25 August 2005
					Helsinki, Finland

To:	IOF Member Federations 

From:	The IOF Secretariat

SUBJECT: 	WORLD RANKING EVENTS IN THE YEAR 2006 

Attached please find the forms to be used for applications to host WREs in the year 2006 in Foot Orienteering, in Ski Orienteeering (season 2005-2006) and also in MTB Orienteering.  

Foot Orienteering and Ski Orienteering

In Foot-O and Ski-O all member federations are allowed up to three WREs, none of which may be closed events. Please complete a separate copy of the form for each WRE applied for and send it to the IOF Secretariat by 30 September 2005. The applications may be submitted by e-mail iof@orienteering.org, by fax +358 9 3481 3113, or by ordinary mail to IOF, Radiokatu 20, FIN-00093 SLU, FINLAND. 

Enclosed you also find the also the Special Rules for Ski-O World Ranking Events in 2005-2006.

	MTB Orienteering

All member federations are allowed to apply for one WRE (open event). Deadline for MTB WRE applications is 31st October 2005 (see the Secratariat contact details above). The MTBO Commission then selects the events to be awarded a WRE status. 

Further details and instructions concerning MTB WREs (types of events, scoring system etc.) will be provided to the IOF member federations after the MTBO Commission’s meeting which will be held in Slovakia in conjunction with the MTB WOC 2005 (5-11 Sep). 

	On behalf of the IOF

Kind regards

Barbro Rönnberg
Secretary General