Dear all,
I am writing to announce the introduction of the IOFs new external web platform, LIVE Orienteering. www.LIVEOrienteering.com
LIVE Orienteering is created as a replacement and upgrade of the IOF Livecenter which has been used for streaming of live video, GPS tracking and results from IOF major events over the past 2½ years. Livecenter has proven that there is a true interest in following major orienteering events. But there has been a need both to upgrade and improve the current toolset represented by Livecenter, and also to enhance the site to become the IOFs future platform for external communication. The development of LIVE Orienteering has been going on for the past few months and we are now ready to launch the new site. The launch is being done just prior to the first IOF major event of 2017, the European Ski Orienteering Championships in Imatra, Finland and we will be following closely the use of the site during the event.
The long term strategy for LIVE Orienteering is that this will be the primary platform for IOF external communications and orienteering fan engagement, and a portal for orienteering news and discussions. In this first version of the site you will see that IOF external news articles are displayed and that the site integrates social media content. Through cooperation with worldofo.com, LIVE Orienteering also displays blog content and news sources from around the orienteering world. The site also integrates advertising opportunities where the income will be used to fund IOF activities. Set LIVE Orienteering as a bookmark in your browser and visit every day to see what is happening in the orienteering world.
Search in the calendar to find events and visit the event’s own page. From this page you can find event information, live streams, GPS tracking, results etc when available. Links are provided to the Event pages in IOF Eventor and to an own homepage for the event if one exists, and event organisers can display their own sponsors on the event page. The idea is to have a one-stop portal to find information and follow all IOF major events and we believe this will be a major enhancement for organisers of IOF events. LIVE Orienteering also includes a feature to be able to have ticketed events, i.e. where users pay for content, if the event organiser would like to use the feature.
As LIVE Orienteering grows and develops we will be opening it to include also national events of international interest. More information about this will be coming within the next few weeks and months from IOF Marketing Manager Hans Jørgen Kvåle hans.jorgen.kvale@orienteering.org
The introduction of LIVE Orienteering also means changes on the IOF homepage www.orienteering.org . Orienteering.org will in the future be focused on internal communications and be the repository of all reference materials, for example about the IOF organisation, rules, guidelines, etc. Initially we will publish external articles on both pages but you will certainly notice changes at orienteering.org as the year goes on. We are hoping to be able to simplify the access to the information on orienteering.org in the process.
If you have questions about the introduction of LIVE Orienteering please contact one of us:
For commercial questions, like using LIVE Orienteering for other than IOF events contact hans.jorgen.kvale@orienteering.org
For user and technical support, for example for event organisers wanting to know how to set up their own page in LIVE Orienteering contact henrik.skoglund@orienteering.org
A news article about the launch of LIVE Orienteering will be published tomorrow and the address livecenter.orienteering.org will be automatically forwarded to LIVEOrienteering.com.
For those who LIVE Orienteering!
Best regards,
Tom Hollowell
Secretary General and CEO
International Orienteering Federation (IOF)
tel +46 70 314 74 33