SANTIAGO DE CALI, OCTUBRE 28TH – NOVEMBER 03th
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WELCOME AND COMPETITION GUIDE Welcome to the World Open Boccia , Santiago de Cali 2015
We are looking forward to welcoming the 30 Nations and their 112 athletes .
The organization have a Championships’ website to upload relevant information please visit it.
www.openboccia2015.fecdepc.com
General information : The weather : the temperatures can be between 28 degrees C and 32 degrees Celsius Money exchange : In Colombia you will use only Colombian pesos in ordinary activities please exchange money when you arrive to the airport or in the hotel. Registration is Oct 28Th -12:00 noon until 8:00 pm in the lobby at your Hotel . Contact numbers are: Marcela Ramon - Event Director 3108458168 Diana Ortiz – Technical coordinator (host) 3114701552 Lina Marcela Lozano – logistic coordinator 3166915457 Fabian Gaviria – Transportation 3188312277 Francesca Ocampo – volunteers coordinator 3162805413
ACCREDITATION All participants will receive accreditation upon arrival the delegation .Each delegation must send to [email protected] 3x4 color picture scanned deadline 23th oct.
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ACCOMODATION
HOTEL INTERCONTINENTAL Av. Colombia No. 2-72 Cali-Colombia
Teléfono: (2) 8823225
1.
ARGENTINA
2.
PORTUGAL
3. SWEDEN
4.
SLOVAKIA
5. HUNGARY
6. BERMUDA
7. CANADA
8.
CHINESE TAIPEI
9. SINGAPOUR
10. SPAIN
11. MEXICO
12.
VENEZUELA
13. HONG KONG
14. GREECE
15.
KOREA
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HOTEL HAMPTON BY HILTON Avenida Colombia #, Cl. 1a Oe. #94c35, Cali, Valle del Cauca
Teléfono:(2) 4896000
1.
ZCHEC REPUBLIC
2.
THAILAND
3.
FRANCE
4. NORWAY
5.
BELGIUM
6. AUSTRALIA
7.
JAPAN
8.
ISRAEL
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HOTEL MARRIOTT Avenida 8 Norte No 10-18, Cali, Valle del Cauca
Teléfono:(2) 4854545
1.
BRITAIN
2.
CHINA
3.
RUSSIA
4. IRELAND
5.
NETHERLAND
6.
ESTADOS UNIDOS
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ARRIVAL TO AIRPORT Airport : Alfonso Bonilla Aragon (Palmira) At arrival, the HOC will ensure transportations for all delegations from the hotel . Please disembark and proceed directly to the baggage claim area. You will be met at the baggage claim area and given assistance and directions. A volunteers group will be help to you in all process. For make more easy baggage identification we suggest that use a sticker or a color cord. There will be a daily transportation bus service from the Hotels to the venue and back .
Absolute priority will be given to the athletes who will compete first;
In order to fill in completely each of the transportation service buses, a slight delay
may occur in reference to the scheduled transports.
You find the schedule transports in information desk of your hotel
Meals - The meals for the 2015 open Boccia cali will be held on the following scheme:
28th dinner box lunches can be at the airport or the hotel (according arrival flight time )
Breakfasts will be held at each delegation’s hotel.
29 th octuber at 2 nov Lunch and dinner will be served at the Venue. ( transport hotel - venue –hotel is guaranted all time)
Venue The official venue is the hockey Coliseum ¨Miguel A Calero¨
CLL9 36-01 PANAMERICAN SPORT UNIT SANTIAGO DE CALI - COLOMBIA
Transport time hotel – venue : aprox. 20 min – 25 min.
Surface floor : Stillman floor (polypropylen)
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GENERAL OUTLINE OF THE COMPETITION The open boccia will run in accordance with the BISFed International Boccia Rules . In case of doubt or disagreement in the interpretation of the rules, the English version shall prevail. The BISFed Boccia Rules can be found on the BISFed website. www.bisfed.com Any case not included in this document shall be solved in accordance with the Technical Delegate for the competition. It is the responsibility of each National Organization participating to ensure that all competitors and technical personnel are familiarized with the BISFed Boccia Rules.
BISFed Officials
Technical Delegate Gustavo Cheppi (arg) Chief Classifier Jorge Parra (Col) Head Referee Donna Zorn (Can) International Classifiers Jorge Parra (Col)
Carlos Quero (Arg) Claudio Nogueira (Bra)
International Referees Cornell Markham (USA)
Carmen Blanco (ARG) Raquel Daffre (BRA) Mary Knudsen (USA) Loreno Kikuchi (BRA) Erinaldo Chagas (BRA) Donna LynN Zorn (Can) Marinela Dobrescu (Rum)
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Technical Delegate: Gustavo Cheppi
Supervise the organization of the competition so that it runs in accordance with all agreements made in prior meetings and BISFed rules.
