Preliminary/Technical Meeting 25 th August 2014

Thomas ERKINGER MSD, LtColCO 19infBn born 1966, married, 2 children, living in D.- Kaltenbrunn (S-Bgld) joined armee 1986, graduated MilAk1990, Plt leader, 2IC & CO company, depS3 & S2 & NBCO, S3, 2ICBnCO; march 2009 CO 19infBn experience: KFOR/AUCON-5 (2001/2002) CoyCdr; -KOSOVO COOPERATIVE BEST EFFORT (2002) PfP – exercise (instructor for Hasty Checkpoint) - GEORGIA COMMON TENACITY (2007) exercise EUROKORPS – G2 Bel Bgde - GERMANY VIKING 11 – CPX– LO/LCC - SWEDEN UNIFIL – AUTCON 1 – NCC – LEBANON CHAIRMAN

PROGRAM MONDAY: model event; opening ceremony, VIP ice breaker; TUESDAY: middle distance; WEDNESDAY: long distance; summer night party THURSDAY: cultural day; VIP day, VIP gift exchange FRIDAY: relay; VIP race; closing ceremony; closing party; SATURDAY: Departure

VIP-Events Briefings: Monday: Preliminary meeting1900 hrs Thursday: TC Enlarged meeting1700 hrs VIP: Thursday:0900 Transport Castle of Güssing 0930 Guided Tour 1130 Lunch 1300 „The village on the border“  1600 hrs 1830 Transport VIP  gift exchange Friday:1700 Closing Ceremony

Important infomation Transport: Do not use your own vehicles for transport to the competition area! Use the official measures! Accommodation: New barracks  take care!!! Procedure for „check out“ from Info centre

Welcome Introduction team Information Start/Finish/Map General information –Arrival area, refreshments, … InformationTiming System Information Long/Middle/Relay Questions COMPETITIONS - General

Arrival area Arrival 60min before start Distances – Info magazine Way to the start –Red/white ribbons –Partial urban terrain – Attention the traffic! Warm up Start Arrival area to start Arrival area Warm up Start

START Middle/Long Registration – 4 min before 1 st start box – 3 min before –Control description 2 nd start box – 2 min before –Clear/check 3 rd start box – 1 min before –Map/plastic bag 0-time/start signal Timing sytem 1 st start box – Start time!!! Starting point

Finish Middle/Long No punching control!!! Returning the map Live results via LCD

Finish Relay

Arrival area and start - still water During the competition –Still water –Electrolyte drink (ISOSTAR) –Printed on the map and control description Finish – still water and electrolyte drink Refreshments

Finish – doctor with helicopter During the competition –At the refreshment points –With mobile medical service –Printed on the map and control description First Aid

Map Pretex paper Waterproofe and not easy to destroy Plastic shell (A4/A3) Control description is printed on the map

Equipment Clothes free Spikes are not allowed! Dobbspikes are allowed! GPS-watches (with display) are not allowed!

Timing system ALGE-Timing and SportIdent Main system – ALGE Timing, Sportident – backup ALGE light beam SI-card/SIAC1 Short Range Radio System start/finish – backup There is no punching station in the finish!!! Live results via internet Results via TV in the finish area

WEB-Site

Items on the agenda  Maps  Control descriptions  Terrain description  Course details  Refreshments Competitions - L/M/R

Cartography and fieldwork: Gabor Toth/HU 08/2014 Size: A3 and A4 Scale: 1: and 1: Contour Intervall: 5 m MAP

EventSizeScalecontour interval Middle distanceA41: m Long distanceA31: m RelayA41: m VIP-RaceA41: m MAP SCALE - SIZE

Control descriptions Descriptions in symbols will be printed on the map and will be given in the first starting box! EventDimension Middle distance 15x5cm women 18x5 men Long distance 13x5cm women 24x5cm men RelayPrinted on the map

Terrain Description -mixed forest -many tracks and pathes; rides and little pathes are not good visible, when you cross them (due to the weather conditions in Austria) -characterized by: shallow depressions and pits, flat hills -various thickets (examples on the home page): -dark green: very difficult to run, impassable -middle green: difficult to run -green: slow running -undergrowth: slow and difficult running -vineyard: shows the direction of running -in general: forest has very good and fast-running qualities

 Some broken down fences in the area; they are printed on the map, but not marked in the forest  Long distance: dangerous cliff near a control; it is marked with red white ribbons  Depressions and small depressions sometimes filled with water  Vineyards are only allowed to pass in the direction of planting  Cultivated area: running is only allowed on the edge Attention

Some (Very few) controls are positioned about 30m from each other. They have different control descriptions. Terrain features are distinctly different. The terrain features may in a stressed situation look similar. Check codes! Always! Also in Middle and Long. Relay men+women - Attention

Course details EventCategorieDistanceTotal climbControlsTime Middle distanceWomen4.3km120mH22 Contr.25min Men6.2km150mH27 Contr.30min Long distanceWomen8.5km250mH19 contr.55min Men14km400mH36 contr.70min RelayWomen km120mH12 contr.25min Men km200mH17 contr.30min

 Women:One butterfly -->2 different variations (AB, BA)  Men:One butterfly -->2 different variations (AB, BA) Middle distance – „Butterflies“(Dispersions) Variation AVariation B

Long distance – „Butterflies“(Dispersions)  Women:1 butterfly -->2 different variations (AB, BA)  Men:2 butterflies -->4 different variations (ABAB, BABA, ABBA, BAAB)

Refreshments on the courses  Middle distance Women and Men: situated between two controls (middle of the course)  Longe distance Women: 2 situated near a control (all manned)  Longe distance Men: 3 situated near a control (2 of them are manned)  Relay Women and Men: refreshment at the spectator control

Questions?