Registration for Saturday EMPO events is from 10:00 am - noon and Sunday events is from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm, unless otherwise noted.

Entry fees for standard EMPO events are as follows:

• EMPO members: $5 with a $13 maximum per family (for those with an EMPO family membership)
• non-members: $8 with a $20 maximum per family
• large groups: $5/$8 (member/non-member) for the first two groups' maps and $5 for each additional map
• white (orienteering novice) course: $5 (both member and non-member)
• Fall Scout-O event: $4 per map (one map required per Scout)
• SI stick rental (for courses which use e-punching): $2

Wondering what all the symbols on the 'clue sheets' (control descriptions) mean? Check out this guide.

For directions to the park and information about the map, click on the park's name.

      See Event Schedule in Calendar form

2010 Spring / Summer
Date	Place	Contact
Sunday, April 18	Tawasentha Park, Guilderland, NY  Results	Gabor Bobok
Saturday, May 15	Colonie Town Park, Colonie, NY  Results	Frank Boscoe
Saturday, June 5	Schenectady Museum Nature Preserve, Niskayuna, NY  Results	Will Kennerly
Saturday, June 19	Camp Pinnacle, WSW of Albany  Results	Bruce Beesley
June 26-July 21	North American Orienteering Festival Spokane, Washington Cranbrook, British Columbia Colorado Springs area, Colorado Results	including US Individual Championships in Sprint/Middle/Long plus North American Championships (S/M/L)
2010 Fall
September 18	National Orienteering Day Grafton Lakes State Park      Normal range of courses Beginner instruction is our specialty! Orienteering USA (our parent organization) will supply prizes for raffling from various sponsors (see list at bottom of Orienteering USA home page).	Pat Dunlavey
October 9-13	Various orienteering adventures from Hamilton, Ontario on east:     Golden Leaf Orienteering Festival     Niagara Falls Sprints on Goat Island (between the falls!)     Rochester evening event at Webster Park	See more details/links on the US Champs schedule page, right-hand column ("Oct-O-ber Fest!")
October 14	Trivia O (City Search) in Congress Park, Saratoga Springs, NY	EMPO is organizing a City Search Trivia O fun event in Saratoga Springs. If you are in the area and up for something to do Thursday evening Oct 14, join the intrepid folks at Congress Park in Saratoga at 4 pm. You will have 90 minutes to complete the 7 km course and answer the trivia questions. Maps are $5 and can be selected as an option as you register for the Champs (see link below).  If you've already registered and would like to add the Trivia O, contact the registrar.  You can show up at the park to purchase a map if you don't pre-register. More details later about exact meeting location. You can also purchase a map and use it in your free time to learn more about Saratoga if Thursday evening doesn't fit in your travel plans. We might even have prizes! See the springs, the shops, and the historic buildings of this great downtown!
October 15	Sprint fund raisers for the US Orienteering Teams at Saratoga Spa State Park (tentative 2-4 pm window)	Pre-registration is recommended to guarantee a map
October 16-17	US Two-Day Classic Championships  "More O at Moreau!"  on an expanded map of  Moreau Lake State Park, Moreau, New York	Pre-registration is required for championship races; Map Hikes (recreational) on White and Yellow available on Sunday only (start times 11pm-12noon) Registrar: Janet Tryson
October 30 (tentative)	Scout Orienteering Event  Five Rivers Environmental Education Center	Bill Jameson
November 13	Club Championships Moreau Lake State Park	Phil Hawkes-Teeter