Attend meetings prior to and during the competition
Verify that all facilities for training and competition meet the BISFed regulations
Approve all material to be used during the event
Preside over the Appeals Committee
Witness and approve all draws, as well as competition systems/ programmes.
Supervise the results
Assist the head referee(s) with all technical questions
Head Referee: Donna Lynn Zorn
Attend meetings called prior to and during the competition
Ensure courts and all equipment, including but not limited to balls, chairs, assistive devices including equipment such as head pointers, meet BISFed regulations
Schedule referees
Work with the volunteer coordinator to schedule minor officials
Supervise the call room and random ball checks
Participate in and select referees for protest committees
Check, verify and sign all score sheets Chief Classifier: Jorge Parra
Classification schedule
Receives classification protests
Assigning of classification observations
COMPETITION SCHEDULE
Available at www.openboccia2015.fecdepc.com And on paper backup after the technical meetings. Tentative basic structure for the competition schedule is presented as followed:
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Competition Format & Draft Competition Schedule Boccia World Open, Cali 2015
Final Tentative
Division
Nº of
entries
Nº of
Pools
Pool
size
Total KO
entry
(direct)
Pool
matches
Total
matches
Ind. BC1 21 7 3 8 21 29
Ind. BC2 26 8 ¾ 16 30 46
Ind. BC3 40 13 ¾ 16 42 58
Ind. BC4 26 8 ¾ 16 30 46
PBC3 15 4 ¾ 8 21 29
PBC4 11 3 ¾ 4 15 19
TEAM 10 2 5 4 20 24
TOTAL 179 251
30TH OCT - PAIRS AND TEAM
Time Phase Court 1 Court 2 Court 3 Court 4 Court 5 Court 6 Court 7 Court 8 Court 9 Court10
09:00 Pools PBC4 PBC4 PBC4 PBC4 PBC4 TEAM TEAM TEAM TEAM
10:30 Pools PBC3 PBC3 PBC3 PBC3 PBC3 PBC3 PBC3
11:50 Pools PBC4 PBC4 PBC4 PBC4 PBC4 TEAM TEAM TEAM TEAM
13:20 Pools PBC3 PBC3 PBC3 PBC3 PBC3 PBC3 PBC3
14:40 Pools TEAM TEAM TEAM TEAM PBC4 PBC4 PBC4 PBC4 PBC4
16:10 Pools PBC3 PBC3 PBC3 PBC3 PBC3 PBC3 PBC3
17:30 Pools TEAM TEAM TEAM TEAM
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31ST OCT – PAIRS, TEAM & INDIVIDUALS
Time Phase Court 1 Court 2 Court 3 Court 4 Court 5 Court 6 Court 7 Court 8 Court 9 Court10
09:00 ¼ F
PBC3 PBC3 PBC3 PBC3 TEAM TEAM TEAM TEAM
Pools
11:00 ½ F TEAM TEAM PBC4 PBC4 PBC3 PBC3
13:10 Finals PBC4 PBC4 TEAM TEAM PBC3 PBC3
15:10 Pools BC4 BC4 BC4 BC4 BC4 BC4 BC4 BC4 BC4 BC4
16:00 Pools BC2 BC2 BC2 BC2 BC2 BC2 BC2 BC2 BC2 BC2
16:50 Pools BC3 BC3 BC3 BC3 BC3 BC3 BC3 BC3 BC3 BC3
18:05 Pools BC3 BC3 BC3 BC3 BC1 BC1 BC1 BC1 BC1 BC1
1ST NOV – INDIVIDUALS
Time Phase Court 1 Court 2 Court 3 Court 4 Court 5 Court 6 Court 7 Court 8 Court 9 Court10
09:00 Pools BC1 BC4 BC4 BC4 BC4 BC4 BC4 BC4 BC4 BC4
10:00 Pools BC4 BC2 BC2 BC2 BC2 BC2 BC2 BC2 BC2 BC2
10:50 Pools BC2 BC3 BC3 BC3 BC3 BC3 BC3 BC3 BC3 BC3
12:05 Pools BC3 BC3 BC3 BC3 BC3 BC1 BC1 BC1 BC1 BC1
13:20 Pools BC1 BC1 BC4 BC4 BC4 BC4 BC4 BC4 BC4 BC4
14:20 Pools BC4 BC4 BC2 BC2 BC2 BC2 BC2 BC2 BC2 BC2
