Information after the Olympiad

APAO is a relatively new Olympiad which was founded in the spring 2005 as an international regional programme in line with the International Astronomy Olympiad. So in 2008 the 4^th Asian-Pacific Astronomy Olympiad (IV APAO) took place. The Olympiad has been held in town of Bishkek, the capital of Kirgizia (Kyrgyzstan) and was hosted by the Republican Youth Engineering Technical Academy "Altyn-Tuyun". The local part of jury was formed by scientists from the nearest astronomical centre - city Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan.

The participants stayed and the rounds were held in hotel "Issyk-Kul"

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40 students from 6 teams took part in the Olympiad:

ID		Indonesia - 8 students
KG		Kirgizstan - 5 students
KR		Korea - 8 students
KZ		Kazakhstan - 10 students
RU		Russia (East-Asian part) - 2 students
SG		Singapore - 7 students

That's a pity that teams of China, Kuwait and Vietnam that planned to participate did not find such a possibility.

The fulfilled programme:

Winners and prizewinners of the Olympiad

I Diploma
• Cha Han Lim (Korea)
• Jang Hyeeun (Korea)
• Kim Yoon Soo (Korea)
• Sarbasov Ernar (Kazakhstan)
II Diploma
• Cho Ho Jin (Korea)
• Djajalaksana Raymond (Indonesia)
• Heo Seong Beom (Korea)
• Kim Dong Kok (Korea)
• Kim Sang Kyeun (Korea)
• Medetbekov Shadiyar (Kazakhstan)
• Nurgissa Nursultan (Kazakhstan)
III Diploma
• Amanzholov Marat (Kazakhstan)
• Beklan Zhassulan (Kazakhstan)
• Chin Zhi Hui (Singapore)
• Gulyaev Viktor (Russia)
• Hafiz Lalu Abdul (Indonesia)
• Ko Wonhe (Korea)
• Kubaev Saginai (Kazakhstan)
• Lee Stacey-Ann (Singapore)
• Miftahuddin Yahdi Isnu (Indonesia)
• Nurlan kyzy Aida (Kyrgyzstan)
• Ong Joel (Singapore)
• Ong Ming Yang (Singapore)
• Sakenov Aziz (Kazakhstan)
• Yeem Kai Ean (Singapore)
Special Diploma
For the best result in all the rounds
• Cha Han Lim (Korea) - in Junior group
• Sarbasov Ernar (Kazakhstan) - in Senior group
  For the best result in theoretical round
• Cho Ho Jin (Korea)
  For the best result in practical round
• Djajalaksana Raymond (Indonesia)
• Heo Seong Beom (Korea)
  For the best result in observational round
• Nurgissa Nursultan (Kazakhstan)
• Beklan Zhassulan (Kazakhstan)
  For the best result among participants of new participating countries
• Ong Ming Yang (Singapore)

Problems of the Olympiad

Theoretical round, group a
Theoretical round, group b
Observational round

Problems of other rounds to be published later




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 1^st announcement of the 4^th APAO

The 2^nd announcement of the 4^th APAO

The 3^rd announcement of the 4^th APAO

The last information before the 4^th APAO

Hotel "Issyk-Kul" - the venue of the 4^th APAO

Climate in Bishkek

Weather forecast for Bishkek (the most reliable, in Russian):

1 day, 3 days, 5 days, 7 days, 10 days




The 5^th Asian-Pacific Astronomy Olympiad (2009)

The International Astronomy Olympiad (IAO)

Asian-Pacific and Asian Olympiads on other subjects (to be published later)





Dr. Michael G. Gavrilov, Founding Chairman and Coordinator of the Asian-Pacific Astronomy Olympiad (APAO)
ISSP of Russ. Acad. Sci., Institute street 2, 142432 Chernogolovka, Moscow region, Russia.

URL: http://www.issp.ac.ru/iao/apao/2008/
e-mail: gavrilov@issp.ac.ru
fax: + 7-(496-52)-49-701