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XII International Astronomy Olympiad
Simeiz, Crimea, September 29 - October 7, 2007.

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Short information

The 12^th International Astronomy Olympiad has been held successfully in Simeiz (Crimea) on September 29 - October 7, 2007.

The IAO in 2007 returned to Europe after two times been held in Asia; and it was the fourth time the Olympiad held in Crimea.

States-participants There were 23 teams participated in the XII IAO:
Armenia Belorussia (ind.) Brazil Bulgaria China Crimea Croatia Czechia Estonia India Indonesia Iran Italy Kazakhstan Korea Lithuania Moscow Land Romania Russia Serbia Sweden Thailand Ukraine	Common photo of participants will be here
Observer from the International Mathematical Olympiad visited the Olympiad.

On October 5, at the conclusion of all the rounds the results being available, the Jury Board members have a meeting to look at the overall performance of all the students without knowing their names or nationalities (the so called "blind minutes"). As the usual procedure at this meeting, they decided on the cut off level for the I Diploma, II Diploma, III Diploma (corresponding to the Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals) and Diploma of Participation. Here is this decision. But, as per convention, the names should not be announced till the Closing Ceremony.

The Closing Ceremomy took place on October 6. Cultural programme of the Closing Ceremony was presented by Crimean Folk Dance.

Nineteen students won the first prizes in the Olympiad, including Lee Jong Yeon, Korea (juniors) and Sadatmoosavi Seyedamir, Iran (seniors) reached the best results.

The whole list of Winners and Prizewinners of the Olympiad

The Web-page of the XII Olympiad before its organisation (information for possible participants)

Schedule of the Olympiad: