1. Ildze Straume WMOC2019 Event director ildze.straume@lof.lv
WMOC2019 – 1.5 years to go!
Ildze Straume
WMOC2019 Event director

2. Overall facts
WMOC2019 will take place in Riga, Latvia, July 5-12, 2019
2 sprint events (Q and F) and 3 forest (Q, Middle final, Long final)
All events are close to capital city of Latvia (2, 2, 11 and 35 km from Event centre)
Sprint final will be in Old Riga where also WOC2018 sprint final will take place
Forest races are in technicaly very challenging areas but in a nice forest with good runnability and beach nearby.

3. Issues and challenges in planning
To find the best dates for the championships!
Nature protection issues in the chosen areas
WOC2018 in Latvia – a benefit or burden for WMOC2019?
Finance and support from government
Do we know our participants?
ex-Elite orienteer or «Sunday runner»?
advanced technology user or «keep it simple person»?
willing to pay for extra conveniences or looking for basic service «just give me the map!» ?

4. Where are we now Bulletin 1 to go live on February
Open full webpage and social networks’ pages on February
Entries open on April
Go to WMOC2018 to learn on July
Mapping is in progress (sprint)
Forest mapping is on halt because of snow 

5. Our aim for July 2019
To make the World Masters Orienteering Championship a pleasant experience for every participant while giving enough technical challenge for the best ones!

6. To reach our goals we should ...
....we should just get from point A to point B and then to point C...
One step at time! It sounds simple but...
Maps ready
Arenas designed
Courses planned

7. How to get from point A to point B?

8. See you in Latvia in 2019!