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2008

June 27 WMOC 2008 -July 5 Marinha Grande, Portugal www.wmoc2008.fpo.pt June 30- JWOC 2008 July 6 Gothenberg, Sweden www.gmok.nu/jwoc2008 July 13-18 Fin5 Saarijarvi, Finland www.fin5-2008.net

July 13-20 WOC 2008 Olomouc, Czech Republic www.woc2008.cz

July 21-25 O-Ringen 2008 Dalarna, Sweden www.oringen.com/dalarna2008 July 25-30 APOC 2008 South Korea www.apoc2008.kr July 30- Nordvestgallopen 2008 Aug 8 Voss/Bergen, Norway Aug 3-9 Creoso 6 Day South East Wales

Aug 3-9 French 6 Days Aveyron, France www.cdco12.org Aug 24-31 WOC/MTB’08 and JWOC/MTB’08 Ostróda, Poland www.mtbo.pl/woc2008/ Sept 20-28 Australian Championships Carnival Maryborough, QLD www.oq.asn.au/2008austchamps Sept 30 Australian MTB-O Championships -Oct 1 Maryborough, QLD www.oq.asn.au/2008austchamps Dec 27-31 Xmas 5-Days Central Victoria

2009

January 3-11 Oceania Championships 2009 South Island, New Zealand www.oceania2009.co.nz

April 10-13 Australian 3-Days The Royal Easter O, Launceston, Tasmania www.tasorienteering.asn.au June 6-8 AUS MTBO Championships 2009 (Sprint; Middle; Long) Mt Gambier, Sth Australia July 5-12 JWOC 2009 Trentino, Italy www.jwoc2009.it July Fin5 Hameenlinna, Finland

July 19-24 O-Ringen 2009 Smaland, Sweden www.oringen.com/smaland2009 Aug 2-8 Scottish 6-Days Tayside, Scotland www.scottish6days.com/2009/ Aug 2-8 Swiss O Week Muotatal, Switzerland www.swiss-o-week.ch

2010

Aug 2-8 Swiss O Week Muotatal, Switzerland www.swiss-o-week.ch

Aug 9-16 WOC/MTB’09 Ben Shemen (20km from Tel Aviv), Israel

tba JWOC/MTB’09 Farum, Copenhagen, Denmark Aug 18-23 WOC 2009 Miskolc, Hungary www.woc2009.hu

Sept 26 AUS Championships Carnival 2009 Oct 4 Victoria www.vicorienteering.asn.au/ Oct 10-17 WMOC 2009 Lithgow NSW www.wmoc2009.orienteering.asn.au Dec 27-31 Xmas 5-Days Southern Highlands, NSW

April 2-5 Australian 3-Days ACT www.act.orienteering.asn.au TBA AUS MTBO Championships (Sprint; Middle; Long) ACT July 5-12 JWOC

Aalborg, Denmark

World Masters Orienteering Championships, 2009

Colin Price, Marketing and Promotion, WMOC2009

In October 2009 the World Masters Orienteering Championships will be held in and near Sydney as part of the World Masters Games. www.2009worldmasters.com Sprint events will be held in Sydney on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th October and you will be able to run past some of Sydney’s great landmarks. While in Sydney take the time to visit our lovely harbour and its foreshores, maybe take a cruise under the Harbour Bridge and past the Opera House. The Orienteering will then move two hours from Sydney to Lithgow, over the Blue Mountains, where you will compete in three Long Distance events. These orienteering areas have sandstone outcrops and complex spur gully areas. On your days off or after your events you will be able to visit some of our World Heritage areas like “The Three Sisters” or Jenolan Caves near Katoomba or take a walk into the magnificent valleys in the area. If you just want to rest then visit one of the many small towns and enjoy the café atmosphere. There are many things to see and do in the area as well as the orienteering functions that we have planned in the event city, Lithgow. Australia is a big and diverse country, offering you many choices for sightseeing before, during and after the “Games”. In an effort to keep you fit in the lead up to the Games we have arranged the “Australian East Coast O Tour” which offers you a range of major events that you may like to attend. You can attend the Queensland Championship on the 19th and 20th September or go to the Victorian Championships for a weeklong carnival starting on 26th September and ending with the Australian Championships on 4th October. From there you can travel towards Sydney with two days of orienteering to be held in Canberra on the 6th and 7th October. More information about these events and where they are to be held is available on the WMOC website www.wmoc2009. orienteering.asn.au under “Australian East Coast O Tour”. As accommodation is limited in Lithgow we suggest you book early. However, there is plenty of accommodation in the Blue Mountains which is within 25 minutes of the event centre. If you have decided to travel in a campervan or are camping then facilities will be available to those who book and reserve a site. After the event you may consider a tour of New Zealand. There will be a 3 Day event held near Dunedin from the 24th-26th October. This is a lovely area and a great way to end your trip. We look forward to seeing you at the World Masters Orienteering Championships in 2009 and expect that you will now be getting on the web to check out the areas in more detail so that you can start planning this great adventure.

APOC 2008 SEOUL, KOREA APOC 2008 Asia Pacific Orienteering Championships 2008 Asian Orienteering Championships 2008

Seoul, Korea July 25 – 30, 2008

The Korea Orienteering Federation (KOF) are proud to host the 15th Asia Pacific Orienteering Championships (APOC) and the 1st Asian Orienteering Championships (AOC) to be held in July 2008. The event, co-sponsored by the Korea Tourism Organization and Seoul Metropolitan Government, will offer participants a unique orienteering experience and a chance to visit dynamic Seoul. We welcome all of our orienteering friends from around the world to join in the fun and excitement!

Preliminary Program

July 25, 2008 (Fri): Model Event, Registration July 26, 2008 (Sat): Sprint, Opening Ceremony July 27, 2008 (Sun): Long July 28, 2008 (Mon): Rest Day July 29, 2008 (Tue): Middle July 30, 2008 (Wed): Relay, Closing Ceremony

Contact information

Korea Orienteering Federation Tel 82-2-318-2164 Fax 82-2-318-6005 Email: info@apoc2008.kr website: www.apoc2008.kr

The Entry Form is in Bulletin 2 which can be downloaded from the website.

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