Preliminary/Technical Meeting 25 th August 2014

1. Preliminary/Technical Meeting 25th August 2014

2. CHAIRMAN • Thomas ERKINGER MSD, LtCol CO 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 Thomas

3. 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

4. VIP-Events Briefings: Monday: Preliminary meeting 1900 hrs Thursday: TC Enlarged meeting 1700 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

5. 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

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

7. Arrival area to start • 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 Warm up Start

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

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

10. Finish Relay Demonstration 20min before start!

11. Refreshments • 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

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

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

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

15. 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

16. WEB-Site www.cism-austria.at

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

18. Cartography and fieldwork: Gabor Toth/HU 08/2014 Size: A3 and A4 Scale: 1:10.000 and 1:15.000 Contour Intervall: 5 m MAP

19. MAP SCALE - SIZE

20. Control descriptions Descriptions in symbols will be printed on the map and will be given in the first starting box!

21. 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 Terrain Description

24. Attention • 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

25. Relay men+women - 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.

26. Course details

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

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

29. Refreshments on the courses • Middledistance Women andMen: situatedbetweentwocontrols • (middleofthecourse) • Longe distance Women: 2 situatednear a control (all manned) • Longe distanceMen: 3 situatednear a control (2 ofthemaremanned) • Relay Women andMen: refreshment at thespectatorcontrol

30. 2014 Questions?