15:10 Pools BC2 BC2 BC3 BC3 BC3 BC3 BC3 BC3 BC3 BC3
16:25 Pools BC3 BC3 BC3 BC3 BC3 BC3
17:40 Pools BC1 BC1 BC1 BC1 BC1 BC1 BC1
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2ND NOV – INDIVIDUALS
Time Phase Court 1 Court 2 Court 3 Court 4 Court 5 Court 6 Court 7 Court 8 Court 9 Court10
09:00 1/8 F BC3 BC3 BC3 BC3 BC3 BC3 BC3 BC3
10:15 1/8 F BC2 BC2 BC2 BC2 BC2 BC2 BC2 BC2
11:05 1/8 F BC4 BC4 BC4 BC4 BC4 BC4 BC4 BC4
12:00 ¼ F BC3 BC3 BC3 BC3 BC1 BC1 BC1 BC1
13:15 ¼ F BC4 BC4 BC4 BC4 BC2 BC2 BC2 BC2
15:00 ½ F BC4 BC4 BC3 BC3 BC2 BC2 BC1 BC1
17:00 Finals F BC1 3º/4º BC1
F BC4 3º/4ª BC4
F BC3 3º/4º BC3
F BC2 3º/4º BC2
CLASSIFICATION
In addition, the athletes must sign the BISFed Consent for Classification Form and witness their signature with the Team Managers signature. Please ensure that the athletes understand the document, provide translation if necessary . Athletes must bring a list of all medications and any pertinent health information written in English with them. They must also bring the Certificate of Diagnosis completed by their medical doctor. It can be printed from www.bisfed.com Classification Rules section, page 55. The athlete must come to classification with Boccia equipment used in play and be dressed in sports clothing. If they are not properly attired they will not be classified. Athletes must bring their Passport or Identification Card with them.
Classification Protest Forms Will be available at the Sports Information Desk
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CLASSIFICATION SCHEDULE Location: Hockey Coliseum ”Miguel A Calero”
10/29th Classification Schedule 8:30 a. m. COL
Vanegas Faber BC3
9:00 a. m. COL
Meneses Gregorio BC2
9:40 a. m. COL
Garcia Tito BC4
10:20 a. m. MEX
Flores Jose BC4
11:00 a. m. FRA
Cocriamont Charlotte BC3
11:30 a. m. BER
Hayward Omar BC1
Lunch Break
1:00 p. m. VEN
Tirado Guarapano Jesus Daniel BC4
1:30 p. m. VEN
Guedes Herrera Jose Ramon BC4
2:00 p. m. VEN
Suarez Sanchez Ivan Jose BC3
SPORTS EQUIPMENT & SPORTS EQUIPMENT CHECK Athletes may use their own Sports Equipment. Sports Equipment includes:
Balls
Chairs
Assistive devices
Head pointers Prior to the competition commencing, all Sports Equipment will be checked and certified by selected referees supervised by the Head Referee. The Equipment Check will be done according the schedule approved, on the 29th October in hockey Coliseum .
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At any time, except during a match, the referee may confirm the eligibility of any piece of equipment. Any equipment that fails eligibility during competition shall be held by the competition director for the remainder of the competition;
SPORTS EQUIPMENT CHECK SCHEDULE
TRAINING ON THE COMPETITION COURTS
On 29th October -The teams must be at the entrance of the competition area at least 5 minutes before the scheduled time. Enter on the end that is near your assigned courts.
Five minutes before the finish time teams must stop training and prepare all the equipment to get out at the scheduled time.
