IOF Council

The Ordinary General Assembly elects the IOF Council for a two year term, until the end of the following Ordinary General Assembly. The Council shall consist of:

  • A President
  • Three Vice Presidents
  • Seven 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.

Register of Interests

Council meeting minutes

Event Supervisory Board 2024-2026

Blair Trewin
Ingrid Okkenhaug
Dusan Vystavel
Henrik Eliasson, Secretary

The Event Supervisory Board (ESB) works in a reactive mode and can be called on by Council, the IOF Office, Commissions, Senior Event Advisers and Event Adviser teams. The ESB serves as a first level escalation body. On behalf of Council, the ESB deals with Special Rules, requests for rule deviations of a technical nature, appointments of Senior Event Advisers and Event Adviser teams and, when called upon, initiates measures to resolve event quality related problems. Any decisions taken by the ESB shall be noted in the minutes of the subsequent Council meeting.
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) orientering.se

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)

j.hellmueller (at) bluewin.ch

Elected for period 2024-2028
Curriculum Vitae

 

Commission responsibility:
Ski Orienteering Commission

Hannu Kottonen (FIN)

hannu.kottonen(a t)kinttuviisas.fi

Elected for period 2022-2026
Curriculum Vitae

 

Commission responsibility:
Rules Commission

Dusan Vystavel (CZE)

dusanvystavel(a t)seznam.cz

Elected for period 2022-2026
Curriculum Vitae

 

Commission responsibility:
Trail Orienteering Commission

Global responsibility: 
Central Europe

Blair Trewin (AUS)

blair.trewin(at)bom.gov.au

Elected for period 2022-2026
Curriculum Vitae

 

Commission responsibility:
Environment and Sustainability Commission

Global responsibility: 
Oceania

Ildze Straume (LAT)

ildze.straume (at) gmail.com

Elected for period 2024-2028

 

Commission responsibility:
MTB Orienteering Commission

Ingrid Okkenhaug (NOR)

ingokk94 (at) gmail.com

Elected for period 2024-2028

 

Commission responsibility:
IT Commission

Global responsibility: 
North Europe

Takashi Sugiyama (JPN)

tacsugi (at) gmail.com

Elected for period 2024-2028

 

Global responsibility: 
Asia

Jonatan Ståhl (Athlete Representative)

stahl.jonatan (at) gmail.com

Elected for period 2024-2026

Eline Gemperle (Athlete Representative)

eline.gemperle (at) gmx.ch

Elected for period 2024-2026

IOF Council has established the following working groups for the General Assembly period 2024-2026:

Working Group  Chairperson   Documents
Diversity and inclusion  Tatiana Kalenderoglu 
 Finance
Sustainable Events (FootO)  Linda Take IOF PreGA 2024 Sustainable Events Project – FootO.pdf
Sustainable Events (smaller disc)  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