Björn Persson ny IOF sportdirektør

IOF's første sportsdirektør er en god ven af dansk orientering...

På IOF's kongres i Århus vedtog medlemslandene et ny vision og handlingsplan for det internationale arbejde i de kommende år.

Som en del af denne plan er der i budget 2007-2008 skabt plads til en ny stilling som IOF "Sports Direktor".

Stillingen er nu besat af en af os meget bekendt person. Björn Persson, Sverige. Björn var vores IOF advisor på WOC 2006 og havde som sådan sin del af æren for det flotte arrangement. Et arrangement der løftede både international og dansk orientering til nye standarder for, hvad der kan lykkes.

Vi ser frem til samarbejdet Björn !


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21 November 2006

IOF appoints a Sports Director

The IOF today announced the appointment of Mr Björn Persson, SWE, to the position of Sports Director.

Björn Persson, currently a member of the IOF Arena Production Group, was the Senior Event Adviser for the 2006 World Orienteering Championship in Denmark.

IOF President Ake Jacobson comments: “The appointment of a Sports Director reflects the IOF’s desire to increase its professional human resources and will assist in the realisation of key IOF goals outlined in Strategic Directions
2006-2012, a document unanimously adopted by the XXIII General Assembly of the IOF.”

The main areas of responsibility of the Sports Director will be the conceptual development of world level events, the taking of initiatives to
increase TV exposure, co-ordination of the technical development of orienteering including arena production, quality control and quality assurance.

In particular, the Sports Director will play an important role in making the IOF’s main events, primarily World Championships and World Cup, more attractive to a wider audience. Initially, the Sports Director will work in a part-time capacity.

Björn Persson starts work on 2 January 2007.

http://www.orienteering.org/