Rome 2013

[MIE]

I am training hard - I spent all evening drinking Chianti and watching The Young Montalbano

Presumably the latter to improve your orienteering/running and the former to improve
your Italian

[madmike]

thanks Mike - well it looks like even the Italians have got their act together and entered en masse leaving only 34 slots available. If you haven't entered yet then don't put it off any longer

I am training hard - I spent all evening drinking Chianti and watching The Young Montalbano

Yes the Italians are entered by their clubs en-bloc every time, even for small local events with 25 people; therefore, their numbers will jump and of course Daniele has put the frightners on them to encourage them to enter earlier than they might have otherwise.

like your training approach - have you got yourself a coach now?

[Mrs H]

No - I've got a couch though!

[madmike]

Looks like the ruling Junta has agreed to my proposal on med certs, therefore, those registered as team leaders will shortly get an email requesting they confirm all members of their "club" are members of the National O Federation. Non-BOF members will, however, need to get a medical certificate of fitness for competitive orienteering.

BTW, if you are one of those very kind people who took flyers from me to distribute around Europe could you please stop the distribution now that the entriy limit has been reached - particularly important not to put flyers out at the London City Race methinks - thanks for your generous assistance I am and sorry for wasting your time and baggage allowances.

[Mrs H]

OK the email has arrived and apparently we all need the president of our 'club" to sign a declaration that we are all members of the national federation - how can this be easily accomplished when most of us entered under fictitious clubs which are not registered with the national federation?

[andypat]

Mrs H for "president" of the Fictitious Orienteering Club!

[madmike]

OK the email has arrived and apparently we all need the president of our 'club" to sign a declaration that we are all members of the national federation - how can this be easily accomplished when most of us entered under fictitious clubs which are not registered with the national federation?

Just get your Club Chairman to sign it, President here =Chairman in UK.

Or call a MADO Club Meeting and get Mr H to vote you in as President.

Believe me this is the easy way!

[King Penguin]

Mike,
Can you please confirm that signature by the person who "registered" the "club" is acceptable; I think that was what you originally suggested.
Also, what is the "Federal Code" ? My guess is that this is the club id number, in countries where such a thing exists, but might it be the country code e.g. GBR?
Thanks.

(writing and posting this crossed Mike's response to Mrs H in the ether, so who to sign part is covered by Mike's reply above. Still not sure about Federal Code)

[Spookster]

As I read the email, we all have to get medical certificates using attachment 1, and we have to prove we are members of BOF affiliated clubs using attachment 3. Is that what was intended?

To all non-italian clubs, to be forwarded to all non-italian athlete members
In order to be allowed to participate in ROMe2013 competition

1. All athlete members of non-Italian Orienteering Clubs (1 document for each member)

must provide an original medical certificate on the attached form stating that the athlete’s health and physical condition are such as to permit running at a competitive / non competitive level. Medical certificates issued on forms other than the attached ones will not be accepted. The certificate duly signed and stamped shall be anticipated by mail to docs@rome2013.net by Saturday 26th Oct and delivered in original to the event center between 12:00 and 15:00 on Friday 1st Nov. Please use attachments n.1 (competitive classes) and n.2 (non competitive classes)

2. All non-Italian Orienteering Clubs (1 document for each club)

must provide the declaration of membership to Orienteering Club and to a National Federation signed and stamped by the Club’s President. The declaration will be filled in by the ROMe Organization based on the entries received and can be downloaded following informations contained in attachment n.3. The Declaration duly signed and stamped by the Club’s President must be returned by mail to docs@rome2013.net by Saturday 26th Oct and delivered in original to the event center between 12:00 and 15:00 on Friday 1st Nov. Please see Attachment 3.

ITALIAN LAW IS VERY STRICT ON MATTERS OF HEALTH AND THEREFORE THE ORGANIZATION CANNOT ALLOW PARTICIPATION WITHOUT THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATION.
In case you realize you can't provide such documentation and would like to cancel your entry, the operation is for free (and everything already paid would be refunded) if performed by Sunday 13th Oct: you can proceed by yourself in OriEns using login/password (if you haven't generated a receipt, yet) or request cancellation to the entry service by email to entries@rome2013.net.

Thanks for understanding and for your cooperation in this
--
Rome Orienteering Meeting 2013

[Big Jon]

Sounds like time to make lots of fake certificates with impressive names and stamps on them - I'm sure there will be some clip art on the web that can do. The organisers won't read any of it, just file it in a box. Maybe some budding graphic artist can produce some options, put them on the web and post links to Nopesport.....
Interestingly I've never had to produce anything like this for the 10 or so events I've done in Italy - is it a new requirement?

[DaveK]

[madmike]

Mike,
Can you please confirm that signature by the person who "registered" the "club" is acceptable; I think that was what you originally suggested.
Also, what is the "Federal Code" ? My guess is that this is the club id number, in countries where such a thing exists, but might it be the country code e.g. GBR?
Thanks.

(writing and posting this crossed Mike's response to Mrs H in the ether, so who to sign part is covered by Mike's reply above. Still not sure about Federal Code)

KP yes it is a Club ID number so use MADO or whatever instead

[madmike]

As I read the email, we all have to get medical certificates using attachment 1, and we have to prove we are members of BOF affiliated clubs using attachment 3. Is that what was intended?

To all non-italian clubs, to be forwarded to all non-italian athlete members
In order to be allowed to participate in ROMe2013 competition

1. All athlete members of non-Italian Orienteering Clubs (1 document for each member)

must provide an original medical certificate on the attached form stating that the athlete’s health and physical condition are such as to permit running at a competitive / non competitive level. Medical certificates issued on forms other than the attached ones will not be accepted. The certificate duly signed and stamped shall be anticipated by mail to docs@rome2013.net by Saturday 26th Oct and delivered in original to the event center between 12:00 and 15:00 on Friday 1st Nov. Please use attachments n.1 (competitive classes) and n.2 (non competitive classes)

2. All non-Italian Orienteering Clubs (1 document for each club)

must provide the declaration of membership to Orienteering Club and to a National Federation signed and stamped by the Club’s President. The declaration will be filled in by the ROMe Organization based on the entries received and can be downloaded following informations contained in attachment n.3. The Declaration duly signed and stamped by the Club’s President must be returned by mail to docs@rome2013.net by Saturday 26th Oct and delivered in original to the event center between 12:00 and 15:00 on Friday 1st Nov. Please see Attachment 3.

ITALIAN LAW IS VERY STRICT ON MATTERS OF HEALTH AND THEREFORE THE ORGANIZATION CANNOT ALLOW PARTICIPATION WITHOUT THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATION.
In case you realize you can't provide such documentation and would like to cancel your entry, the operation is for free (and everything already paid would be refunded) if performed by Sunday 13th Oct: you can proceed by yourself in OriEns using login/password (if you haven't generated a receipt, yet) or request cancellation to the entry service by email to entries@rome2013.net.

Thanks for understanding and for your cooperation in this
--
Rome Orienteering Meeting 2013

No if you provide a declaration you don't need the certificate.

Or could we just get a BOF official to confirm for all the Brit entrants in a oner?

[madmike]

:shock:

Welcome to my world Dave

[madmike]

Interestingly I've never had to produce anything like this for the 10 or so events I've done in Italy - is it a new requirement?

no but Venice and PWT Italy have never complied with the law - and of course I didn't ask for your certificates when you ran in Rome last year