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Organização
Photo contest
February 27th, 2010
Don't forget that the final date for reception of photos is March, 9th.
NAOM on the Media
February 27th, 2010
Several comments about this year's event can be found online.
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Winners
February 24th, 2010
Olav Lundanes and Helena Jansson were the big winners of the Long WRE.
Øystein Kvaal Østerbø and Eva Juřeníková were the winners of Norte Alentejano O’ Meeting's fourth edition.
Øystein Kvaal Østerbø and Eva Juřeníková were the winners of Norte Alentejano O’ Meeting's fourth edition.
WRE Elites maps
February 22nd, 2010
Photos NAOM 2010 (João Alves)
February 22nd, 2010
Several images about the event.
http://picasaweb.google.com/alvesvitorjoao
Photos NAOM 2010 (Paulo Fernandes)
February 19th, 2010
Lauching of the NAOM chronicles, Orienteering for schools, Press conference
http://picasaweb.google.pt/paulojjf2
http://picasaweb.google.pt/paulojjf2
Composition of the photo contest jury
February 19th, 2010
Composition of the photo contest jury:
Joaquim Margarido, João Alves, Céu Costa
Joaquim Margarido, João Alves, Céu Costa
Important notes
February 15th, 2010
Important notes to be taken into account for the event.
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Start list available
February 14th, 2010
If your entry has some error caused by the organization,
please get in touch with us through the registration e-mail address.
Note that Open classes (OPT) have free start times starting half hour after the first start.
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Note that Open classes (OPT) have free start times starting half hour after the first start.
Presentation of NAOM 2010
February 10th, 2010
Presentation press conference was held today in Matosinhos.
More than one thousand!
February 9th, 2010
We've passed the 1100 athletes mark, coming from 27 countries.
Thank you!
Thank you!
NAOM promotional video
February 3rd, 2010
Watch NAOM's promotional video, with images from previous editions and a glimpse of what's coming...
Take part in the photographic contest.
February 2nd, 2010
If you like photography, seek magical moments of the event.
A photographic contest will be part of 2010's edition of NAOM.
read rules
A photographic contest will be part of 2010's edition of NAOM.
Ach Brito keeps supporting NAOM
January 24th, 2010
Ach Brito, famous portuguese brand for soaps and perfumes, associates with the event by offering
80 boxes with 2 "Ach Brito" Soaps to all the prize winners of the Norte Alentejano "O" Meeting.
Founded in 1918, AchBrito's origin was the "Fábrica de Productos Chimicos CLAUS & SCHWEDER, SUCRS." - founded in Portugal in 1887 by two germans residing in Portugal: Ferdinand Claus and Georges Ph. Schweder.
Today, Ach Brito is an international reference brand and in the last day of 2008, by acquiring the Confiança brand, became National Leader.
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Founded in 1918, AchBrito's origin was the "Fábrica de Productos Chimicos CLAUS & SCHWEDER, SUCRS." - founded in Portugal in 1887 by two germans residing in Portugal: Ferdinand Claus and Georges Ph. Schweder.
Today, Ach Brito is an international reference brand and in the last day of 2008, by acquiring the Confiança brand, became National Leader.
If you don't have your trip planned, contact Almeida Travel agency
January 23rd, 2010
Contacts to the e-mail address: m.almeidaviagem@netcabo.pt
Welcome message
January 16th, 2010
Crato's Municipality, in a text from the President, welcomes all to Crato.
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Fernanda Ribeiro is NAOM's ambassador.
January 13th, 2010
Fernanda Ribeiro, 10.000m Olympic Champion in Atlanta 1996, is NAOM's ambassador.
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"Terra de Jans" support.
January 2th, 2010
The "Terra de Jans" company, supports the event, by opening the wire fences in the event's
area and by offering the construction materials for wood passages.
Technical informations updated.
January 2nd, 2010
Distances and climb added to the technical info page.
read more
Year-end training in Crato.
January 1st, 2010
GD4C performs year-end training in Crato with 16 of its athletes and readies organization of the event.
Tradition is still like it used to be.
December 26th, 2009
Crato's Municipality offers a gathering / dinner to event participants, maintaining the tradition set by previous editions.
The dinner with live music will take place at Mosteiro de Santa Maria in Flor da Rosa.
It's thus requested to all participants to state, during registration, if they wish to participate in the dinner.
