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Newsletter Number 87, March 2003

PO Box 3,
Central Park,
3145, Victoria.
61-3-95721784 fax
E-mail: Neil Phillips

IRF Team

President: Neil Phillips
Secretary/Treasurer: Rod Phillips
Promotions and Development: David Stephens
World Rogaining Championships Manager: Gordon Birch

Czech Republic: Jaroslav Vavra, Miroslav Seidl
Finland: Iiro Kakko
New Zealand: Peter Squires
Canada: Alan Stradeski
United States of America: Eric Smith, Clinton Morse, Bob Reddick
Australia: David Stephens, Rod Phillips, Gordon Birch, John Berwick, Neil Phillips
Founders Representative: Bob Reddick

Observer status
Estonia: Andres Kaar
Sweden: Lars-Åke Svenk
Russia: German Shestakov
China: Jianping Zhang
6th WRC: Peg Davis

6th World Rogaining Championships

The 6th World Rogaining Championships will be held on 8-9th May 2004 in Arizona, USA.
WRC Manager: Gordon Birch
6WRC Co-ordinator: Peg Davis

Rules will be available shortly.

7WRC expressions of interest

Expressions of interest in hosting 7WRC are closing at the end of April 2003. Further details when expressions are known.

Strategic Plan for Rogaining

The International Rogaining Federation is in the process of developing a new strategic plan for rogaining. This will occur in three broad stages:
Stage 1. Collection and analysis of data
Stage 2. Planning
Stage 3. Implementation of the strategic plan

Members and observers have already been asked to provide basic data about the level of rogaining activity in their countries.

Australian Rogaining Association Rules and Technical Regulations

The ARA will soon commence a revision of its rules and technical regulations under the leadership of Mike Hotchkis. IRF Members and Observers have been welcomed into this process with the aim of helping uniformity of rules globally, and input from a wide range of nations.
m_d.hotchkis@optusnet.com.au

This rules revision process will be by email and over a period of months. Discussions with the ARA indicated that the timeframe would not suit that of 6WRC where the rules are required shortly to assist people with their early 6WRC planning.

Rogaining in Estonia

The first 24 hour rogaine in Estonia: Korvemaa 2003 on 21-22 June, details - Andres Kaar.
andresk@ekk.ee

Rogaining in USA

Inaugural metrogaines are planned in Bremerton and Seattle, WA in April and July: see www.rogainingusa.org, www.seattlenightandday.com

Big Muddy rogaine, 6-7 June 2003, near Antelope, Oregon.

US 2003 Rogaining Championships are scheduled for October 11-12, 2003 Lewis and Clark Rogaine, Clark State Forest, IN: Louie Smith, les@iglou.com

Rogaining in New Zealand

The New Zealand Rogaining Association has nominated Peter Squires to be its IRF representative.

The New Zealand Championships Roxburgh Ramble 24hr Rogaine, 15–16th March was a great success. The 94 competitors handled the tricky night navigation pretty well, the mist stayed off the tops, the food was great, and the course was varied enough to cause a multitude of different route choices. Keith Murray and Aidan Craig were clear winners from Jim Cotter and Bas Smith.

At the Annual General Meeting on Friday 14th March the following officers were elected:
President: Peter Squires
Secretary: Tom Barnfield
Treasurer: Bruce Meder
Committee: Phil Bones, Chris Byrch, Andy Buchanan, Bill Kennedy, Dave Laurie
IRF Representative: Peter Squires

Colonial Rogaine – 12th April, 10 and 5hr events, Porirua, Wellington. Unfortunately this event has had to be cancelled at the request of the farmers due to adverse - hot and dry - weather conditions.

2003 Hopeful Rogaine “The Sequel” – Marlborough, 4th May (Sunday), 6 and 3hr events.

T’WALK – 17th and 18th May. 24 hour historic event organized by the Canterbury University Tramping Club. This event was first organized in 1967:
http://www.cutc.canterbury.ac.nz/twalk/.

Autumn Mists Rogaine – 17th May. 12, 6 and 3hrs, near Martinborough, Wairarapa.

Heights of Winter – 14th June. Very popular 12 hour rogaine in Canterbury, organized by Peninsular and Plains Orienteers.
The Rock & Pillar E.P.I.C. – 12 hour rogaine in the Middlemarch area, Otago, and likely to be August.

http://www.rogaine.org.nz/