Planning, organizing, and running an event can be a big job. The links at the left contain lots of useful information based on the experience gained from running events over a period of many years.
If you would like to contribute new or additional information, please contact the webmaster.
E-Punch Schedule
If you are considering using E-Punching for your event, please check the E-Punch Schedule for availability. Other clubs often borrow our punch boxes so they possibly may not be available for your event. Please contact Sandy as soon as possible to let her know you plan on using E-Punching for your event.
New Express Checklist Posted
The 2008 updated Express Checklist was posted on March 19, 2008. If not already done, please replace the existing express checklists with this new one.
Condes Software
DVOA has purchased a license for the Condes software. Please visit the Condes Home Page for information about the program and to download a copy. You will need to contact Tom Overbaugh for a license to use the program. Note: our licenses is for DVOA sponsored events only!
Sprint-O
Why not add a Sprint-O course to your event? What's a Sprint-O course? Sprint courses are set to be relatively easy (White-Orange) and have a winning time around ~15 minutes. This emphasizes fast decision making and fast forest running. Also it does NOT require that you have 1 hour+ of running endurance and years of navigational experience to do reasonably well. One advantage of a short course like this is you can easily run it twice on the same day. This can be a GREAT learning experience, because on the second time around see (and feel) how fast you _could_ have done the course the first time, IF your navigation was perfect. Even better, the events may be set up with a Mass-Start Sprint, say at 1 pm after people have finished other coures, to see how well you do head-to-head in the forest.
Geez, I've already got a ton of work to do. How much more work will this make for me? In the simplest case, the Yellow (or even White) can _be_ the Sprint course! All you need to do is pick a mass-start time (say 1pm) and announce it as a Sprint (e.g. contact Ed Scott, or send an email to dvoa@yahoogroups.com)
Why do it? You'll probably get several more orienteers out to your event who want to run the 'sprint' than you would normally get for just the White & Yellow courses.
Bottom line: It's easy to add a Sprint to your event.
OK, I'm interested, who can I ask for help?. Easy, send an email to dvoat (at) yahoogroups (dot) com. You'll find the people on the dvoat email list to be very helpful. Just tell them you're thinking about a Sprint-O and they'll be glad to offer suggestions and advice.
Results Reporting
Results reporting is available online. Follow the PCard link for this utility.
John De Wolf found some very helpful signs that you can place around the registration table. They are all in PDF format. Check them out by following the links at the lower left.
Fred Kruesi has made another of his programs available. PrintCtl is designed to print control numbers for controls. Control numbers are numbers (or letters) printed on paper and attached to a control. A participant uses the control number in combination with the control description sheet (clue sheet) to know they are at the right control. Control numbers are printed, copied onto card stock and laminated. This program lets you specify a sequence of numbers to be printed and then prints the numbers. If desired, guide lines for cutting the control numbers can be printed. Help text is provided. A Word document is provided that can serve as a model for information to be placed on the back of the control number. Instructions for laminating the control numbers is provided in the help text. Click on the Download PrintCtl link in the menu to download this program.