EMACS 2017
– become a part of the
team
Welcome to EMACS!
In 2017, the city of Aarhus will host a great athletics event
when we invite you to EMACS: the European Masters Athletics
Championship Stadia – a competition for athletes, runners and
race walkers from age 35 and above.
We expect more than 4,000 participants, approx. 3,500 fellow
travelling families/friends/coaches etc., along with visitors
from 40 countries – just to name a few key numbers.
Since Aarhus in 2017 will be all about athletics, we will need
much help so that we can offer the many visitors a great
experience. Besides an exciting athletics competition we are
offering the visitors accommodation, social gatherings, cultural
experiences – all in a festive athletic spirit!
In order to complete the event and to make it the huge
success we wish it to be, we expect to require help from more
than 600 volunteers. Maybe you want to join us? Together we
can make a fantastic event.
Sign up today and become a part of the team!
Mikkel Larsen
Head of Event, EMACS 2017
[email protected] / + 45 28 22 64 75
Volunteers
– the backbone of the event
Without volunteers, there is no event! We appreciate YOUR help because
both the organizers and participants know that the volunteers are the
backbone needed to carry a big event as EMACS through the finish line.
The competition will have its main base at the Aarhus Stadium / Ceres Park,
where the facilities at and around the stadium can be used. Other than
that, Viby Idrætspark will also be used during the entire event while race
walks and the competitions in half-marathon will be held throughout the
city. The organizer of the event is Aarhus 1900 Atletik/Motion in
cooperation with, among others, Aarhus Municipality.
Who can help?
Anyone who wants to! There will be both big and small tasks to take care of
and you decide for yourself how much you want to involve yourself. Many
of the tasks can be solved without you having pre-established inside
knowledge of athletics.
How much do you commit to?
At first you just let us know if you can help during the preparations (the
period until July 2017), and/or during the competition itself (approx. July
25. until August 7. 2017). We hope that many will contribute with a great
effort but considering that we need to cover ca. 50,000 hours of voluntarily
work, help consisting even of just a few hours definitely count as well.
At the moment, you are not committing yourself to certain tasks but you
will be contacted later on for a final agreement.
- a part of the team
Education
Get an education as an Athletics Referee – for free!
Aarhus 1900 A/M, EMACS 2017 and The Danish Athletics Federation offer
a number of educational activities up until EMACS.
For those of you who haven’t helped us before or if you only helped a few
times, a course in becoming an Athletics Official will be the perfect entry to
help with athletics competitions. You learn a bit of the rules in all of the
disciplines just as much as you gain valuable knowledge regarding the
general procedures during a championship in all of the disciplines in
athletics. This is perfect for you who simply want to give a hand.
If you know a bit more of athletics, and maybe already have some fondness
for a certain event, we are offering a more formal Referee Certificate in one
of the three main groups: Running, Throw and Jump. With your certificate
you can operate as a manager of an event, assistant, surveyor etc. in all of
the events which belong to the relevant discipline.
Outline of the educational activities:
8th June: Athletics Referee JUMP Aarhus 1900’s Club House
16th June: Athletics Assistant
Ceres Park
18th Aug: Athletics Referee RUN Aarhus 1900’s Club House
23rd Aug: Athletics Referee THROWS Aarhus 1900’s Club House
30th Nov: Athletics Assistant
Marselisborg Sports Centre
3rd Dec: Starters Course
Marselisborg Sports Centre
17-22
18-21
17-22
17-22
18-21
9-16
Fee: The courses are free of charge. All of the courses are supported by the
TUBORGFONDET, which covers the fee to The Danish Athletics Federation.
Signing up for the courses: Via e-mail to Mikkel Larsen,
[email protected], five days before the course at the latest.
Tasks that need to be solved
- sign up for the task that suits YOU
Some of the functions, assignments and competencies we need are:
The Competition
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Athletics Referees
Athletics Officials
Referee Service
Starters
Officials for Race Walk
and Half Marathon
Announcers
Development and
arrangement of
ceremonies
Results Service
Communication, Press, IT
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Recruitment
Marketing
Fundraising
Interpreters
Home page and
graphical work
Electronics
Accommodations
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Transport/logistics
Information Service
Accreditation
Catering
VIP-service
Interpreters/translators
Health, illness, injuries
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Medical service
Nurses
First-aider
Other
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Workman/workwoman
Tour guides
Arrangement of social
events
Sales and merchandise
And much more…
Write an e-mail to [email protected] or take a look at
www.emacs2017.com/volunteer and find out more about the assignments
and/or get registered as a volunteer in your area of interest or competence.
EMACS 2017 sekretariatet
Observatoriestien 1
8000 Aarhus C
www.emacs2017.com
[email protected]