11th World HST Championship...

International Amateur Radio Union Region 1

Bulgarian Federation of Radio Amateurs

11^th World High Speed Telegraphy Championship

22-26 September 2013

Borovets, Bulgaria

Bulletin No 1

(28 January 2013)

Bulgarian Federation of Radio Amateurs (BFRA) is pleased to invite High Speed Telegraphy (HST) teams, individual competitors and visitors/guests from all over the world to 11^th World HST Championship to be held in Bulgaria in September 2013.

Venue:

The Championship will be held in Borovets, 70 km south of capitol Sofia (60 km from Sofia Airport). Borovets is one of well known Bulgarian mountain resorts situated in Rila Mountain at height 1200 m above see level.

Correspondence and information:

Address for correspondence: BFRA, P.O. Box 830, BG-1000 Sofia, Bulgaria       

Telephones: +359 897 949888 (President), +359 894 292211 (Secretary)

E-mail: bfra_hq@hotmail.com

Website: www.bfra.org

Transportation to the venue:

Some of the teams travel, as tradition, by their own bus/cars. Suitable transportation will be organized for the rest, who will arrive at Sofia Airport or Sofia Railway Station.

Accommodation:

The accommodation and the competition will be organized in a luxury four-star hotel. 

Double and triple rooms with WC, bath, TV and Wi-Fi Internet are provided. Single accommodation is available upon request (see bellow). Accommodation prior and post Championship is also available upon request.

Weather:

The weather in this period of the year is stable, usually sunny, with daily temperatures 18-19 degrees C, early in the morning down to 8 degrees C.

Visa requirement:

The citizens of majority countries expected to take part in the Championship do no need visa to enter Bulgaria. Those societies that need visa will be informed accordingly after receiving their Letter of Intent.

Program of the Championship:

22 September, Sunday – Arrival, accommodation, official opening;

23 September, Monday – Competition, awarding;

24 September, Tuesday – Competition, awarding;

25 September, Wednesday – Day off, excursion, awarding, closing ceremony and banquet (hamfest);

26 September, Thursday – Departure.

Entry fee and terms of payment:

There are lots of options depending on the status of the participants, needs of accommodation/full board, and date of payment as follows:

Description	Premium fee (payment till 30 June 2013) per person	Late fee (payment after 30 June or upon arrival) per person
Full package for competitors and team leaders including accommodation, all-inclusive full board, participation fee, excursion, banquet	EUR 290,-	EUR 315,-
Reduced package for competitors and team leaders including participation fee, excursion, banquet	EUR 160,-	EUR 175,-
Full package for visitors including accommodation, all-inclusive full board, excursion, banquet	EUR 140,-	EUR 165,-
Reduced package for visitors including excursion and banquet	EUR 70,-	EUR 80,-
Special package for newcomer societies (participating for first time in World/Regional Championship) including accommodation, all-inclusive full board, participation fee, excursion, banquet	EUR 245,-	EUR 260,-
Single accommodation – the relevant price above plus EUR 50,- per person.

Transfer:

The price from Sofia Airport (or Railway Station) to Borovets and back is EUR 20,- per person.

Important notes:

1. Please find enclosed a LETTER OF INTENT. It must be fulfilled and sent back to reach the organisers at least on 28 March 2013.

2. All additional information and next Bulletins will be distributed only to societies that have responded and only to the contact person regarding the Championship.

3. Bulgarian Federation of Radio Amateurs would like to draw your attention on the fact that the Championship will be held in a season when all the hotel reservations must be made in advance. Therefore BFRA will consider all late entries (received after 28 March 2013) with a willingness to help but without any guarantee that they will be satisfied and participants accepted.

Bulgarian Federation of Radio Amateurs