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V International Astronomy Olympiad
SAO RAS, Nizhnij Arkhyz, October, 20-27, 2000.

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The V-th International Astronomy Olympiad took place on October 20-27, 2000 at the Special Astrophysical Observatory of Russian Academy of Sciences (SAO RAS) in North Caucasus. (The dates were absolutely the same as two years ago when the III IAO took place.) There were two official languages at the Olympiad - English and Russian. Problems were prepared by the Organizing Committee in these two languages but the team leaders were responsible to translate problems to native languges of participants (i.e. to Armenian, Bulgarian, Portuguese and Swedish). Character of the problems to solve were analogous to ones of the previous International Astronomy Olympiads (1996-1999). Text of the problems will be soon on the Web Page.

Common photo of participants, ** kB

States, participaited in the V IAO: Armenia. Belorussia. Brazil. Bulgaria. India. Moscow land. Russia. Sweden.

The main points of the programme of the Olympiad were the following:

Thursday October 19

Brazilian and Bulgarian delegations arrive

Friday October 20

Excursion to the nearest places (for Brazilian and Bulgarian delegations)

All delegations arrive

Saturday October 21

Official opening ceremony, conference

Excursion to RATAN-600

Unofficial opening ceremony

Welcome party

Sunday October 22

Theoretical round

Lecture

Monday October 23

Excursion to BTA

Tuesday October 24

Practical round

Observational round

Wednesday October 25

Excursion to Arkhyz

Dinner by the river

Thusday October 26

Excursion to historical places near the Observatory

Closing Ceremony

Friday October 27

Delegations depart

Sokolovsky Kirill (Moscow land)

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Number of Diploma:
             Team       1...2...3
           Armenia......-...1...-
           Belorussia...-...-...-
           Brazil.......-...-...1
           Bulgaria.....-...1...2
           India........2...3...-
           Moscow land..-...3...2
           Russia.. ....3...1...3
           Sweden.. ....-...-...-
           Total.... ...5...9...8

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Problems of the V International Astronomy Olympiad.
The International Astronomy Olympiad 2001.

Information about the International Astronomy Olympiad 2002 will be known in the late 2001. The Olympic Coordinating Council will be glad to receive your proposals. According to Statutes on the Olympiad Autorized National Representative (Astronomical) Organizations may send applications for IAO-2002 hosting not later December 22, 2001.

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Dr. Michael G. Gavrilov, Chairman of the Coordinating Council
of the International Olympiad of Euro-Asian Astronomical Society,
ISSP of Russ. Acad. Sci., Institute avenue 15, 142432 Chernogolovka, Moscow region, Russia.

URL: http://www.issp.ac.ru/iao/2000/
e-mail: gavrilov@issp.ac.ru
new fax: +7-(096-52)-49-701
old fax: +7-(096-57)-64-111

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