2015_ Invitation_ Open_ Chemnitz

EUROPEAN POWERLIFTING FEDERATION
Invitation
The European Powerlifting Federation
and
the German Powerlifting Federation
invite
the EPF member nations to participate in the
European Open Powerlifting Championships 2015
in Chemnitz, Germany
Please note: all information is posted only for information purposes. All team selections, all official
entries for the Championships and all hotel bookings must be done by EPF-Member nations, NOT by
individuals.
Meet director/
VISA:
Eva Speth – Sandgrube 7 – 89555 Steinheim
Phone: +4973299209003 e-mail: [email protected]
Accomodation, transport: Sarea Reiseservice – Ms. Kerstin Kunz - Phone: +493514593090
e-mail: [email protected] – Mon to Fri 09 a.m. - 07.00 p.m.
EPF Championship
secretary:
Jiri Hofirek, Malickeho 980, 410 02 Lovosice, Czech Republic
tel.: +420 739 405689, e-mail: [email protected]
Host city :
Chemnitz, Germany
Date:
6 – 9 May 2015
Venue:
Messe Chemnitz – Halle 2
Address: Messeplatz 1 – 09116 Chemnitz
General Assembly:
Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at the hotel at 19:00 hours
Technical meeting:
Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at the hotel after General Assembly
Hotels:
Hotel: Mercure Kongress Chemnitz – Brückenstraße 19 –
09111 Chemnitz – Website: Mercure.de
Single room:
Double room:
€ 89,00 per one person / night, including breakfast
€ 115,00 per two persons / night, including breakfast
If the Hotel Mercure will be occupied, organizer will inform participants about the second official hotel.
Note 1:
All rooms must be booked at the latest with the deadline of the final nomination – April 14, 2015.
All athletes, coaches, referees and officials from each federation have to book their rooms by
the organizer and have to stay in the official hotel during the championship. If not, they have to
pay an administration fee of 100 Euros or they will not be allowed to participate in the championship.
The organizer will not be responsible for any hotel bills of the participating nations. All delegates must
pay directly their rooms by bank transfer.or credit card.
Payable by :
At all European Championships the accommodation fees shall be payable by bank transfer or credit
card as follows:
1. credit card
2. Bank transfer to the following bank account:
Bank:
Dresdner Volksbank Raiffeisenbank eG
Bank account:
2897431001
SWIFT code BIC: GENO DE F1DRS
IBAN:
DE04 8509 0000 2897 4310 01
Bank address:
Georgenstraße 6 – 01097 Dresden
Payment must be received at the above mentioned bank account at the latest 14 days prior to the
beginning of the Championship.
If you would like pay of the bank transfer the organizer will send the invoice with
accomodation and transport price.
Note 2:
April 21, 2015 is the latest date for any removal of nominated lifters, cancellation of booked hotel rooms
or change in the number of ordered banquet tickets – 14 days prior to the Technical Meeting.
If not cancelled in time, federations have to pay the reserved hotel rooms (if the hotel require such
payment), the participation fee, the doping fee and the banquet fee for all lifters and officials specified at
the final nomination form.
For referees the April 28, 2015, it means 7 days prior to the Technical Meeting, is the latest day for
changes of categories for which referee has been allocated in the final nomination which his national
Federation sent to Championships Secretary.
The referee’s nomination is stated on EPF website on Referees/ Jury duty section. If referees do not
indicate changes to the Championships Secretary during that time, referees are obliged to be available
for the original categories by the final nomination.
Arrivals/Transportation:
Transport from airport to hotel / from hotel to airport -. Prices per car/bus (One Way)
Berlin-Schönefeld
Berlin-Tegel
Persons
Dresden
Leipzig
1-3
€ 100,00
€ 140,00
€ 265,00
€ 295,00
4-8
€ 115,00
€ 165,00
€ 300,00
€ 335,00
8+ (bus)
€ 380,00
€ 430,00
€ 680,00
€ 760,00
By train
Dresden
Leipzig
Berlin-Schönefeld
Berlin-Tegel
Price per person
about € 20,00
about € 24,00
about € 60,00
about € 70,00
Travel timed
1.40 – 2.00 hours
1.20
hour
3.00 – 3.20 hours
3,30
hours
Price of transport must be paid latest 14 days prior to the beginning of the Championships.
Any national team will not be accredited until the reserved transportation has been paid.
Please send therefore your detailed travel itinerary to by e-mail, so that the transfer can be provided.
If you order the transport, you must pay for it even if you later decide not to use it.
Scales:
Scales available at venue and at hotel
Training:
It is recommended to install at least 1 additional equipped platform for
training purpose. This platform must be separated from the warm up area.
Flag and anthem:
Each team must bring the National flag
Opening ceremony: Wednesday, May 6 at 14:00 at venue. One representatives (either official or
lifter) from each participating country shall take part at the ceremony.
Closing banquet:
Saturday, May 9 at 19:00 at Hotel Mercure. Price 30 € per person paid to the
organizer 14 days prior the beginning of the Championships by Bank transfer
or credit card.
