Results
   November 21, 2015







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Information before the Olympiad

• The 1^st announcement.
• The 2^nd announcement,
  the main points for formation of the teams, dates, deadlines and applications.
• The 3^rd announcement,
  the tentative programme, local organizing committee, venue, climate, weather.

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. The 11^th Asian-Pacific Astronomy Olympiad (XI APAO) took place in November 2015 in Ashulia, Savar, North-West suburban area in Dhaka province, Central part of Bangladesh). The Olympiad organized by Bangladesh Astronomical Association. The local part of jury was formed by scientists from Bombay (Mumbai, India).

The participants stayed in dormitory of Daffodil International University.

Theoretical and Practical rounds were held in Daffodil International University auditoriums.

Observational round was held at Football pitch of Daffodil International University.

Participating teams

20 students from 4 countries took part in the Olympiad:

BD		Bangladesh - 5 students
KZ		Kazakhstan - 8 students
RU		Russia (East-Asian part) - 1 student
SL		Sri Lanka - 6 students

3 languages were used at the Olympiad:

RUS		Russian - 9 participants
SIN		Sinhalese - 6 participants
ENG		English - 5 participants, and for technical service

The fulfilled programme of the Olympiad

• Friday, November 13
  Delegations arrival
• Saturday, November 14
  Opening ceremony
  Welcome party
• Sunday, November 15
  Theoretical round
• Monday, November 16
  Excursion to Savar National Martyrs Memorial Monument
  Trip to prominent Astrophysicist Meghnad Saha’s House
  Observational round part I
• Tuesday, November 17
  Sports, rest
• Wednesday, November 18
  Practical round
  Lecture
• Thursday, November 19
  Lecture
  Observational round part II
• Friday, November 20
  Excursion to National Museum of Science and Technology
  Shopping
• Saturday, November 21
  Closing ceremony
  Cultural program
  Observation camp party
• Sunday, November 22
  Delegations departure

Problems of the Olympiad

Problems of XI APAO

Winners and prizewinners of the Olympiad

I Diploma
• Agishev Damir (Kazakhstan)
• Fairuz Ishraque (Bangladesh)
• Md Mahmudunnobe (Bangladesh)
II Diploma
• Dosmanbetov Nursultan (Kazakhstan)
• Shyamal Ruwantha Jayamanne (Sri Lanka)
• Kadyrov Amirkhan (Kazakhstan)
• Zemnukhov Vladimir (Kazakhstan)
III Diploma
• Nikolai Berezhnev (Russia)
• M B A Dilshara Samarawickrama (Sri Lanka)
• Barha Meherun Pritha (Bangladesh)
Special Diploma
For the best result in all the rounds
• Md Mahmudunnobe (Bangladesh) - in group Alpha
• Fairuz Ishraque (Bangladesh) - in group Beta
  
  For the best result in theoretical round
• Agishev Damir (Kazakhstan) - in group Alpha
  
  For the best result in practical round
• Nikolai Berezhnev (Russia) - in group Beta
  
  For the best pictures of tiger and bear in solutions
• Shyamal Ruwantha Jayamanne (Sri Lanka)

Committees APAO Council  e-mail:    a p a o [a] l i s t . r u XI APAO LOC  e-mail:    m o h a k a s h . m i l a n [a] g m a i l . c o m The next Asian-Pacific Astronomy Olympiad   (XII APAO) The International Astronomy Olympiad   (IAO)

LOC Web-Site

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/2015/
e-mail: gavrilov@issp.ac.ru
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