Mapping seminar successfully finished

During the weekend, 15-18th October, eight participants from Egypt, Greece, Cyprus and Serbia took part in an IOF-SEEOA mapping seminar in Sofia, Bulgaria. The programme, lasting four days, was led by five experts from the South East European Orienteering Association, and together with the participants they immersed themselves in the subject of mapping and printing urban and sprint orienteering maps. During their stay in Sofia, the participants also had the opportunity to try field work in a city park.

Photo (left to right): Zivota Tasic (SRB), Zoran Milovanovic (lecturer SRB), Guven Solmaz (lecturer TUR), Dragan Nikolic (lecturer SRB), Ioannis Tsimpiris  (GRE), Merteki Konstantina  (GRE), Anna Kostaki (GRE), Vasilis Hortomaris (GRE), Fahima Farahat (EGY), Sherif Ibrahim (EGY), Michael Savvides (CYP), Valentin Garkov (seminar leader BUL). Missing in the photo: Petar Doganov (lecturer BUL).

Sprint and Urban mapping seminar in Sofia

In accordance with a plans of SEEOA (South East European Orienteering Association) and IOF, from 15 to 18th October 2015 in Bulgaria, Sofia, will be held developing seminar: Mapping and printing sprint and urban orienteering maps.
Experienced tutors (Valentin Garkov, Dragan Nikolic, Petar Doganov and Guven Solmaz) from our region, have a pleasure to host 11 participants from Egypt, Cyprus, Greece, Albania, Montenegro and Serbia.
During 4 days period they will learn a lot about mapping, and they will have a chance to try field work as well.
For some of the countries these participants will be first orienteering map makers, so its very important for our sport.
Thanks to IOF for supporting, and to all tutors for their efforts to prepared nice seminar.
Welcome to Sofia!

5th SEEOC and 4th SEEMOC starting today in Bansko, Bulgaria

Bulgarian Orienteering Federation and club NSA will host  fift 

South East European Orienteering Championships and fourth South East European Masters Championships in the city of Bansko and Rodopi mountains,
More than 700 participants from 11 SEEOA countries and 6 other countries gathered here in Bansko for the biggest ever SEEOC. Today programme is starting with a sprint race in the old city of Bansko, then continiued with a long, middle and relay races. All individual races in the women and men elite classes are also WRE (World Ranking Races).
For the countries and participants who are not belonging to a SEEOA region, parralel SIVEN SEEOC Tour is organised as an open race with 4 stages.
More about you can follow from official web site at: http://seeoc2015.orienteering.bg/

Developing seminar for mapping

In cooperation and support of IOF, South East European Orienteering Association will organise developing seminar for mapping and printing sprint and urban orienteering maps. The seminar takes place on 15-18th October 2015 Sofia, Bulgaria. For more information please find invitation and the application forms on the IOF webpage:

http://orienteering.org/invitation-to-developing-seminar-for-mapping/

SEEOC and SEEMOC 2015 Bulletin 3 published

For the coming South East European Orienteering Championships in Bansko, Bulgaria, Bulletins nr 3 are published.
Also entries are opened, not only for National Teams in SEEOC, but also for Masters, as well as for open events Bansko Cup.
More about at the official web pages of the Championships:http://seeoc2015.orienteering.bg/

Bansko in Bulgaria waiting for a next SEEOC and SEEMOC

Bansko in Bulgaria will host the 5th South East European Orienteering Championships and 4th South East European Orienteering Masters Championships.
From 26th to 30th August 2015 beautifull terrains in Bansko and surroundings will be arena where competitiors from 12 countries of SEEOA will compete for the titles of the best in South East Europe.
As usually, during Championships also SEEOA Council meetings will be held.

SEEOA meeting in Serbia, Vrdnik 2014

More about SEEOC and SEEMOC in Bulgaria you can find at the official web pages of the Championships here

NEW CHALLENGES FOR THE NEW ERA

SEEOA General Assembly delegates and observers

„It is my great honour to meet you in Serbia at this historic moment for orienteering sport in the region of  South East Europe. At the same time, it is my  pleasure to cooperate with you, building up together a better future for the orienteering sport in our countries, as well as to contribute for wider development in the world. Thank you for that opportunity!”

