Ski Orienteering Commission

Remit

Strategic initiative nr.1

Establish and execute a strategy for robust cooperation with FISU

• Ensure quality and development of SkiO in FISU. Work with existing and potential FISU SkiO Championships Candidates
• Strengthen SkiO as a mandatory discipline of the Winter World University Games and make it visible and attractive
• Motivate as many nations as possible for the FISU competitions

School activities and relevant youth initiatives are organised

• Support GDC to introduce ski-orienteering in new countries and territories, and encourage IOF regions to conduct regional youth/junior competitions

Strategic initiative nr.2

Collaborate with Event Partners and Broadcasters to enhance the TV product

• Promote and support professional arena production for World Championships and Winter World University Games
• Work closely with the IOF Office and the SEAs to enhance arena production

Concentrate efforts on select partners, vital for youth development (FISU)

• Work on popularization our sport during FISU events

Strategic initiative nr.3

At least one event application for the other IOF Major Events

• Work with potential organisers and ensure at least one application for each IOF SkiO event within deadline
• Evaluate sustainability of a decision to have WSOC and World Cup as annual events
• Establish a mid-term plan for allocation of IOF major events as basis for discussions with potential candidates

Institute a systematic appointment process and enhance event support for IOF Major Events

• Assess event applications for IOF major events including timely proposals to Council on the appointment of organisers
• Work together with IOF Office to organise as easy and low costs as possible

Assess and establish criteria for all IOF championships

Implement Event Quality index

• Ensure that the required quality for major IOF events is persistent, concentrate on WSOC, ESOC quality
• To have a collaboration between the most experienced SEAs
• Ensure map control process for major IOF events. Collaborate with the Map Commission in monitoring map quality of IOF SkiO events
• Assess event reports from organisers and Event Advisers
• Develop and implement improved event advising and recruit new EAs. Propose Event Advisers and Senior Event Advisers for major IOF events for Council approval

All athletes respect and follow fair-play rules

• Participate in the IOF Fair Play Project

The usability and readability of the IOF rules have been improved for all stakeholders

• Update and publish Handbook how to organise SkiO event
• Ensure that rules, guidelines, manuals for SkiO are placed in IOF website, updated and can be found easy

Strategic initiative nr.4

Implement digital meeting tools

• One physical SOC Meetings per year – during WOC or during ESOC or WSOC (with exeptions)
• Four digital meetings regular and when needed

Use digitalisation to improve the efficiency and achievement of targets within the IOF organisation

• All relevant documents are created centrally in MS 365 (IOF)

Remits IOF Commissions 2025-26

Meetings