The dinner with live music will take place at Mosteiro de Santa Maria in Flor da Rosa.
It's thus requested to all participants to state, during registration, if they wish to participate in the dinner.
Babysitting service.
December 23rd, 2009
The babysitting service will be available in a room in the excelent Lar de Santo António in Aldeia da Mata.
visit the Home's site
Coordination meeting.
December 20th, 2009
A NAOM2010's coordination meeting took place in Crato's Town Hall on December 4th.
NAOM's rocks.
December 12th, 2009
They are stones of all formats that will appear during the event, but the most common one is the mushroom-like pedunculated block.
Artipol, Artes Tipográficas, Lda supports the event.
November 27th, 2009
The company from Mourisca do Vouga, Águeda, will be responsible for the printing of book II "Crónicas Norte Alentejano O' Meeting".
read more
4 Caminhos wine sponsors NAOM.
November 26th, 2009
Produced in Monte da Ribeira grange in Vidigueira and comercialised by CADE.
visit CADE's site
All participants will receive the event's t'shirt.
November 13th, 2009
The participants will receive one event's t'shirt, from SPORT ZONE.
Sociedade Central de Cervejas e Bebidas (SCCB) support.
October 31st, 2009
Sociedade Central de Cervejas e Bebidas (SCCB) supports NAOM by offering products from the JOI brand (soft drinks).
New classes added.
October 29th, 2009
W 65, W 70, W/M 75, W/M 80 and W/M 85 classes are now included in the class list for registration.
Panrico Donuts renews support to NAOM.
October 22nd, 2009
Like in previous editions, Panrico Donuts supports NAOM.
First international clubs registered.
October 21st, 2009
"Saule" and "Apoukas", from Lithuania, are the first international clubs to make the registration for the event.
They participate with 5 orienteers, Algimantas Rudis, Valerija Dauksiene, Jurgis Karnavicius, Kestutis Abramikas and Skirmantas Ramoska.
They participate with 5 orienteers, Algimantas Rudis, Valerija Dauksiene, Jurgis Karnavicius, Kestutis Abramikas and Skirmantas Ramoska.
We went to meet Artestanho...
September 17th, 2009
We went to meet the prestigious brand Artestanho, guest of honor of the III Medieval Fair
of Leça do Balio, which took place in the district of Matosinhos from 10th to 13th of September.
Artestanho keeps the tradition of the famous NAOM branded medallions.
For the fourth consecutive year, Artestanho creates the high quality handmade tin art pieces.
The company from Maia has won several awards in Portugal and abroad, for the quality of their work and permanent historical research, that his responsibles do for each piece they create.
In Crato's edition, the new art piece to be offered to the official entities will be D. Nuno Álvares Pereira
read news (in Portuguese)
Artestanho keeps the tradition of the famous NAOM branded medallions.
For the fourth consecutive year, Artestanho creates the high quality handmade tin art pieces.
The company from Maia has won several awards in Portugal and abroad, for the quality of their work and permanent historical research, that his responsibles do for each piece they create.
In Crato's edition, the new art piece to be offered to the official entities will be D. Nuno Álvares Pereira
Crato's representatives visit the event's stand.
September 4th, 2009
The mayor of Crato, the President of Alentejo's Tourism
region and the President of the municipal parliament of Crato,
visited NAOM's stand on the opening of the XXVth Crato's Festival.
Family Barriguinha helps the organization.
September 1st, 2009
Between August 25th and 27th, the organization coordinated the execution
of the event with the owners of the terrains.
Family Barriguinha is the example of how the owners are colaborating in NAOM's organization.
Contacts were established so that everybody is synchronized in relation to the two rural maps.
Besides family Barriguinha, several others got to know more and made contact with the cartography done: Francisco Amieiro, Mr. Fadista, Mr. Gouveia and António Lopes
Family Barriguinha is the example of how the owners are colaborating in NAOM's organization.
Contacts were established so that everybody is synchronized in relation to the two rural maps.
Besides family Barriguinha, several others got to know more and made contact with the cartography done: Francisco Amieiro, Mr. Fadista, Mr. Gouveia and António Lopes
ASMODULO sponsors the event.
August 14th, 2009
ASMODULO is the most recent company to operate in Portugal in the modular system
of chemical toilets and will be responsible for installation of
self-sufficient toilets in the event.
