The region of Comunidad Valenciana is located in the southeast of Spain. It is divided in three provinces: Castellón, Valencia and Alicante and covers over 400 kilometers of Mediterranean coast. The population is over 4 million inhabitants. The region offers excellent air, rail, sea and land communications.

The province of Alicante has an excellent track-record in the capability of organising such major sporting events.

Akra Leuka, Lucentum are some of the names that have been used to denominate Alicante all along the history.

The origin of the city starts from the VI Century BC when it was denominated Tossal de Manises. This will be the headquarter of the competition and a community centre and a few comfortable hotels will serve as lodging for the competitors.

Alicante is a friendly, hospitable and welcoming city, rich in ancient Greek, Roman and Arab cultures, something which can still be seen today in local festivals and traditions.

Its hot summer and mild winters attract millions of visitors from all over the world every year.

Alicante opens its doors to all of the competitors of The Junior World Orienteering Championships. From the city, the competitors will travel to Biar, Guardamar and Tibi where the races will take place. These towns offer a good variety of terrain as both mountains and beaches will be used.


COMMITEE OF HONOUR
Presidente: Excmo. Sr. Presidente de la Generalitat ValencianaExcmo.
Sr. Presidente de la Diputación Provincial de Alicante
Excmo. Sr, Alcalde de Alicante
Excmo. Sr. Alcalde de Biar
Excmo. Sr. Alcalde de Guardamar
Excmo. Sr. Alcalde de Tibi
Sr. Presidente de la A.E.C.O
Sr. Presidente de la FEDOCV

CONTROLLERS
I.O.F. controller: D. Oivind Holt
A.E.C.O. controller: D. Ferrán Santoyo Medina

ORGANIZING COMMITEE
President: D. Víctor García Berenguer
General Secretary: Luis González Torrero
Public Liasons: D. Eduardo Quesada Micó
Technical Director: D. José Samper García
General Logistics: D. Jaime García-Trejo Oltra
Information Technology: D. Santiago del Moral Durá y D. Javier Martínez Díaz
Team Liasons: Dª. Victoria García Pastor, Dª Beatriz Delgado Cecilia y Dª. Nuria Moreno García







INFORMATION ADDRESSES

GENERAL INFORMATION
Web JWOC 2002: www.jwoc2002spain.org
Web AECO: www.arrakis.es/~aeco1

ACCOMMODATION / TURIST INFORMATION
E-mail Grupo 4: grupo4@ctv.es

TECHNICAL INFORMATION
C.D. JWOC 2002
C/ Alemania, 30 Entlo. Dcha.
03003 Alicante SPAIN
Tel/Fax: >+34 965 228 089
E-mail: jsamper@villena.infoville.net  o   info@jwoc2002spain.org

ACCOMMODATION

Category A: Double or Triple Bedrooms in Hotel***.
Category B: Dormatory at the Event Centre.
Maximum capacity of 80 persons, on a first come first serve basis.

EVENT CENTRE
Hogar Provincial de Alicante, a sports and accommodation centre close to the main ring road around the city of Alicante, 3 km from the city centre. The event centre has different kinds of meeting rooms and leisure activity facilities including different outdoor sports fields and an outdoor swimming pool. One of the model event terrains is adjacent to the event centre.

HOTELS
There will be shuttle service between the hotels and the event centre, giving all teams easy access to the facilities and the social life of the event centre. From one hotel, both the event centre and one model terrain are accessible on foot. Another hotel is situated adjacent to the Santa Barbara Castle, which is lying on top of a steep hill which has a large scale orienteering map. All hotels have an outdoor swimming pool. Food will be served at each team's accommodation, except lunch on competition days, which is served in the competition areas.

JWOC RULES / EVENT PROGRAMME
All Competitions will be organised in accordance with the current rules of the International Orienteering Federation.

DATE

DAY

EVENT

LOCATION

07-07-2002

SUNDAY

TEAMS ARRIVALS

ALICANTE

08-07-2002

MONDAY

MODEL EVENTS- OPENING CEREMONY

ALICANTE

09-07-2002

TUESTDAY

SHORT DISTANCE - QUALIFICATION

GUARDAMAR

10-07-2002

WEDNESDAY

SHORT DISTANCE FINAL

GUARDAMAR

11-07-2002

THURSDAY

CLASSIC DISTANCE

BIAR

12-07-2002

FRIDAY

EXCURSIONS AND VISITS

PROVINCIA DE ALICANTE

13-07-2002

SATURDAY

RELAYS-CLOSING / CEREMONY BANQUET

ALICANTE

14-07-2002

SUNDAY

TEAMS DEPARTURES

ALICANTE

TRAVEL INFORMATION
Road distances from ALICANTE to:
Valencia: 166 Km Madrid: 422 Km Barcelona: 534 Km
Airport: El Altet, Alicante International Airport, 12 Km from the Event Centre.
Train Station: Alicante, 3 Km from the Event Centre. Train connections from Madrid, Valencia, Barcelona, Murcia.
Bus Station: In the city centre of Alicante, 3 Km from the Event Centre.