WOC 2008 FOR ALL

Main vision for WOC 2008

WOC 2008 FOR ALL

This is the motto that would direct the activities of the WOC 2008 organizers. What exactly does it mean?

WOC for All (Part 1):

1. The WOC 2008 organizers will create an atmosphere resembling that of an Olympic village. All runners will be accommodated in the newly reconstructed campus of Olomouc University, a campus large enough to easily accommodate all WOC participants.
2. The WOC 2008 organizers will not charge a starting-fee for runners from the five countries where orienteering is considered least developed.
3. The WOC 2008 organizers would like to use the WOC 2008 label for extensive longterm promotion of orienteering in the country – a promotion that would culminate in these WOC events.
4. The WOC 2008 organizers desire to demonstrate that it is still possible to organize events according to the Leibnitz Convention.
5. The WOC 2008 organizers have created a schedule that is compact and, at the same time, offers sufficient rest periods for the runners – something runners have often expressed concern about, in regard to the organization of events.
   

WOC for All (Part 2):

The WOC 2008 events will be accompanied by an international 6-day orienteering competition Orienteering Festival 2008, held in the same or similar terrains as the events of WOC 2008. Most of the participants will be accommodated at the university campus.

WOC for All (Part 3):

The WOC 2008 organizers are highly experienced in communicating through all kinds of media (some of them are active journalists themselves). This will ensure extensive coverage by the press (print and radio); TV (live and delayed); and Internet (considered commonplace in the country).

WOC for All (Part 4):

The WOC 2008 organizers will prepare the regular IOF Congress in 2008 and other IOF Commission meetings.

WOC for All (Part 5):

The WOC 2008 organizers will organize Trail-O World Championships, which will be held in conjuction with the WOC 2008 events and programme.