The 1^st Asian-Pacific Astronomy Olympiad to be held in Siberia (Asian part of Russian Federation) in the first decade of December 2005 (a month later than the 10^th IAO in Beijing). It is proposed Irkutsk region (by Baikal lake) for the place of the 1^st APAO, but at least two other Siberian regions are ready to organise it as well.

Siberian Organizing Committee is kindly invite countries of the region to this Olympiad, which to be held as a regional programme in line with the International Astronomy Olympiad.

The main points for the teams formation:

We hope teams from traditional participating in IAO countries (China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Korea, Thailand, Asian part of Russia) to take part in the 1^st APAO. May be Central Asian countries of CIS, Australia, Japan and other countries will arrive as well. Observers are welcome to the Olympiad as well.

The second announcement about the 1^st APAO to be presented later. Nevertheless National Astronomy Olympic Committees may start to form the teams not only to the 10^th IAO in Beijing but also to the 1^st APAO in Siberia.

The official APAO e-mail is a p a o [a] l i s t . r u .

Founding of the Asian-Pacific Astronomy Olympiad

The Asian-Pacific Astronomy Olympiad 2005 - last information

Climate on Baikal lake

The International Astronomy Olympiad (IAO)

Asian-Pacific and Asian Olympiads on other subjects

Dr. Michael G. Gavrilov, Founding Chairman and Coordinator of the Asian-Pacific Astronomy Olympiad (APAO)
ISSP of Russ. Acad. Sci., Institute avenue 15, 142432 Chernogolovka, Moscow region, Russia.

URL: http://www.issp.ac.ru/iao/apao/
e-mail: gavrilov@issp.ac.ru
fax: +7-(096-52)-49-701 (current), +7-(496-52)-49-701 (since December 1, 2005) [*]
[*] Area phone code of Moscow region to be changed from 096 to 496 on 01.12.2005.
The old code will be valid as well till 31.01.2006.