Courses: 

	Category:	Distances day 1-4:	Day 5 = middle distance
1	M21E	8500m	6800m
2	M20, M35, M40	7500m	6000m
3	W21E, M-18, M45	6500m	5200m
4	W-18, W-20, W35, W40, MB, M50	5500m	4400m
5	W-16, W45, M-16, M55	4700m	3800m
6	WB, W50, W55, M60, M65	4000m	3200m
7	W-14, W60, W65, W70, W75+, M-14, M70, M75+	3300m	2600m
8	W-10*, W-12, M-10*, M-12	2700m	2200m
9	LD (Long Difficult); Inscription on place	7000m	6000m
10	SD (Short Difficult); Inscription on place	4000m	3200m
11	Children-O (1 euro); Inscription on place

* M/W-10: no ribbons!

Inscription: by preference via club

• Before 07/12:  It is also possible to enter for individual days.
                          * By preference use our electronic inscription form.
                          * If not possible, send your entrance form by E-mail to: info@orientatie.org
                          * Or send your entrance form by regular mail to:
                                    V.V.O.
                                    H. Van Veldekesingel 150 bus 77
                                    B-3500    Hasselt
                                    Belgium
• After 07/12: only inscription for WRE day 5 (M/W21E). The places are limited.
• Inscription on place: only for the courses SD, LD and children-O.

Entry fees:

                                                                                * Inscription for 5 days for M/W21E = 26€ (4*5€ + 1*6€)

We ask a security of 25 euro for the emit-badge. You recover the 25 euro after giving back the emit-badge.

• Payment:
       Bank van de Post
       Account:   000-1648324-03
       IBAN:      BE21 0001 6483 2403
       BIC:         BPOTBEB1
• Notes:
       - registration is only effective after full payment is received.
       - eventual bank charges are to be paid by subscriber.

Competition Centre "CC" : Opening hours of the secretariat:

• 26/12 from 09.00 a.m. till 2.30 p.m. at event place 1
• 27/12 from 08.30 a.m. till 2.00 p.m. at event place 2
• 28/12 from 08.30 a.m. till 2.00 p.m. at event place 3
• 29/12 from 08.30 a.m. till 2.00 p.m. at event place 4
• 30/12 from 08.30 a.m. till 3.00 p.m. at event place 5

Start:

• When making the starting lists, we will, as much as possible, take your personal requests into account, exept for WRE (day 5).
• The starting list will be available on the event place.
• Control descriptions and back-up-label for the day will be available on the event place.
• Each competitor enters the starting zone -with clearly visible starting number- 2 minutes before the actual starting time. There will be no name nor numbercalling. On the sign, you can take your map and go. Each runner is responsible for the initialisation of his/her Emit-badge.
• No change of starting time will be accepted.
• Late starters can start immediately, however without change of starting time.

• Et. 1      26/12      first start at 11.00 a.m.
• Et. 2      27/12      first start at 10.00 a.m.
• Et. 3      28/12      first start at 10.00 a.m.
• Et. 4      29/12      first start at 10.00 a.m.
• Et. 5      30/12      first start at 10.00 a.m.

Finish:

• After having crossed the finish line, the race is finished.
• Each runner is responsible for the stopping of his/her running time at the finish post as well as the reading-out of his/her badge at the CC and this prior to the closing of the controls.

Results:

• The results will be published in the CC.
• The official results will be published on the VVO-website.
• For the courses SD and LD there is only a day classification.

Result processing:

• The overall result will be made using the Scottish system with the 4 best results.
• In order to be included in the overall result, the competitor must be pre-registered for at least 4 days.

Prize giving:

• The proclamation of the results will take place on 30/12 at 03:00 p.m. A price is given to the first three competitors of each categorie in the overall classification.
• There is no price giving for the courses SD, LD and children-O.

Jury and complaints:

• The names of the jury members will be proclaimed at the CC.
• Only written complaints can be handed in at the secretariat till 2 hours after the last start of the concerned race. For the event on day 5 it can only be done till 30 minutes after the final results are published.

General competition information:

• The IOF - rules for international events will be applied.
• The Emit-system will be used. Competitors that do not have their own one, can rent one at the secretariat.
• Closing of the controls: 2 hours after the last start. It is necessary to read out the E-card within those 2 hours in order to be taken up into the results. Afterwards this is not possible anymore! Those runners will be noted as "did not finished".
• It is forbidden to run through the fields.
• Domestic animals are not allowed in the forest.
• We ask you to take care of the environment and to assist in keeping the finish area free of litter.
• All competitors are responsible for their own insurance cover.
• The organiser accepts no responsibility nor third party liability. The same principle holds against the forestry authorities, the owners of the land and the municipal officials.

Good luck and lots of orienteeringpleasure.