iof structure

O-Map Seminar, Curitiba, Brazil, October-November 2006Instructors: László Zentai (HUN), Flemming Hjorth Jensen (DEN)

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IOF Structure


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Member of IOF Council (2006-)Former chairman of the IOF Map Commission (2002-2006), member since 1996 http://www.orienteering.orghttp://lazarus.elte.hu/mc

László [email protected]

Full professor of Cartography (PhD, DSc)Eötvös University, Department of Cartography,Budapest, Hungaryhttp://lazarus.elte.hu

Chairman of the Commission on Education and Training, since 2003http://lazarus.elte.hu/cetInternational Cartographic Associationhttp://www.icaci.org

Who are we?


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Member of IOF Map Commission (2004-)Orienteerer since 1976

Flemming [email protected]

Educated topographer in the National DanishSurvey and Cadastre since 1978.Gone through the topics: Photogrammetric capturing,Field work, generalisation, cartographing, specification work, quality controlling and so on.

Who are we?


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Goal of the session: to know the competence area of IOF bodiesGoal of the session: to know the competence area of IOF bodies

Agenda

Who or what is IOF?IOF structure

CouncilCommissions, working groups etcSecretariat


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Name, Role and Constitution

Orienteering is a sport involving non-motorised navigation with a map

Foot orienteeringSki orienteeringTrail orienteeringMountain bike orienteering


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Name, Role and Constitution

The IOF is made up of the national orienteering federations which have been admitted to membershipAmongst its members, the IOF is the supreme authority on all matters relating to international orienteeringThe IOF is recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC)The IOF is registered in Helsinki, Finland


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Objectives and Tasks

The aim of the IOF shall beTo spread orienteering and to promote its developmentTo conform with and to respect the Olympic CharterTo create and maintain a world event programme


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Objectives and Tasks

The tasks of the IOF shall beTo commission and supervise World Championships and other IOF events in recognised disciplines of orienteeringTo commission and supervise other IOF international competitionsTo draw up universal rules and guidelines for orienteering and to supervise their proper applicationpartly via the IOF advisorsTo maintain cordial relation with other international sports organisation and to represent the interests of orienteering in its dealing with these


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Members

The IOF recognises two categories of membership

Full member45 federations (status August 2006)Associate member22 federations (status August 2006)

Rights of full membersActive participation in IOF general assemblyParticipation in IOF eventsOrganisation of IOF major events


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Members

Rights of associate membersNon-voting participation in IOF general assemblyParticipation in IOF events other than WOC and World CupOrganisation of IOF events

Membership fees depend on financial strength of the country, the fee for associate members are kept low


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IOF Member countries


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IOF Structure

General AssemblySupreme IOF organisationMeets bi-annually: 2000 Leibnitz (AUT), 2002 Fontainebleau (FRA), 2004 Västerås (SWE), 2006 Aarhus (DEN), 2008 Olomouc (CZE)Agenda given by IOF statutes

CouncilDiscipline committeesInterdisciplinary commissionsSecretariatPresidents’ conference


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IOF Council

The IOF Council shall lead the IOF between General AssembliesMembers are elected by the IOF General Assembly

President, senior vice president, 2 vice presidents, total 9 members

Election period 2 yearsPolitical and strategic lead of IOF

All decisions must be published by the CouncilCommittees can only propose/recommend to the Council


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IOF General Assembly

Ordinary or ExtraordinaryEach IOF full member shall have the right to send three delegates to a General Assembly. Delegates shall be citizens or residents of the country represented. Associate members may send up to two representatives.Each full member represented at the General Assembly shall have one vote.


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Discipline CommissionsFoot-O, Ski-O, Trail-O, MTB-O

Members are appointed by the CouncilPeriod 2 yearsCommissions are responsible for the development of their discipline

To commission and supervise World Championships and other IOF international competitions

Schedule of events, assessment and appointment of organisersCoaching of organisers and IOF advisors


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Discipline Commission Foot-O, Ski-O, Trail-O, MTB-O

To commission and supervise World Championships and other IOF international competitions

Schedule of events, assessment and appointment of organisersCoaching of organisers and IOF advisors

To draw up guidelines for organisers, advisors, applicants, etcTo co-operate with Rules Commission in preparing rulesSeminar, training, organisation of contactsSupport development of media work


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Interdisciplinary CommissionsMap, Rules, Environment, IT, Medical, D&P

Map Commission (MC)All map related issues

Rules Commission (RC)IOF competition rules, special rulesHarmonisation across all disciplinesBasic education of IOF event advisorsAppointment of EAs


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Environmental Commission (EC)Support for and co-ordination among respective bodies in IOF federations

IT Commission (ITC)Timing, electronic punching, web-casting projectsSupport in arena production project

Medical (MedC)Anti-doping issues (WADA)

Development and Policy (D&P)Resource for Council development and policy projects

Interdisciplinary CommissionsMap, Rules, Environment, IT, Medical, D&P


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IOF Secretariat

Legal location of IOFSupport for the Council and all commissionIOF finances and controllingConnecting link between the IOF, its members, the Council members, commissions and outside organisations


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IOF Secretariat

Secretary General: Barbro Rönnberg

Address: Radiokatu 20, FI-00093 SLU, FinlandTel. +358 9 3481 3112 Fax +358 9 3481 3113E-Mail: [email protected]: www.orienteering.org


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IOF website


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Important information on the IOF website

Contact informationMember countriesCouncil and commission members

IOF Event listRules and guidelinesIOF NewslettersWorld RankingWorld Cup ranking


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Presidents’ Conference

The Presidents’ Conference meets at least every second year (practically organized during the WOCs).The Presidents’ Conference is advisory.

The following shall be invited to the Presidents’ Conference:

The CouncilThe Secretary GeneralThe President of each member organisation (or his/her representative)


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Events

World Championships (in 4 four disciplines)NormalJunior (not in trail-o and MTBO)Masters (not in trail-o)

Regional championshipsWorld Cup (temporarily abandoned in trail-o and MTBO)

Changes in foot-o from 2007

World Ranking Events (not in trail-o)


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Supporting commissions with cross-section tasks

Discipline Commissions

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D e ve lo p m en t & P o licy

F o o t-O C o m m iss ionF O C

S k i-O C o m m iss ionS O C

T ra il-O C o m m issonT O C

M T B -O C o m m iss ionM O C

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Map Commission

Rules Commission

IT CommissionEnvironment Commission

Medical Commission

Event Advisers, Internet, special tasks, working groups, project teams, etc.

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