Event Schedule

Two Full Weeks of Orienteering: Saturday Oct. 13 - Sunday Oct. 28

The events of the 2012 North American Orienteering Championships will take place Thursday, October 18 through Sunday, October 21.  For those interested in combining this event with other orienteering opportunities, we have identified other events both during the week before NAOC and the week after.  Please see the Training and Other Events page for details.

2012 North American Orienteering Championships

  • Thursday, October 18, 2012
    • 1:00pm:  Model event opens
    • 1:00pm - 6:00pm, 8:00pm - 10:00pm:  Registration open
    • 6:30pm - 8:00pm:  dinner at PEEC (for those purchasing the Thursday-Sunday PEEC package)
  • Friday, October 19, 2012
    • 11:00am - 2:00pm:  Starts for Middle event at Adam's Creek [WRE]
    • 8:00am - 1:00:pm  Registration open at Dingman's Campground
    • 9:00am: First bus from Dingman's Campground to Arena
    • 4:30pm:  Last bus from Arena to Dingman's Campground
    • 4:00pm - 6:00pm, 8:00pm - 9:00pm Registration open at PEEC
    • 5:00pm:  Awards Ceremony for Middle at PEEC
    • 5:30pm - 6:30pm:  Beer tasting at PEEC
    • 6:30pm - 8:00pm:  Friday night dinner at PEEC including music by Eric Landburg
  • Saturday, October 20, 2012
    • 10:00am - 1:00pm:  Starts for Long event at Egypt Mills [WRE]
    • 8:00am - 12:00pm:  Registration open at PEEC
    • 8:00am: First bus from Dingman's Campground to PEEC and Arena
    • 8:30am: First bus from PEEC to Arena
    • 12:00:  Model event closes
    • 4:00pm - 6:00pm  Registration open at PEEC
    • 4:30pm:  Last bus from Arena to PEEC and Dingman's Campground
    • 3:30pm - 4:30pm:  Ice Cream Social at PEEC - Junior Team fundraiser 
    • 4:30pm:  Relay Team Rosters Due at PEEC
    • 5:00pm:  Award Ceremony for Long & Announcement of Relay Teams at PEEC
    • 6:30pm - 8:00pm:  Banquet at PEEC
  • Sunday, October 21, 2012
    • 6:30am: First bus from Dingmans Campground to PEEC
    • 7:00am - 10:00am: Registration open at PEEC
    • 7:00am - 7:30am:  Quarantine Check-in for WRE Sprint
    • 8:00am - 10:00am:  Starts for Sprint at PEEC [WRE]
    • 11:00am - 11:15am:  Quarantine Check-in for National Team Relays
    • 11:15am:  Relay Guide with maps goes on sale (can be pre-paid)
    • 11:30am:  National team Relays at PEEC
    • 1:00pm: Awards and the presentation of the BK and Future Champions Cups
    • 2:00pm:  Last bus from PEEC to Dingmans Campground
  • Other Meetings and Events of Interest

    (name of person requesting meeting in parentheses)

  • Thursday, October 18, 2012

  • Friday, October 19, 2012
    • 5:30 - 6:30: Junior Meeting (Erin Schirm), Nature Center, lower PEEC campus
    • 7:30pm - 9:00pm:  Coaches Meeting (Robert Turbyfill),  main PEEC building, Room 3
  • Saturday, October 20, 2012
    • 3:00pm - 5:00pm:  OUSA BOD Meeting (Donna Fluegel) main PEEC buliding, Room 1
    • 5:30 - 6:30: Junior Meeting (Erin Schirm), Nature Center, lower PEEC campus
    • 5:30pm - 6:30pm:  OUSA Senior Team Meeting (Linda Kohn), main PEEC building, Room 3
  • Sunday, October 21, 2012
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