IOF Council

The Ordinary IOF General Assembly elects the IOF Council for a two year term, until the end of the following Ordinary IOF General Assembly. The Council shall consist of 1 President, 3 Vice Presidents and 7 other members. The Council leads the IOF between General Assemblies and shall meet at least three times a year. The Council organises its own work in accordance with the Statutes and the decisions of the General Assembly.

 

Council meeting minutes

IOF Council 2024-2026

President Tom Hollowell (USA)

tom.hollowell (at) orienteering.sport

Elected for period 2024-2028
Curriculum Vitae

 

Commission responsibility:
Athletes’ Commission

Global responsibility: 
North America

Senior Vice President Tatiana Kalenderoglu (TUR)

tatiana.kalenderoglu (at) orienteering.sport

Elected for period 2022-2026
Curriculum Vitae

 

Commission responsibility:
Global Development Commission

Global responsibility: 
South Europe and Africa

Vice President Linda Take (SWE)

linda.take (at) orienteering.sport

Elected for period 2024-2028
Curriculum Vitae

 

Commission responsibility:
Foot Orienteering Commission

Vice President Laszlo Zentai (HUN)

laszlo.zentai (at) orienteering.sport

Elected for period 2024-2028
Curriculum Vitae

 

Commission responsibility:
Map Commission

Global responsibility: 
South America

Jürg Hellmüller (SUI)

juerg.hellmueller (at) orienteering.sport

Elected for period 2024-2028
Curriculum Vitae

 

Commission responsibility:
Ski Orienteering Commission

Hannu Kottonen (FIN)

hannu.kottonen (at) orienteering.sport

Elected for period 2022-2026
Curriculum Vitae

 

Commission responsibility:
Rules Commission

Dusan Vystavel (CZE)

dusan.vystavel (at) orienteering.sport

Elected for period 2022-2026
Curriculum Vitae

 

Commission responsibility:
Trail Orienteering Commission

Global responsibility: 
Central Europe

Blair Trewin (AUS)

blair.trewin (at) orienteering.sport

Elected for period 2022-2026
Curriculum Vitae

 

Commission responsibility:
Environment and Sustainability Commission

Global responsibility: 
Oceania

Ildze Straume (LAT)

ildze.straume (at) orienteering.sport

Elected for period 2024-2028

 

Commission responsibility:
MTB Orienteering Commission

Ingrid Okkenhaug (NOR)

ingrid.okkenhaug (at) orienteering.sport

Elected for period 2024-2028

 

Commission responsibility:
IT Commission

Global responsibility: 
North Europe

Takashi Sugiyama (JPN)

takashi.sugiyama (at) orienteering.sport

Elected for period 2024-2028

 

Global responsibility: 
Asia

Jonatan Ståhl (Athlete Representative)

jonatan.stahl (at) orienteering.sport

Elected for period 2024-2026

Eline Gemperle (Athlete Representative)

eline.gemperle (at) orienteering.sport

Elected for period 2024-2026

 

Register of Interests

 

Event Supervisory Board 2024-2026

The Event Supervisory Board (ESB) works in a reactive mode and can be called on by IOF Discipline Commissions, Senior Event Advisers / Event Adviser teams, IOF Council, and the IOF Office. The ESB serves as a first level escalation body. On behalf of Council, the ESB deals with:
  • Approval of IOF Rules and World Cup Special Rules
  • Requests for rule deviations of a technical nature
  • Appointments of Senior Event Advisers and Event Adviser teams (Provisionally delegated to Commissions)
  • When called upon, initiates measures to resolve event quality related problems.
For the period 2024-2026 the ESB consist of Blair Trewin, Ingrid Okkenhaug, Dusan Vystavel, IOF CEO Henrik Eliasson (Secretary)
Any decisions taken by the ESB shall be noted in the minutes of the subsequent Council meeting.

Council Working Groups

IOF Council has established nine working groups for the General Assembly period 2024-2026.

Working Group  Chairperson   Documents
Diversity and inclusion  Tatiana Kalenderoglu 
 Finance Hannu Kottonen
Sustainable Events (FootO)  Linda Take IOF PreGA 2024 Sustainable Events Project – FootO.pdf
Sustainable Events (MTBO, SkiO, TrailO)  Henrik Eliasson IOF PreGA 2024 Sustainable Events Project – MTBO SkiO TrailO.pdf
World Orienteering Week  Jenny Nilsson
Communications  TBD
Education  Sondre Gullord
Governance  Laszlo Zentai
Fair Play  Ingrid Okkenhaug

Remits for Council Working Groups 2024-2026