Read more (in portuguese)
"Carnalentejana" supports the NAOM
August 6th, 2009
All the meat that will be cooked in the arenas of the event and for the organization
will be from the "Carnalentejana" brand.
Read more (in portuguese)
Supervisor visits the event's areas
August 3rd, 2009
On July, 22th, the International controller, Joaquim Patrício, paid a visit
to Aldeia da Mata, Lage do Meio Dia and Crato, approving the area and the maps for the event.
Norte Alentejano 'O' Meeting promoted in Sweden - Eksjo (O'ringen 2009)
July 29th, 2009
From July 17th to July 24th, Fernando Costa and Margarida Rocha promoted the NAOM in
the biggest orienteering event of the World (O'ringen - Sweden).
The two elements of the organization exhibited the event's outdoor (in the background) in competition arenas and distributed pamphlets in English.
Several people visited our "stand", from the organization to the winner of last edition in Alter do Chão (Eva Jurenikova) and participants who never miss a Carnival presence in Portugal.
The two elements of the organization exhibited the event's outdoor (in the background) in competition arenas and distributed pamphlets in English.
Several people visited our "stand", from the organization to the winner of last edition in Alter do Chão (Eva Jurenikova) and participants who never miss a Carnival presence in Portugal.
New "Fadista" olive oil.
July 13th, 2009
Diterra (NAOM's sponsor through the Almojanda brand)
launches new olive oil brand targeting the International markets and HORECA channel
(Hotel/Restaurant/Cafe, term referring to the food services sector).
Read more (in portuguese)
Monastery of Flor da Rosa reopens to the public.
July 6th, 2009
With the presence of the Minister of Culture José
António Pinto Ribeiro and the President of the Municipality of
Crato, took place on the 3rd July the reopening to the public of
spaces reclassified the Monastery of Santa Maria de Flor da Rosa.
The ceremony consisted of an Official Opening Session and the Cooperation Protocol signature between the Regional Directorate of Alentejo and Municipality of Crato, inauguration of the sculptural medieval core of the National Museum of Ancient Art as well as an exhibition of João Cutileiro in the Church's main hall.
Closing up a broad range of research actions, rehabilitation and recovery made in this monastery of Santa Maria de Flor da Rosa, the monument is now open to the visiting public with an area of reception and interpretation where various support services are provided that will allow both a better understanding of the whole history of this site, and the appropriate receptions conditions.
The ceremony consisted of an Official Opening Session and the Cooperation Protocol signature between the Regional Directorate of Alentejo and Municipality of Crato, inauguration of the sculptural medieval core of the National Museum of Ancient Art as well as an exhibition of João Cutileiro in the Church's main hall.
Closing up a broad range of research actions, rehabilitation and recovery made in this monastery of Santa Maria de Flor da Rosa, the monument is now open to the visiting public with an area of reception and interpretation where various support services are provided that will allow both a better understanding of the whole history of this site, and the appropriate receptions conditions.
O-Portugal organizes Training Camps.
July 4th, 2009
The concept of this project is to provide the best training opportunities and conditions for athletes visiting Portugal during the winter.
read more
Congress Hotel and SPA supports NAOM 2010.
July 1st, 2009
The new hotel unit in Alentejo, Congress Hotel and SPA Turismo São
Mamede, in Portalegre, was recently launched by the Secretary of
State for Tourism, Bernardo Trindade, replacing the former hotel
D.João III.
read more
Interview with Armando Rodrigues, the event's cartographer.
June 30th, 2009
After finishing the field work for the fourth edition of NAOM,
it was important to hear the cartographer Armando Rodrigues, about how had been
this important part of organizing the event.
read more
Agricultural Credit supports the Event.
June 27th, 2009
North Alentejo Agricultural Credit supports the Event.
Currently with 104 associates, holders of more than 600 branches throughout the country, more than 400 thousand Associates and more than 1 million customers, the Agricultural Credit Group is one of the major Portuguese banking groups.
North Alentejo Agricultural Credit has branches in Fronteira, Nisa, Gáfete, Gavião, Crato, Castelo de Vide, Marvão and Cabeço de Vide.
Currently with 104 associates, holders of more than 600 branches throughout the country, more than 400 thousand Associates and more than 1 million customers, the Agricultural Credit Group is one of the major Portuguese banking groups.
North Alentejo Agricultural Credit has branches in Fronteira, Nisa, Gáfete, Gavião, Crato, Castelo de Vide, Marvão and Cabeço de Vide.
