Arnprior and take you into Ottawa, the nation’s capital, for a morning tour of Parliament Hill overlooking the Ottawa River, the province of Quebec and the Gatineau Hills – more great colour. After lunch you will be dropped off back at your hotel or at the model event. This is the end of the tour but the start of a great weekend of orienteering.
We hope you will join us for this wonderful Canadian experience. If you are interested or have questions about the tour including cost, please e-‐mail Lorna Guttormson at tour@NAOC2014.ca.
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HOSPITALITY Accommodation Hard Floor Accommodation -‐$5 per night Dorm style, gym floor -‐ bring your mattress and sleeping bag -‐ will be available at St. Joseph's Catholic School in Arnprior. The fee will be $5.00 per person per night, to a maximum of $20 per family. The school is 1.6 km from the Event Centre -‐ an easy walk or jog, but a shuttle bus service will be available to and from the Event Centre at no charge. Meals, registration and shuttle bus to the races will be available from the Event Centre.
Tent and RV Camping -‐$5 per night Camping for tents, tent trailers and RVs will be available adjacent to the Event Centre. The fee will be $5.00 per person per night, to a maximum of $20 per family. The Event Centre will be open for showers and washrooms.
Hotels and Motels Quality Inn www.qualityinn.com/hotel-‐arnprior-‐canada-‐CN420?listpos=1 613-‐623-‐7991 | Number of Rooms: 50 Country Squire Motel http://countrysquiremotel.ca 613-‐623-‐6556 | Number of Rooms: 15 Knights Inn www.knightsinn.com 613-‐623-‐4271 | Number of Rooms: 18 Arnprior Motor Inn http://www.arnpriormotorinn.com 613 -‐623-‐7906 | Number of Rooms: 20 Daniel House Bed and Breakfast www.bbcanada.com/danielhouse 613-‐622-‐7633 | Number of Rooms: 3 Kirkman House www.bbcanada.com/3742.html 613-‐623-‐5890 | Number of Rooms: 5
Food All meals are at the Event Centre in Arnprior – walk (1.6 km) or shuttle bus from hard floor accommodation; right next door to tenting and RV / tent trailer accommodation -‐ All meal prices include tax and tip -‐ Dinners on Friday and Saturday evening for $20 -‐ NAOC2014 Banquet on Sunday evening for $25 -‐ Hot or cold breakfast on Saturday, Sunday and Monday mornings for $11 or $8 respectively. -‐ Sign up for meals online when you register
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FESTIVAL
Our aim is to make NAOC2014 a fun and festive experience. With our partners the Town of Arnprior, we are planning several initiatives to make this aim come true. We will present more details on our website and facebook page as they are established. Many of the initiatives include: OPENING & CLOSING CEREMONY: Wear your club colours and join the parade, let’s show the town what Orienteering is all about. MARKETPLACE: While Orienteering Ottawa loves arena production, this year with our partners in Arnprior, we are going further and adding a marketplace full of local artisans food and other vendors. SPECTATING: On first sight of the Sprint Arena you will say “WOW! What a view!”. There will even be bleachers. We will also have souvenir programs and an area for fans to collect autographs. KIDZONE: We are planning some great activities to keep the young ones active while you are out on course.
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REGISTRATION Registration is EASY! and NOW OPEN! ONLINE @ ZONE 4 https://zone4.ca/register.asp?id=5279&lan=1&cartlevel=1
FEES CHAMPIONSHIP & OPEN EVENTS FULL 3 RACE PACKAGE -‐ $76 Adult | $38 Junior 2 RACE PACKAGE -‐ $56 Adult | $28 Junior 1 RACE PACKAGE -‐ $28 Adult | $14 Junior
RECREATIONAL/OPEN EVENTS FULL 3 RACE PACKAGE -‐ $30 Adult | $22 Junior 2 RACE PACKAGE -‐ $24Adult | $16 Junior 1 RACE PACKAGE -‐ $12 Adult | $8 Junior
PLEASE NOTE: The above registration fees are only in effect until February 14, 2014. Question? Contact registrar@NAOC2014.ca
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