The number of banquet tickets must be ordered at the Nomination form.
Participation fee:
Anti-Doping fee:
EPF Invoices:
60 € for each lifter must be paid by bank transfer to the EPF bank
account before the Technical meeting.
50 € for each lifter must be paid by bank transfer to the EPF bank account
before the Technical meeting.
EPF treasurer will send EPF invoices for both Antidoping and the Participation
fees to all entered Federations 14 days before the Technical meeting.
Nominations:
Team nomination forms must be send directly to Goodlift Powerlifting online
program on internet and both, to hands of EPF Championships
secretary and the Meet director not later than:
Preliminary:
March 6, 2015 complete filled in of the preliminary form must be sent. No
final nomination will be accepted if a complete filled in preliminary
nomination form was not sent in time.
Final:
April 14, 2015 - later entries sent on next days will not be accepted.
Sending of the final nomination is obligatory!!!
Final nomination must be sent not later than 21 days before the date of the Championships, and must
be made only from lifters nominated in Preliminary nomination of the Championship. This is inclusive
of reserve or alternate lifters. According to this, no reserve lifters can be included in the final
nomination.
The weight category of each lifter in the final selection (final nomination) is mandatory. After the final
nomination no changes in the weight category in which the lifter is nominated will be allowed.
Confirmation of the referees participation.
It is obligatory for every Federation to confirm the participation of their nominated Referees in the
Final nomination or cancel the referees who will not participate in the Championships.
All lifters are expected to present passports and other required documents at the weigh-in.
Correspondence:
E-mails regarding the championships must be sent to Meet Director:
Eva Speth - e-mail: [email protected]
and a copy
to the EP Championship secretary: Jiri Hofirek, e-mail:
[email protected]
Health insurance: All participants must have a valid incident and health insurance policy. The
Organizer and the EPF will not incur any expenses for a doctor or a stay in hospital. We recommend
a travel insurance for covering loss of luggage, delayed flights, etc.
Web site:
Referees:
Referees exam:
More information available at the special web site of the Championship:
Website: www.bvdk.de/ec2015
All nominated referees attending a championship, must be available for at
least two days!!! (see: IPF Technical Rules, chapter - Referees, page 31,
paragraph 17).
If referee’s examination are arranged, the written examinations for referees
cat. 2 will be done on Wednesday morning, all candidates will do this exam
together. EPF Technical Committee will decide about the date and time for
each candidate to make the practical examinations. Oganizer will prepare a
room for written examination.
Any nation participating in championships with more than 3 lifters must include
at least one international referee.
Victory Ceremonies: will be held immediately after each lifting session. It will be mandatory that
each athlete wear their National Team Warm-up/Track Suit for the award presentation.
During high quality Live Stream of this Championship will be short 10 seconds graphic of
each lifter profile introduction as they enter the platform...With the Preliminary nomination for
the championships each lifter must provide their profile plus a head shot photo. This will be
Obligatory to provide!!! The photos must be a passport ´style´ photo taken against a plain
background and sent as a Jpeg to Richard Haywood: [email protected] with copy to Jiri Hofirek
[email protected] and meet director Eva Speth [email protected] (only
pictures with names).
No nomination will be accepted without the profile and photo!!!
Provisional timetable
European Open Powerlifting Championships 2015
Opening ceremony: Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at 14:00 hours at venue
Day
Weigh in time
0800 – 0930
1230 – 1400
1600 – 1730
Friday 8.5.2015
Saturday 9.5.2015
Women 47,0 & 52,0
Supposed
number
lifters
Start
End
17
1000
1330
Opening ceremony
Wednesday 6.5.2015
Thursday 7.5.2015
Classes
Women 57,0 kg
Men 59,0 & 66,0 kg
& 72,0 kg
1400
10
1430
1730
12
1800
2100
16
1000
1330
9
1400
1730
0800 – 0930
Women 63,0
1200 – 1330
Men
1600 – 1730
Men
83,0 kg
10
1800
2100
0800 – 0930
Women 84,0 & 84,0+ kg
15
1000
1330
1200 – 1330
Men
93,0 kg
15
1400
1730
1600 – 1730
Men
105,0 kg
14
1800
2130
0900 – 1030
Men
30
1100
1630
74,0 kg
120,0 & 120,0+ kg
Important Note: Changes of the timetable are possible by the amount of nominations at the
Final nomination and at the Technical Meeting. It may happen that weight
classes are changed to different days. So it is important for the athletes not to
book arrivals/departures days very close to the competition days.
Arnulf Wahlstrøm
EPF President
Eva Speth
Meet director
Jiri Hofirek
EPF Championships secretary
Trip to Dresden: Sarea Reiseservice offers the option to visit for one day or tow days
Dresden. More informations see attachement.
Telefon: + 49 (0) 351 / 4 59 30 90
Fax: + 49 (0) 351 / 4 59 31 79
Borsbergstraße 19, 01309 Dresden
E-Mail: [email protected]
Internet: www.Lcc-sarea.de
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