International Orienteering Federation
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The International Orienteering Federation (IOF) is an international confederation of national orienteering organizations. Its primary activities are organized through standing Commissions that are each responsible for some aspect of the sport's development worldwide. The IOF sponsors a variety of international orienteering competitions, including the Orienteering World Championships.
The IOF was formed in 1961. The founding national member societies were Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the German Democratic Republic, Finland, Hungary, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland. By 2005, the IOF had grown to include sixty-seven national orienteering federations, representing all six inhabited continental areas of the world. IOF head office is located at following address.
International Orienteering Federation Radiokatu 20 FIN-00093 SLU FINLAND Tel. +358 9 3481 3112 Fax +358 9 3481 3113 E-mail:iof@orienteering.org
[edit] Governance structure
The IOF has an elected President, a Senior Vice-President, two Vice-Presidents, and other council members. Day-to-day operations of the IOF are the responsibility of the IOF Secretariat and Assistant to the Secretariat. Several standing commissions of the IOF are responsible for the development of the sport world-wide. These commissions include:
- Environment
- Foot-O
- IT
- Map
- Medical
- MTB-O
- Policy and Development
- Rules
- Ski-O
- Trail-O
[edit] Publications
The IOF publishes a wide variety of journals and reference works related to the sport. These include Orienteering World, an annual magazine, The Scientific Journal of Orienteering, the IOF Newsletter, and official editions of the rules of orienteering and specifications for orienteering maps.
[edit] References
- Hickok, Ralph (2005). "Orienteering: History". Retrieved Dec. 14, 2005.
- International Orienteering Federation web site. Retrieved Dec. 14, 2005.
