FCI IGP World Championship 2019

FCI IGP WC 2019 will run from 11 to 15 September in Schwechat, Austria.

Dogs and visitors from more than 35 nations are expected.

Venue: Rudolf Tonn Stadium.

18 of August 2019 is the final deadline for registration of all participants.

Schedule:

• 08.09.2019: Sunday - Event office opens.
• 09.09.2019: Monday - Event office opened.
• Veterinary check.
• Training of nations according to the schedule in the stadium.
• 10.09.2019: Tuesday - Veterinary check.
• Training of nations according to the schedule in the stadium.
• Teamleader meeting.
• Judge's meeting.
• Introduction obedience and protection work.
• Marching in of nations.
• Drawing of the starting order.
• 11.09.2019: Wednesday - Presentation in the stadium obedience and protection work.
• Departure to the tracking meeting point.
• 12.09.2019: Thursday - Presentation in the stadium obedience and protection work.
• Departure to the tracking meeting point.
• 13.09.2019: Friday - Presentation in the stadium obedience and protection work.
• Departure to the tracking meeting point.

• 14.09.2019: Saturday - Presentation in the stadium obedience and protection work.
• Departure to the tracking meeting point.
• Welcome evening without entrance fee with live music.
• 15.09.2019: Sunday - Presentation in the stadium obedience and protection work.
• Attractive supporting program until the closing ceremony.
• Marching in of the nations for closing ceremony.

The schedule is subject to necessary organizational changes.

Judges and Supervisor: Ferenc Szuster - judge for Tracking (A), Miran Mars - judge for Obedience (B), Jens Fischbach - judge for Protection Work (C), Ernst Kisser - judge for Long-Down (B). Richard Strauss - supervisor Tracking (A), Igor Lengravsky - supervisor Obedience (B) and Protection Work (C).

Track layers: Thomas Gruber, Gehard Umgeher, Johann Nemeth, Wilhelm Kerschbaum, Manuela Geist, Franz Konir. Helpers: Thomas Woginger, Rene Schredl, Michael Bertignol, Lukas Schoner, Jiri Bravenec, Christian Singer.

Organizing committee: Martin Kruiss (organization management), Thomas Mostögl (stadium, sponsoring, merchandising), Gerold Scheyrer (obedience, protection work), Thomas Gruber (tracking), Klaus Fejan (tracking), Tanja Korbelik-Hauk (office), Verena Valda (Web, Facebook), Tamara Opavsky (organisational support), Karin Rauherz (finance).

Entry Requirements

A valid passport or ID card is necessary for people who live in the EU. A valid passport must be shown for people coming from countries outside the EU. Austrians show valid ID.

Guidelines

• These guidelines have to be followed with no exceptions:
• All dogs are led on a leash (exception: during your own competition).
• Dog feces are to be removed!
• Training is forbidden on all tracking fields!
• The daily departure to the tracking field is 1h before starting the first track in the group.
• The dog handler and the teamleader are allowed to drive on the tracking fields in their cars and to park at the allocated parking spaces there for watching the competition.
• The field has to be left after competition immediately.
• Failure to comply with the above-mentioned points may result in exclusion.

Check out the scheme of the stadium: https://www.fci-ipowm2019.at/en/stadion-2/

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