Night Sprint event scale changes to 1/4.000.
June 12th, 2009
Night Sprint event scale changes to 1/4.000.
Radio Alamo covers the event.
June 11th, 2009
Radio Alamo, from Alter do Chão, joins the group of media covering the event.
Anta do Tapadão.
May 27th, 2009
Anta do Tapadão is a megalithic monument with more that
five thousand years and classified by the IPPAR
(Portuguese Institute of Architectural Heritage)
as national monument since 1910, is located two
kilometers far from Aldeia da Mata, in Crato's municipality.
Characterized by its large size, is considered the 2nd largest dolmen in Portugal and one of the biggest in the Iberian Peninsula and is in very good state of preservation.
Consists of seven large-scale granite mainstays, averaging over six meters long (one is bronken halfway), which are topped by a huge stone serving as a table or hat. With the entry facing correctly to the east, is complemented by a corridor of ten meters in length, sided by block also of granite. At its excavation, a rich artifact collection was found, consisting of ceramic pots, arrows, knives, axes, feminine embroidery, human and animal bones, a staff and idol-plates (one that is unique on the peninsula), in memory to the earth mother.
Characterized by its large size, is considered the 2nd largest dolmen in Portugal and one of the biggest in the Iberian Peninsula and is in very good state of preservation.
Consists of seven large-scale granite mainstays, averaging over six meters long (one is bronken halfway), which are topped by a huge stone serving as a table or hat. With the entry facing correctly to the east, is complemented by a corridor of ten meters in length, sided by block also of granite. At its excavation, a rich artifact collection was found, consisting of ceramic pots, arrows, knives, axes, feminine embroidery, human and animal bones, a staff and idol-plates (one that is unique on the peninsula), in memory to the earth mother.
Field work.
May 24th, 2009
The first phase of the cartography tasks took place between May, 11th and 22nd, in Aldeia da Mata and Crato.
Armando Rodrigues was chosen again to create this edition's maps.
Armando Rodrigues was chosen again to create this edition's maps.
The first registrations come from Maia.
May 20th, 2009
Still with 9 months to go for D day, Families Silva and Gomes are the first to submit their registrations
They come from Maia and have participated in all NAOMs since the first edition.
It's hard to have more faithful participants !!
They come from Maia and have participated in all NAOMs since the first edition.
It's hard to have more faithful participants !!
Quinta dos Ribeiros sponsors the event.
May 14th, 2009
Quinta dos Ribeiros supports the organization like in 2007 and 2008
Radio Portalegre is the event's official radio.
May 11th, 2009
Hotel Castelo de Vide sponsors the event.
May 7th, 2009
Hotel Castelo de Vide sponsors the event.
Casa do Largo hosts NAOM 2010's cartographer.
April 30th, 2009
Casa do Largo supports the accommodation of NAOM 2010's Cartographer.
Get to know one of the best areas of Rural Tourism in Northern Alentejo, in the center of Crato.
Get to know one of the best areas of Rural Tourism in Northern Alentejo, in the center of Crato.
Sport Zone support.
April 28th, 2009
T'Shirts for all participants and Sweat Shirt for the organization provided once again by SPORT ZONE.
Hotel Sol e Serra sponsors the event.
April 11th, 2009
Hotel Sol e Serra supports the organization since the 1st edition.
Hotel Convento D'Alter sponsors the event.
April 10th, 2009
The recovered former convent may be the solution for your stay in
the northern Alentejo.
Hotel Candelária sponsors the event.
April 9th, 2009
Hotel Candelária is an excelent choice for your accomodation
during the event.
Visit to the event areas of Lage do Meio Dia and Aldeia da Mata
April 6th, 2009
Field reconnaissance in the Pisão area
April 5th, 2009
On the 4th of Abril, the organization and Crato's municipality
made a field reconnaissance in the Pisão area.
Coordination meeting with Crato's Municipality President
March 29th, 2009
On March, 7th, a coordination meeting took place in Crato's Aquatic park restaurant,
with Crato's Municipality President, José Correia da Luz and part of his team.
NAOM 2010 promotion during the XI Meeting Ori do Centro
March 3rd, 2009
Event Programme
January 24th, 2009
Check the Event Programme of Norte Alentejano O'Meeting 2010 to take place in Crato.
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