These was the words by Zoran Milovanovic (SRB), new President of South East European Orienteering Association, with which he welcomed all the guests, delegates, observers and media representatives during the General Assembly meeting of  SEEOA, took place in Belgrade, Serbia at 16^th November 2013.

General Assembly elected Tatiana Kalenderoglu (TUR) and Damir Gobec (CRO) for Vice Presidents, and also the Council members: Antonina Voitenko (MDA),  Konstantinos Koukouris (GRE), Ionut Patras (ROU), Tekin Colakoglu (TUR), Riste Kirov (MKD), and one more member will be elected from Bulgaria.

It was a long, but very productive way, continued President Milovanovic, since our first meeting in Dospat, Bulgaria at 16^th February 2008. up to now. From the small working group in the start with just three countries, now we grow up to more then 12 countries from the region of South East Europe. It is a pleasure to see with us and to have partners in the future from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Italy, Greece, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Slovenia, Turkey and Serbia.

Today we gathered all here to express our wish to do it even more then before, and to make our work in a more efficient way, ready to accept new challenges.  One of them most important, will be for sure, our dedicated work in a field with young people. This is something what we want to start and support in a work with our Association. To fulfil that aim, we will try to activate all our capacities, and further more, to engage all possible partners, governmental and non governmental institutions and organizations, natural partners in the field of sport, health, education and youth cooperation. Your truly contributions in this work will be a proof for a common success – orienteering sport in the region recognized at the highest level then ever before.

SEEOA Developing seminar participants and leaders

 During three days stay in Belgrade, parallel with the Congress, it was held development seminar with a subject: “Towards better quality of South East European Orienteering Championships”. Seminar leaders Damir Gobec, Tatiana Kalenderoglu and Zoran Milovanovic had opportunity to share latest information and experience with 12 participants of this developing seminar.

Next meeting as well as developing seminar, will be held in Montenegro, Cetinje, 14 to 16^th March 2014.

This weekend Belgrade orienteering center of the region

From 15-17th November in Belgrade, Serbia, will be held foundation Congress of South East European Orienteering Association, together with a development seminar with a subject: Towards better quality of South East European Orienteering Championships.
This will be another one step forward in developing orienteering sport in the region of South East Europe. We welcome all delegates and participants!

SEEOC 2013 Romania comes to preliminary entries deadline

Todor Pedev, IOF event Adviser for SEEOC and SEEMOC 2013 in Romania, just send us their short report after a second visit. Organisers already prepared all maps and draft courses, so during a visit, Todor had an opportunity to pass  through all the main issues for our 3rd South East European Orienteering Championships which will be held on in a first part of September in Ramnicu Valcea. Of course, still some more work needed to be done, but there is a time for that. But, we have not much time left for preliminary entries because all national teams must send their entries till the 1st June 2013 at the latest. More about you can find at the event webpages. WELCOME TO ROMANIA!

Trail O have new leaders in a region

Recently in Croatia, Kalnik, together with O event, South East European Working group with a help of IOF and domestic club Vihor, made a very successfully Trail O development seminar.

We are proud to say that we have 11 new trail O leaders (one from Italy, two from Turkey and 8 from Croatia. All of them finished this 3 days seminar lead by very experience Croatian lecturers Zdenko Horjan, Ivica Bertol, Ivana and Damir Gobec.

„ It was really a good atmosphere during all three days although last day we had a really rainy day” said Damir Gobec, SEEOWG Vice President and leader of this seminar.

All participants on the seminar got the certificate of attendance. Together with seminar, participants had opportunity to compete as well. You can see the results from the competition  here  http://www.vihor.hr/2013_Kalnik/rezultati.htm under Vihor pre-O Challenge.

Moldova hosted 11th SEEOWG meeting

From 01st till 03rd of March 2013 in Moldova capital Chisinau, was held 11th South East European Orienteering working group meeting.

