International
Amateur Radio Union Region 1
Bulgarian
Federation of Radio Amateurs
11th 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 11th 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)
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
The DXrobot
