Announcements

Announcing Map Puzzles, a new site dedicated to North American trail orienteering

Dan Felitsky of Quantico Orienteering Club has created Map Puzzles, a new website dedicated to the promotion of trail orienteering in North America. The blog, which will feature training tips and control walk-throughs, is meant as a training tool to help people learn and improve in the sport.

Nominations are being taken for the 2011 Orienteering USA Annual Competitive Awards Program. The Program’s goals are to recognize and reward outstanding competitive accomplishments by US orienteers at the end of every year.

The winners will be announced and receive prizes. Commemorative plaques will be awarded to the winners at a public ceremony at a major US orienteering event.

The awards are:

(a) Orienteer of the Year -- awarded to the best USA orienteer in 2011, based on results at national and international events.

Orienteering USA is proud to announce the formation of two contests designed to promote local meet participation and Orienteering USA membership. Clubs can win up to $500 per contest and there are equal opportunities for our smaller clubs as well.

The income generated by increased starts and memberships will be invested back in the sport of orienteering.

The Annual General Meeting of the United States Orienteering Federation will be held on Thursday, August 4th as part of OUSA’s Annual Convention held in conjunction with the Canal Cities Challenge in upstate New York. One of the highlights of the day’s (and night’s) activities will be the naming of the recipient of the Silva Award. It’s now time for the OUSA’s member clubs to determine whom they would like to nominate for this prestigious honor.

What is the Silva Award and who is eligible to win it?

Orienteering USA Golden Troll Award 2011

Nomination Information

Purpose:  The purpose of the Orienteering USA Golden Troll Award is to recognize those individuals who have provided exceptional service to the sport of orienteering that extends beyond the local club level.

Orienteering USA, in conjunction with sponsors AxisGear, Scarborough Orienteering, and Tech4o, a brand of Johnson Outdoors, would like to announce the winners of the Inaugural Orienteering USA Competitive Awards.

These awards are meant to recognize and reward outstanding competitive accomplishments by U.S. orienteers during 2010.

The Orienteering USA Rogaining Committee is seeking members for the subcommittees listed below. If you are part of the rogaining community and would like to help us nurture this sport in the U.S. and North America, please volunteer! I am also happy to entertain your suggestions for people you think would do a good job serving on these committees; please send them to Barb Bryant. (barb [dot] bryant [at] gmail [dot] com)

• Sanctioning and championships

NOTE:  Entry deadline is January 9, 2011.

The IOF High Level Event Seminar will be held in Prague 5–6 February 2011.

The seminar targets appointed organisers, potential future organisers and key persons of IOF High Level Events, including already licensed IOF Senior Event Advisers and Event Advisers.

Dear US Orienteering community,

It is my pleasure to announce the establishment of the Orienteering USA Annual Competitive Awards Program. The Program’s goals are to recognize and reward outstanding competitive accomplishments by US orienteers at the end of every year.

Frank Kuhn has been named the US representative to the IOF trail orienteering commission, and Mike Schuh to the IOF IT commission, for the 2011-12 cycle.  IOF appointment letter