North American Orienteering Championships

We have several items that were left behind at NAOC 2012.  Please contact Roger Hartley to claim them.

Start Times have been posted.

A pdf is available on the Bulletin page. 

The list of Registered Runners now also includes start times; this list can be sorted by clicking on the column headings.

The final bulletin, Bulletin 3, is now available.

Have you ever wondered how the national team orienteering athletes start out, how they went from learning about orienteering to running on the world stage? You have the chance to find out for yourself this Thursday, October 4th at 8 PM, when some of the stars of North American orienteering--the US team member Ali Crocker and the Canadian team member Will Critchley--join the NAOC Master of Ceremonies Nevin French for a live chat at NAOC2012.org!

Details have been finalized for several social activities including the Friday evening beer tasting and the Saturday afternoon ice cream social.

In addition, specifics have been added to the schedule page, showing times for dinners, social events, the OUSA board meeting, shuttle buses, etc.

The dinner menu for the Banquet has been finalized.  See the Lodging and Food page.

The T-shirt design has been finalized!  Details are available on the Vendor and Souvenir page.

There are still spaces left for those wanted to stay at PEEC.  However, the housing is going fast so get your requests in now to make sure to get a spot.  Parking will be at a premium all weekend, and only those staying at PEEC are guaranteed a parking spot there.

The map scale for the Sprint will be 1:4000, not the previously announced 1:5000.  See the Bulletin page for updated course lengths.

DVOA is pleased to announce that it will extend free entry to the top ranked –as determined by the IOF World Rankings of September 1, 2012 – male and female athlete of each North American country.  That is, if the top ranked male and female athletes choose to attend NAOC 2012, and register by October 1, 2012 their entry fee will be waived (or refunded if they have already paid). 

The US Team is sponsoring a training camp the week before and the week after NAOC.  Details on the Training & Other Events page, including a flyer.

The official Bulletin 1/2 is now posted.

There are now links to the full Stuckey Pond and Spackman Creek maps, the existing orienteering maps in the Delaware Water Gap.  See the Venues page.

Rules for the BK Cup and Future Champions Cup have been finalized by an international committee of Peter Gagarin, Wil Smith, Eric Kemp, Janet Porter and Peter Goodwin.  The rules are posted on the Registration page.

We are planning to have live results uploads to the web at the September 18, 2011 training event.  If you are unable to make it to the event, check out the results.  As soon as the first runner has finished, there will be a results link on the Training Event page. 

We are also working on providing other internet uploads.  Stay tuned!

Descriptions of the embargoed areas have been added to the Venues page.

DVOA will be hosting a local event on the old Stuckey Pond map.  The courses will be on a small section of the map - the only mapped area that is not under an embargo.

See the Training Event page or the or the DVOA website for more details.

The NAOC Brochure is now available.  Please see the Bulletins page.

The winner of the logo contest was announced at the DVOA winter meeting. Patrick Nuss, a member of Orienteer Kansas (OK) and Cascade Orienteering Club (COC) designed the logo seen at the top of the webpage.  We will work with Patrick to incorporate the logo into our advertising, awards and other materials.

• Read Patrick's thoughts about the logo
• View the NAOC logo
• View the Delaware Water Gap logo

Adrian Zissos, a member of the Canadian Orienteering club FWOC, has agreed to be the IOF Advent Advisor for NAOC 2012.  The event staff is looking forward to working closely with Adrian to assure the highest caliber event.

Don Davis, a member of Quantico Orienteering Club (QOC), has been appointed by OUSA as the course consultant.  The course setters are looking forward to working with Don and benefiting from his expertise.

The IOF Council approved NAOC 2012 as the North American Regional Championship in the IOF Competition structure.  OUSA VP Competition Peter Goodwin submitted the bid. This designation means the M/F-21+ categories are automatically awarded WRE status.