NEOC's Members Meeting will be held on June 18, 2023, at 12:00 PM, at Houghton's Pond, Milton, MA. Current NEOC members will vote to fill five seats on the Board of Directors for a two-year term.

At this time there are five candidates for those positions. Other candidates may be nominated before the election. This article will be updated as additional candidates are nominated.

If you are interested in being a candidate in this election. please contact the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. NEOC membership is not required to sit on the Board.

Voting

Any current NEOC member who is 18 years or older may vote. A Family membership is entitled to two votes.

If you can not attend the Members Meeting to vote in person, any NEOC member may be appointed as your proxy. Your proxy voter must attend the meeting with your signed proxy form to cast your vote. Follow the instructions on the form.

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Below are the candidate statements received to date.

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Another from Mike Cooper's video series: the "Kid Goat" course at the 43rd Billygoat, May 14, 2023.

Send your feedback on these videos to Mike.

• May 28 Forest Park (Springfield, MA): This area is a great venue for park orienteering. The courses are all intermediate level, but there is plenty of route choice to challenge advanced orienteers. The map had recently been updated and is now lidar-based. Be prepared for some climbs into and out of reentrants! If you have time, consider signing up for a remaining open volunteer slot.
• June 1, Historic Beaver Brook (Belmont/Waltham): This will be the 7th of the 8 events in the Spring Park-O Thursday Series (SPOTS). We are now hitting between 50 - 65 participants at each event. Registration is required to reserve your map. Series runs April 20 - June 8. You can join one or all of the events. Starts at 6:00 pm Results from the series to date are posted here. The final event is June 8 at Pine Banks in Malden.
• June 18, DCR Houghton's Pond - Mark the DATE - More info to come!!!

Additional Local O- Happenings

• Wednesday, June 7 - Family Navigation Game (Cambridge, MA) with Navigation Games - for intermediate and advanced orienteers, we will have a one-person relay (run the same advanced courses used earlier in the day for the Cambridge Middle School champs!). Children are welcome to try our Animal Orienteering. Beginners are encouraged to form teams and explore Danehy Park, finding checkpoints. Optional training available before the event. Course designer and event director: Ethan Childs.
• Sunday, June 4 - Fort Rock, Exeter, NH: Our neighbor club, UNO (Up North Orienteers) in New Hampshire is hosting an event "just up the street" on Saturday.

Wow! What a great Spring Orienteering Season! Between the spring Scout-O, training events, the park-O series, the Billygoat camping weekend, standard in-person and BYOM events, and events from nearby clubs, it has been a great time to get out into the woods.

A big thanks to all who have helped make these events happen! AND, it is fantastic to see both new and familiar faces in the mix.

If you can lend a hand at the upcoming May and June events, your help is always appreciated. You can sign up on the event volunteer sheet, reach out to an event director via e-mail, or send an e-mail to the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with your interest.

• May 21 - Mary Cummings Park (Burlington, MA): Check out this compact-but-fun forest. White, yellow, orange, brown, and green courses will be offered. Volunteer slots are still open. Sign up to help out here. Don't worry if you haven't volunteered before, we are happy to train new volunteers at this event.
• May 25 - Menotomy Rocks (Arlington, MA): This will be the sixth event in the Spring Park-O Thursday Series (SPOTS). We are now hitting between 50 - 65 participants at each event. Registration is required to reserve your map. Series runs Apr 20 - Jun 8th. You can join one or all of the events. Starts at 6:00 pm Results from Jamaica Pond and the series are here.
  • June 1: Historic Beaver Brook - Belmont/Waltham
  • June 8: Pine Banks - Malden
• May 28 - Forest Park (Springfield, MA): This area is a great venue for park orienteering. The courses are all intermediate level, but there is plenty of route choice to challenge advanced orienteers. The map had recently been updated and is now lidar-based. Be prepared for some climbs into and out of reentrants!
• June 18 - DCR Houghton's Pond: Mark the DATE - More info to come!!!

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• May 13: Training at Pearl Hill State Park: You can still come to Saturday training(youth through advanced) by reaching out to the event contact on website! Training activities start at 10 am. 12:30 pm will be a BYO picnic lunch where we discuss training courses.
• May 14: 43rd Billygoat Event & Recreational Courses (Ashby, MA): Registration for Billygoat courses is closed but you can show up and do the white, yellow and orange courses. We can use a few extra hands to help at registration, at the Billygoat food table and with control pick-up. Sign up here to join the fun.
• May 18: Jamaica Pond (Boston, MA): This will be the fifth event in the Spring Park-O Thursday Series (SPOTS). Registration is required. Series runs April 20 - June 8. You can join one or all of the events. Starts at 6:00 pm! Results from Herter Park are here.
  • May 18: Jamaica Pond - Boston
  • May 25: Menotomy Rocks - Arlington
  • Jun 1: Historic Beaver Brook - Belmont/Waltham
  • Jun 8: Pine Banks - Malden
• May 21: Mary Cummings Park (Burlington, MA): Check out this compact-but-fun forest. White, yellow, orange, brown, and green courses will be offered. Volunteers needed! Please remember that we are an all-volunteer club. Haven't helped at an event yet this spring? Here's your chance! Sign up to help out here. Don't worry if you haven't volunteered before, we are happy to train new volunteers.
• May 28: Forest Park (Springfield, MA): This area is a great venue for park orienteering. The courses are all intermediate level, but there is plenty of route choice to challenge advanced orienteers. The map had recently been updated and is now lidar-based. Be prepared for some climbs into and out of reentrants!

Additional Local O- Happenings!

• May 13, May 20, June 3, June 10 - Intro to Orienteering (Lexington, MA) with Navigation Games. 4-week course where participants will take part in a set of progressive activities to develop orienteering and map reading skills.
• May 12 - Glow in the Dark Navigation Challenge (Lexington, MA) with Navigation Games: Teams of 2 - 6 find as many checkpoints as they can. Optional training available before the event.