Access to the entrance of training area will be allowed only to accredited staff
or athletes who are scheduled for training. Access to the entrance of Sports Equipment Storage will be allowed only to accredited staff or athletes
The practice courts will be available on 29th . The transport Venue-hotel is guaranteed
SWE 2 Ply KOR 2 Ply TPE 1 Ply GRE 1 Ply CAN 7 Ply IRL 1 Ply CZE 1 Ply ISR 1 HUN 2 VEN 8
SIN 2 Ply POR 11 Ply COL 10 Ply ESP 2 Ply HGK 8 Ply NOR 1 Ply USA 1 Ply JPN 3 NED 4
MEX 4 Ply BER 4 Ply BEL 2 Ply GBR 3 Ply RUS 7 CHN 4
SVK 5 Ply ARG 6 Ply FRA 3 Ply AUS 4 Ply
THI 4 Ply
NPC
10/29th schedule's Equipment Check9:00 13:30
NPC
11:30 12:00 12:30 13:00
NPC NPC NPC NPCNPC NPC NPC
9:30 10:00
NPC
10:30 11:00
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MEETINGS
There are 1 Team Managers Meetings. These will take place in Hockey Coliseum 29th October 5 pm (17:00h)
ARG MEX TPE 1 Co 1 Ply AUS 1 Co 4 Ply JPN 1 Co 3 Ply
ARG MEX COL BEL 1 Co 2 Ply RUS
BER 1 Co 4 Ply KOR 1 Co 2 Ply COL USA 1 Co 1 Ply RUS
CAN SVK COL GBR 1 Co 3 Ply RUS
CAN SVK NED 1 Co 4 Ply IRL 1 Co 1 Ply ISR 1 Co 1 Ply
ESP 1 Co 2 Ply SWE 1 Co 2 Ply HUN 1 Co 2 Ply NOR 1 Co 1 Ply
GRE 1 Co 1 Ply SIN 1 Co 2 Ply CHN 1 Co 4 Ply CZE 1 Co 1 Ply
HGK POR VEN FRA 1 Co 3 Ply
HGK POR VEN THI
HGK POR VEN THI
Trainings Schedule 10/29th
9:00 10:20 11:40 13:00 14:20
3 Co 8 Ply2 Co 4 Ply
3 Co 8 Ply 3 Co 11 Ply
10 Ply 3 Co 7 Ply
2 Co 6 Ply 2 Co 4 Ply
2 Co 7 Ply 2 Co 5 Ply
3 Co
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CEREMONIES OPENING CEREMONY: Thursday 29th October from 6:30pm to 7:30pm (18h30h to 19h30h ) at the venue. Countries should line up in the practice court area at 6:00 PM (18h00). CLOSING and MEDAL CEREMONY: 2nd of november at 6:00 to 7:00PM (18h00 to 19h00) at the Venue. FAREWELL DINNER: After the Closing Ceremony, there will be a casual reception for the athletes and staff, followed by dinner in Santiago de Cali University.
MEDICAL CARE
First Aid Station Hockey Coliseum- medical office
Ambulance service and paramedic team will be all time in venue in competition days. Pharmacies Address Phone Travel Time Drogas La 14 Cl. 9 #32A-16, Cali, Valle
del Cauca (2) 4881414 5 mins
Drogas la Rebaja
Calle 10 # 31-34 (Sur)
5246633 5 mins
Hospitals Address Phone Travel Time Clinica Rey David
Cra. 34 #7-00, Cali, Valle del Cauca
(913) 791-4200 5 mins
Centro medico Imbanaco
Cr38 A 5 A-109 Cali, Colombia
(2) 5186000 Ground – 10 mins
COMUNICATION AND INTERNET Free wifi service is available in the hotels and in the venue. The organization provide to you a simcard with minutes and data for 1 delegate per country , you need have a smartphone or iphone with open bands
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PRESS World open boccia Santiago de Cali 2015 will have a local diffusion by tv, radio and press . Also we have a Transmition 2 hours per day streaming way www.inspirewebtv.co. PRACTICAL INFORMATION
1. ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRICAL CONECTION
Domestic power is 110 volts AC at 60 Hz (110V AC, 60Hz). For industrial facilities it is 220 volts AC at 60 Hz (220V AC, 60Hz). Electrical connectors or plugs are used with two flat input pins or with a third round pin and it easy to buy adapters and voltage regulators. It is advisable to check the technical specifications of the devices that will be used in Colombia.
PLUG TYPE A
with two flat input pins
PLUG TYPE B
2. MONEY CURRENCY The currency in Colombia is the peso. There are $ 1,000, $ 2,000, $ 5,000, $ 10,000, $ 20,000 and $50.00 bills and $50 $ 100, $ 200, $ 500 and $ 1,000 coins. Then you can convert other currencies.
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It is advisable to exchange dollars and other foreign currencies into pesos at exchange houses at airports, hotels and banks. Never do this in the street. Also, consult the website of the Portfolio newspaper (www.portafolio.co/indicadores/monedas), which publishes the daily representative exchange rate Those who bring in to Colombia over US $ 10,000 or its equivalent in other currencies, including Colombian pesos in cash must declare this in the Baggage and Money Declaration Form. Cali have ATMs on major roads and shopping centres which mostly operate 24 hours in English. Do not give your card or reveal your password to strangers. Most high category department stores, shops, supermarkets, hotels and restaurants in Colombia accept debit cards and credit cards like Visa and Master Card. Some places accept American Express and Diners Club. More information H ttp://www.colombia.travel/en/practical-information