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4 PROGRAMME O-RINGEN VÄRMLAND 2017 O-Ringen A-Z Accommodations on hard floor Hard floor accommodations for those competitors who signed up for them are located at the Centralskolan school in Arvika. Its address is Tingsgatan 34-36, 671 81 Arvika. The school is located approximately 4km from O-Ringen Square. No designated transport will be provided from the school to O-Ringen Square. Hosts will be available at the accommodations to help with checking in and out and to answer questions about the accommodations. Portable stoves or similar appliances are not allowed to be used indoors. Shoe washing indoors is also prohibited. Please show courtesy to others staying at the school when it comes to cleanliness and order. Quiet hours being at 10pm in the evenings. Adress for O-Ringen City O-Ringen Värmland 2017 Westlanda flygplats 67192 ARVIKA Sweden Mail: info@oringen.se Anniversary plaques If you have completed 10, 20, 30, 40, or 50 O-Ringens, you can order an anniversary plaque via oringen.se. Pre-ordered plaques can be picked up at an official ceremony during Thursday’s prizegiving. Competitors completing their 30th, 40th, or 50th O-Ringen will be specially recognized at this ceremony. Report to the tent behind the stage 15 minutes before the start of prizegiving. If you cannot attend the ceremony, you can pick up your plaque from Competitor Services at O-Ringen City. Bagheera youth relay The Bagheera youth relay will take place at the square in Arvika. It will start at 5:00pm after the opening ceremonies. Bib numbers Competitors can pick up their individual bib numbers as well as a competitor packet at Competitor Services at O-Ringen City. Pre-printed bib numbers are provided for entries made through 9pm, Saturday, July 22. Uncollected bib numbers can be picked up at Competitor Services at competition arenas during the O-Ringen week. Bib numbers for competitors who registered after 9pm on July 22 will be printed out when competitors come to the Pre Booked Start Start area of Competitor Services at the arenas. Bib numbers for Mountain Bike-O and Trail-O competitors can be picked up at Competitor Services at O-Ringen City through 9pm on Saturday, July 22. After that, they can be picked up at the competition arenas. Bicycles and bicycle parking Bicycle parking is located adjacent to the competition arenas and to O-Ringen Square. It is not allowed to ride bicycles inside O-Ringen Square. Bicycles can be rented and repaired at O-Ringen Square. Bus parking for club buses Infromation will available from Competitor Services at O-Ringen Square. Club buses over 3.5 tons must park in specially designated parking spots. No separate signage will be provided for club buses. Bus transport Buses will go every day from O-Ringen City and the competition arenas. We recommend getting an early start if you want to avoid congestion and long queues. Bus tickets are not necessary; their cost is included in the entry fees. Traveling companions and spectators ride for free. Event officials will be present to organize passengers into lines, help with strollers, loading passengers, etc. Follow the officials’ instructions and be ready to board when the buses arrive. Café Several kiosks selling snacks and beverages are located at the arenas and at O-Ringen Square. Bröderna Olssons restaurant is also located at O-Ringen Square. Several cozy cafés can be found in central Arvika. Campers and RVs Designated campsites are available for RVs at O-Ringen City. Additional day parking is available at the harbor in Arvika, Larstomta B&B in Gunnarskog and Ingestrand just south of Arvika. Camping See separate information on page 8. Car travel Car traffic will be directed to the competition arenas along specific roads. More information and maps can be found on page 9. Try to carpool whenever possible to help minimize traffic jams and harm to the environment. Childcare Childcare for children between ages 3 and 8 is available at all stages between 7am-4pm. You can sign up through the registration portal at oringen.se, at Competitor Services at O-Ringen City, or at the arenas. The price is 100 SEK/ day. Show your receipt/confirmation when you come to the childcare area. Clothing return Warm-up clothing will not be transported back from the starts. Competition office See Competitor Services. Competitor Services A Competitor Services kiosk is located both in O-Ringen City and out at the arenas. This is a place where you can get help with most matters related to O-Ringen: registration, changes, lost and found, general information, etc. The Competitor Services locations at the arenas are mostly meant for issues related to the competition itself. The arena locations of Competitor Services consist of three parts: competitor services, pre-registered runners, and day-of registration. Similar services are also available at the arenas for Trail-O and Mountain Bike-O races. Opening hours at O-Ringen City Wednesday, July 19: 12pm–9pm Thursday, July 20 – Friday, July 28: 9am-9pm Saturday, July 29: 9am-12pm Opening hours at the arenas Each competition day: 7:30am –2pm Day-of registration / Direct entry See the Stage Start section Directions and parking O-Ringen City is located at the Westlanda airport in Rackstad Northeast of Arvika. Road signs directing competitors to O-Ringen City will be posted along road 61 and Gunnarskogsvägen. Once you arrive at O-Ringen City, please follow directions given by traffic and parking personnel. Electronic punching / SportIdent (SI) chips It is essential for the smooth running of O-Ringen that every competitor has his or her own SI chip with a number corresponding to the number recorded in our data system. The number of an SI chip used by a competitor can be changed at oringen.se/stamplingsbricka or at Competitor Services. This year SI chips will be checked on the way to the start for all competitors. Make sure to pass the SI control station before you leave the arena on the way to the start. You can rent an SI chip at Competitor Services (50 SEK per day, or 250 SEK for the whole week). Rented SI chips must be returned at the end of the rental period or after downloading. Competitors will be charged 600 SEK for an unreturned rented SI chip. The chip will then not be usable at any other competition. Entry on the day If you did not pre-register via oringen.se, you can get help registering for the competitions at Competitor Services at the arenas. At some times of day, this can lead to longer lines.. Environmental concerns O-Ringen is an environmentally friendly event. It is important that all participants contribute to our effort to protect the environment by: • using public transport and bicycles as much as possible to get around the area and get to and from the arenas; • conserve water and electricity; • sort trash and recycling: sorting bins can be found under the “Håll Sverige Rent/Keep Sweden Clean” signs by the hygiene stations; • reuse or return your plastic bottles; • purchase ecological, locally-sourced, and environmentally certified foods and products as much as possible; • use environmentally certified dishwashing soap, shampoo, conditioner, and soap. All shampoo and soap provided by O-Ringen at the showers at the arenas is environmentally certified; • pick up after yourself and others: clean surroundings improve life for everyone; • conduct an inspection of your club’s area when you leave it, both at the campground, at the arenas, and in the showers; • respect all areas marked “out of bounds” in terrain before, during, and after the competition; • always act as an ambassador for an environmentally friendly orienteering sport by following all the recommendations listed above. Fires and grilling At the campsite, grilling is only allowed at specifically designated grill locations, which are equipped with containers for disposable grills and ash. Gas and cooking stove fuel Propane gas and cooking stove fuel can be purchased at Arvika Hyrtjänst, Verkstadsgatan 12; OKQ8 Arvika, Blästervägen 2; Shell/7-Eleven and in Brunskog at the Coop Nära Vikene grocery store. Golf The O-Ringen golf competition will take place on activity day, Tuesday, July 25, at 8am. A singles competition, consisting of stroke play over 18 holes, will take place with a shotgun start at 8:00am. The entry fee is 450 SEK per person, including lunch. Register via golf.se. The event is limited to 102 participants. Groceries The nearest grocery store is Coop Styckåsen, about 4km from O-Ringen City. Healthcare Call 112 in the event of a medical emergency or acute injury. Each arena will be equipped with a mobile clinic with doctors, physical therapists, and nurses, open between 7:45am and 4:30pm. First aid is available at the finish line, as well as out in the forest. Its location is marked with a red cross on the maps. Medical advice can be provided by telephone at 1177 twenty-four hours a day. Information about illnesses and injuries related to the orienteering competitions will be recorded anonymously during the O-Ringen week as part of a research effort to improve medical care for future events. Consent will be asked for during registration. Please contact the competition doctor, Alexander Moberg, at alexander.moberg@liv.se, if you have any thoughts or questions. Laundry Laundry facilities, courtesy of Folksam, are available at O-Ringen Square. Stop by to book a washing time. Massage The Dala Massage Team will be present at the arenas each competition day between 8am- 3pm. Opening hours for massage at O-Ringen Square will be Saturday, July 22, 12pm-6pm; Tuesday, July 25, 10am-8pm; Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 2pm-8pm. You can select from among sports massage, injury treatment, and rehab and taping. Maze The Bagheera Maze at O-Ringen Square is open for youth under 16, who can compete and record their times every day during O-Ringen week. Each day’s final competition will be broadcast live on Radio O-Ringen. You can also complete the maze informally, without an Punching Card, each day that O-Ringen Square is open. All maze courses will be available for viewing in Livelox, at livelox.com. Radio O-Ringen will provide course analysis Sunday-Thursday at 5pm. Open Courses See Stage Start / Purchase Start Opening ceremonies The O-Ringen 2017 opening ceremony will take place on Saturday, July 22 at 4pm at the square in central Arvika. Entertainment begins at 2:15pm. Orienteering school We are available at each competition arena every competition day and are open between 9am-3pm. oringen.se The website can be used to smoothly and quickly register for a variety of services in conjunction with O-Ringen. You can get information about the variety and difficulty levels of courses, sign up for accommodations or String-O, and register for fun activities during the week. Parkng Free parking is available at the bus stop at O-Ringen City. At stages 1-4 you can park your car for 20 SEK per day. At stage 5, there are two options for parking: red parking (free) and blue parking (paid).