Group memebers during official dinner in the National restaurant

During 3 days, we had excelent oportunities for our work according to a busy agenda, but also we spend some time with our orienteering friends from Moldova in other activities such as final Winter Cup  sprint orienteering race, as well as to visit famous Cricova cellars.

Photo for memory at sprint race in the city park of Chisinay

We had oportunities to see beautifull presentations from the future possible organisers of SEEOC and SEEMOC 2015, two nice venues: Croatia, Zagreb and Bulgaria, Bansko.
Also we received a lot of news from Romania, where this year will be held on SEEOC and SEEMOC, and some news from Serbia, which will host in 2014.

During the meeting (from right): Zoran Milovanovic, President, Tatiana Kalenderoglu and Damir Gobec, Vice Presidents, Ivana Gobec, Maria Silvia Viti and Atanas Georgiev.

In the future coming period our group will make preparations to found Association of the South East European Orienteering Federations, in order that we can make more diferent activities, and specialy some of them which will be usefull for the youngsters.
Finally we decided that our next spring SEEOWG meeting will be held in Montenegro, old Royal capital city Cetinje, in March 2014.
Once again, many thanks to Moldova Orienteering Federation for hospitality.
PHOTOS: Damir and Ivana Gobec, Tomislav Varnica.
More photos you can find in gallery of Pavel Cerescu at the next links: https://plus.google.com/photos/108274337197899713788/albums/5851765499650350017?banner=pwa
as well as: https://plus.google.com/photos/108274337197899713788/albums/5851761117333841793?banner=pwa

Bulletin 2 SEEOC and SEEMOC 2013 in Romania published

Bulletin 2 for South East European Orienteering Championships for youth, junior, elite and masters are ready and you can find  at the event web pages 



As you know, this time Championships will be held in Romania, Ramnicu Valcea, from 3rd till 8th September 2013.
Also open events will be organise, so you are all welcome!

Very nice SKI O Week

SEEOWG SKI O Week started at Borovets with two competitions (sprint and middle), and now still in progress is a training camp. More then 100 competitors from Romania, Serbia and Bulgaria took part.

Under the serious organisation of Bulgarian Orienteering Federation and beautiful weather conditions, Stanimir Belomazhev, at the moment most famous Bulgarian SKI O star at the world, made very interesting courses for all participants.

It’s a pity that no more countries use this excellent opportunity for learning SKI Orienteering and competing. We do hope that in coming time other countries from our region will give a try. 

Next days in Bansko, Bulgaria starting SKI O Championships. Wish them good luck!

SEEOWG SKI O Week starting soon

According to our plans, SEEOWG SKI O Week in cooperation with Bulgarian Orienteering Federation starting at 19th January 2013, at the famous Bulgarian Ski resort Borovets.
Ski O week will start there with two SKI O races (Saturday sprint distance start at 13h, and Sunday middle distance start at 10,30). Also at Saturday at 18h at the Event Center, we will have SEEOWG meeting for SKI O issues.
After that programme activities will continue with 7 days training camp. Don't miss this unique opportunity for learning and competing in SKI orienteering. Not to mention that, among others, with us will be a young Bulgarian ski o star Stanimir Belomazhev, and trainings will be prepared by very well experienced Bulgarian ski o coaches.

WELCOME TO BULGARIA!

Cyprus opened orienteering doors

In cooperation with IOF and SEEOWG, Cyprus Federation KOMOAA organized very successful development seminar in Nicosia Olympic House from 19-21^st October 2012.

More then 20 enthusiast from Cyprus took part during 3 days lectures and practices lead by Zoran Milovanovic. 

 Seminar  issues were club work and organizing orienteering events.  At the end of the seminar it was hold charity orienteering event in Athallasa forest where more then 60 participants run with a map and compass at the 3,2km course. Michael Savvides, Secretary, express his gratitude for a help of IOF and SEEOWG for organizing this development seminar, which will be for sure big step forward for Cyprus orienteering.

Zoran Milovanovic, President of SEEOWG, also use this opportunity to had a meeting with a KOMOAA Council members trying to help in planning future orienteering activities and development in Cyprus.