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Neil Dobbs (HVO)
For the past 18 months, Neil Dobbs has been a
key member of HVO’s somewhat-stretched volunteer corps. Neil’s work
visa will expire shortly, and he must return to his native Ireland.
However, during a relatively short period, Neil has accomplished much --
all on a completely voluntary basis.
He was Course Setter for the
2011 Team Trials -- Neil was much more than the course setter for the
Sprint, Middle and Long Distance races, by which the Team representing
the USA at the World Orienteering Championships was selected. When the
proposed Sprint venue backed out, Neil was instrumental in not only
finding a replacement in Purchase College of the State University of New
York (SUNY), but in negotiating its use and overseeing the fast-track
production of a new ISSOM-standard map. Besides the Team Trials courses –
Red and Blue, which were OUSA-sanctioned races – Neil also designed a
complete set of spectator/recreational courses (White through Green) for
each day.
He has organized courses designed to involve new
people with the sport, and was the “savior” of the 2012 Northeast Junior
Training Camp when the planned housing suddenly was not available.
Many, many other things were instituted by Neil and he was exceedingly
valuable to the club while he was here in the U.S.