PROGRAMME O-RINGEN VÄRMLAND 2017 5 Payment options In order to increase security, we are working to minimize the use of cash during O-Ringen. Other payment options, such as credit card payment or swish, will be available at nearly all shops and locations accepting payment. Pharmacy The closest pharmacy to O-Ringen City is Apotek Hjärtat at the local hospital and Kronans apotek at the Coop Styckåsen grocery store. The shopping street at O-Ringen City will have an OKQ8 convenience store with a small selection of pharmacy items. Please see the advertisements for Apotek Hjärtat and OKQ8 in this brochure for more information. Police Phone number 114 14. In the event of an emergency, dial 112. Posting bills and messages Marketing and advertising materials for upcoming competitions and personal messages to other competitors can be posted in indicated locations at Competitor Services at O-Ringen City, as well as at the specifically designated tent on the shopping street. Posting and handing out any other marketing and promotional materials within O-Ringen City and at the arenas is forbidden, with the exception of O-Ringen promotional materials. Pre Booked Start stage start If you pre-registered for individual courses via oringen.se or at one of the competition arenas, then all you need to do in order to get out on your course is collect your bib number and rented Punching Card, if you need one. These can be collected from the Competitor Services tent at the arenas. Press / media The press center, a work place for accredited representatives of the media, is located at Taserudsgymnaiset. A section of the finish tent at each stage will also be designated as a work place for the media. Prizegiving ceremonies Prizes will be awarded for both individual stage victories and overall results. See information on page 3 about the times of prizegiving ceremonies and about which classes get prizes. Overall prizes that are not collected on Friday between 4-7pm will become property of the organizers. Radio O-Ringen 89.3 MHz A daily radio channel for O-Ringen hosted by Per Forsberg and his colleagues will run throughout the week. During competition times, the channel will broadcast commentary from the arenas. In early mornings, afternoons, and evenings the channel will have special programs from the studio. Stop by Radio O-Ringen’s studio at O-Ringen Square to see the broadcasts being recorded. Radio O-Ringen is O-Ringen’s official channel for important and last-minute information about the event. Tune in to stay up to date! The program for Radio O-Ringen can be found on oringen.se. Registration service O-Ringen’s registration service is available to answer questions, provide support, and make changes to existing reservations by phone at 08 – 409 06 408. This service is available between 9am-5pm. Please have your registration number available when you call. Fire and emergency services Make sure you always know where your nearest fire extinguisher is located and how to use it. Instructions are located on every fire extinguisher. In an emergency, call 112. Restaurants and food service Restaurants, food trucks, and kiosks are located at O-Ringen Square. A large selection of coffee, soft drinks, salads, sandwiches, hot dogs, hamburgers, wok dishes, ice cream, and candy is available each day at the arenas. Results Results are published continuously on oringenonline.se. On that page you can also find start lists, live results, club results, and split times. Paper copies of results will be available at O-Ringen Square. No results screens are located at the arenas. Instead, free wi-fi is available for visiting the above webpage and seeing the results. Shopping street O-Ringen’s shopping street is located at O-Ringen Square and includes over 30 vendors as well as booths for upcoming editions of O-Ringen. Shopping street opening hours Friday 10am-9pm Saturday 10am-9pm Sunday 3pm-9pm Monday 3pm-9pm Tuesday 10am-9pm Wednesday 3pm-9pm Thursday 3pm-9pm Friday 3pm-6pm Showers Showers are available adjacent to all three competition arenas. Additionally, showers are provided at the campsite at O-Ringen City. O-Ringen provides environentally friendly soap and shampoo at all the arena showers. Note: only environmentally friendly personal hygiene products can be used in these showers! Snacks Well-stocked stands and kiosks selling food, ice cream, fruit, candy, etc. are located at each of the arenas and at O-Ringen Square. Split times Each competitor will get a split time printout at the download station after finishing. Split times for each class can be found at oringen.se and oringenonline.se after each stage. Sports goods The athletic supply store Team Sportia has a well-stocked sporting equipment store at O-Ringen Square. See their advertisement in this brochure regarding offers, promotions, and opening hours. Stage start / direct entry It is easiest to register for single stages of O-Ringen vis oringen.se. If you would like additional customer support through the registration process, you can also register by telephone through the registration service, at the Customer Service kiosk at O-Ringen City, or at the competition arenas. If you registered in advance, you have to pick up your bib number at Competitor Services at O-Ringen City or at the competition arenas. No prizes are awarded for stage start / direct entry courses. Start lists Full start lists are published atoringenonline.se. Toilets See information for each stage. Mountain Bike-O and Trail-O competitions will have toilets at each arena. Tourist information Information about sightseeing in the area is available at O-Ringen Square. Training race and training maps A training race and training maps are available to help you better prepare for O-Ringen’s challenges. See the separate page on training in this brochure. String-O String-O is available at all stages between 8:30am-2:30pm. Prizes will be given to all children who participate. The easiest way to register is online through O-Ringen’s registration portal. You can also pre-purchase an entry at Competitor Services or at the start of the String-O. Price for the whole week: 200 SEK; individual start; 40 SEK. Read more on page 47. Trash and recycling Garbage and recycling stations are located at the restroom stations at the campsite. Read more about environmental concerns on page 12 of this brochure. Vaccination You can vaccinate your whole family against tick-borne encephalitis at the final arena after the last stage of O-Ringen. Adults 310 SEK, children 290 SEK. You can pay with card or swish. Information is available at 070-611 30 16. Youth tent The Youth Tent, located at O-Ringen Square, offers wifi, games, and activities between 1-9pm each day.
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