2011 WU OC Teams Up with Swiss Timing and TRT
At the work meeting in Erzurum, Turkey, host city of the 2011 Winter Universiade, which was attended by FISU Secretary-General/CEO Eric SAINTROND (BEL), WU Director Milan AUGUSTIN (SVK) and Director Media & Communications Dejan SUSOVIC (SRB), Erzurum General Coordinator Bekir Korkmaz informed the FISU delegates about the relevant decisions taken since their last meeting.
The Games Management System (GMS) has been finalized and a contract was signed. The GMS will be operated in collaboration with Turk Telecom’s IT company INNOVA and IT company EvMas.
The Turkish National Television TRT will be the Host Broadcaster for the WU and the responsible people have been appointed.
The decision to select the Timing, Scoring Systems and OVR has been made also and a contract has been signed on June 10th, 2010. The TSR system will be operated by SWISS TIMING.
Regarding VISA and TRAVEL (luggage procedure) it is important to note that VISAS will be free of charge and from the moment that delegations arrive in Istanbul (both airports) or Ankara they will be guests of EWUOC 2011 in terms of providing free of charge charter flights from mentioned points of entry to Erzurum.
EWUOC also informed FISU that a Volunteers program will start at the end of June 2010 in order to provide all participants and to overall organization with well-trained volunteers. Concerning this issue, EWUOC is in contact with members from the successful OC of the 2005 Summer Universiade in Izmir who will advice them.
The Marketing & Sponsorship Department is progressing well to promote the Winter Universiade, not only nationally but also on an international level. The launch of a new layout of the OC website (www.erzurum2011.gov.tr) 2 weeks ago gave a new dimension to the EWUOC to inform all readers, students, federations about the progress work of the OC. Inside the website downloads as well as on-line registration can be found.
FISU is satisfied with the entire preparation work of EWUOC and with the progress of all visited sport and non-sport facilities, i.e. the ongoing construction work of the Athletes’ Village, the Ski Jumping hills, the Ice arenas as well as the Konakli resp. Kandilli and Palandoken venues. All of them will be finished this fall and looking forward to welcome the Heads of Delegations this September.
Moreover, last week and this week referees and coaches seminars in Ski Jumping were held under the supervision of FIS experts Mr. Horst TIELMANN (NED) and Mr. Ueli FORRER (SUI) while a Biathlon seminar was supervised by IBU expert Ubaldo PRUCKER (ITA).
EWUOC and FISU hope that all these mentioned decisions and perfect conditions will attract a record number of NUSFs to come to Erzurum and enjoy the Winter Universiade in the brand new Snow and Ice Sports venues.
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FISU stands for Federation Internationale du Sport Universitaire (International University Sports Federation), founded in 1949. FISU's main responsibility is the supervision of both Summer and Winter Universiades as well as the World University Championships. The Universiade is an international sporting and cultural festival which is staged every two years in a different city and which is second in importance only to the Olympic Games.
The Summer Universiade consists of 13 compulsory sports (Athletics - Basketball - Fencing - Football – Artistic & Rhythmic Gymnastics - Swimming - Diving - Water Polo – Tennis – Table Tennis - Judo - Volleyball) and up to three optional sports chosen by the host country. The record figures are 9,006 participants in Bangkok, Thailand, in 2007 and 174 countries in Daegu, Korea in 2003.
The Winter Universiade consists of 7 compulsory sports (Alpine Skiing - Nordic Skiing composed of Ski Jump, Cross Country & Combined - Biathlon - Ice Hockey - Short-Track Speed Skating - Figure Skating - Curling) and one or two optional sports also chosen by the host country. The Winter Universiade gathered a record 2,511 participants in Torino in 2007 and a record number of 50 countries in Innsbruck, Austria in 2005.
The World University Championships are organized every even year in sports which do not figure on the compulsory Universiade program. In 2008, 29 different WUC were staged all over the world.
For more info or pictures, do not hesitate to contact FISU Media department at media@fisu.net or surf to www.fisu.net.
The Games Management System (GMS) has been finalized and a contract was signed. The GMS will be operated in collaboration with Turk Telecom’s IT company INNOVA and IT company EvMas.
The Turkish National Television TRT will be the Host Broadcaster for the WU and the responsible people have been appointed.
The decision to select the Timing, Scoring Systems and OVR has been made also and a contract has been signed on June 10th, 2010. The TSR system will be operated by SWISS TIMING.
Regarding VISA and TRAVEL (luggage procedure) it is important to note that VISAS will be free of charge and from the moment that delegations arrive in Istanbul (both airports) or Ankara they will be guests of EWUOC 2011 in terms of providing free of charge charter flights from mentioned points of entry to Erzurum.
EWUOC also informed FISU that a Volunteers program will start at the end of June 2010 in order to provide all participants and to overall organization with well-trained volunteers. Concerning this issue, EWUOC is in contact with members from the successful OC of the 2005 Summer Universiade in Izmir who will advice them.
The Marketing & Sponsorship Department is progressing well to promote the Winter Universiade, not only nationally but also on an international level. The launch of a new layout of the OC website (www.erzurum2011.gov.tr) 2 weeks ago gave a new dimension to the EWUOC to inform all readers, students, federations about the progress work of the OC. Inside the website downloads as well as on-line registration can be found.
FISU is satisfied with the entire preparation work of EWUOC and with the progress of all visited sport and non-sport facilities, i.e. the ongoing construction work of the Athletes’ Village, the Ski Jumping hills, the Ice arenas as well as the Konakli resp. Kandilli and Palandoken venues. All of them will be finished this fall and looking forward to welcome the Heads of Delegations this September.
Moreover, last week and this week referees and coaches seminars in Ski Jumping were held under the supervision of FIS experts Mr. Horst TIELMANN (NED) and Mr. Ueli FORRER (SUI) while a Biathlon seminar was supervised by IBU expert Ubaldo PRUCKER (ITA).
EWUOC and FISU hope that all these mentioned decisions and perfect conditions will attract a record number of NUSFs to come to Erzurum and enjoy the Winter Universiade in the brand new Snow and Ice Sports venues.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
FISU stands for Federation Internationale du Sport Universitaire (International University Sports Federation), founded in 1949. FISU's main responsibility is the supervision of both Summer and Winter Universiades as well as the World University Championships. The Universiade is an international sporting and cultural festival which is staged every two years in a different city and which is second in importance only to the Olympic Games.
The Summer Universiade consists of 13 compulsory sports (Athletics - Basketball - Fencing - Football – Artistic & Rhythmic Gymnastics - Swimming - Diving - Water Polo – Tennis – Table Tennis - Judo - Volleyball) and up to three optional sports chosen by the host country. The record figures are 9,006 participants in Bangkok, Thailand, in 2007 and 174 countries in Daegu, Korea in 2003.
The Winter Universiade consists of 7 compulsory sports (Alpine Skiing - Nordic Skiing composed of Ski Jump, Cross Country & Combined - Biathlon - Ice Hockey - Short-Track Speed Skating - Figure Skating - Curling) and one or two optional sports also chosen by the host country. The Winter Universiade gathered a record 2,511 participants in Torino in 2007 and a record number of 50 countries in Innsbruck, Austria in 2005.
The World University Championships are organized every even year in sports which do not figure on the compulsory Universiade program. In 2008, 29 different WUC were staged all over the world.
For more info or pictures, do not hesitate to contact FISU Media department at media@fisu.net or surf to www.fisu.net.