Euro-Asian Astronomical Society

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International Astronomy Olympiad
2004
Important Notes for Interested Participants

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The Supplementary Instructions N 3

Supplementary Instructions N 3 in Russian (not ready now)

It is a short issue of the Supplementary Instructions N 3 - actually for IAO-2004

Restrictions for the teams forming and students of the groups:

• The Olympiad participants are not supposed to study at any institutions of higher education.
• The last Form educating student may participate only in the senior group.
• A student who once won I or II Diploma at the IAO may participate later only in the senior group (even if his/her age allows him/her to be a junior).
• A student who once won I or II Diploma at the IAO may participate later in IAO only one time more.
• A student who won I or II Diploma at the N^th IAO may use the permission to take part out of quota when he/she wish: at (N + 1)^th or (N + 2)^th or later till age limit allows. But according to previous point this possibility may be used only one time.
• Age limit for the third and fourth time participating in IAOs students: not older than 16.00 years on January 1st of the year of the Olympiad (i.e. born after January 1, 1988).
• Participation of the students younger 14 y.o. is not recommended (Note: LOC may use this restriction as an official limitation, for IAO-2004 it is only recommendation).
• It is recommended that team leaders to be at least 26 y.o. (Note: LOC may use this restriction as an official limitation, for IAO-2004 it is only recommendation, restriction is 21 y.o.).

The following temporal rules of forming the state's teams are established for IAO-2004 as for an Olympiad organizing during the initial period of IAO:

1. In the case of absence of a National team from a state, the regions, cities and towns or individuals of this state are responsible (by a permission of the Olympic Coordinating Council to take part in the Olympiad.

Team of region, city, town (max):

• 2 participants in the younger group.
• 1 participant in the senior group.
• prizewinners (I-st or II-nd prize) of the previous IAO not older than the age limit who did not used such a possibility before.
• 1 team leader (specialist in astronomy or astronomy education).
  Total numbers of participants and team leaders from a state should not exceed the numbers of the national representation.

2. For the states, starting their activity in the International Astronomy Olympiad and for the students participating the first time in IAO the age limits for the groups for IAO-2004 are defined as:

• younger group: born after January 1, 1989;
• senior group: born after January 1, 1987.

For the Olympiad 2004 only the states participating in IAO the first or the second time (including participating as town teams from the state) are considered as states, starting their activity in IAO.

That is the following states are not considered as states, starting their activity:

• Armenia (Am)
• Brazil (Br)
• Bulgaria (Bg)
• China (Cn)
• Crimea (Cr)
• India (In)
• Italy (It)
• Korea (Kr)
• Moscow Land (Ml)
• Russia (Ru)
• Sweden (Se)

For other students participated in IAO-2004 the age limits for the groups are defined (by the point # 4.5. of the Acting Statutes/Regulations) as:

• younger group: born after March 1, 1989;
• senior group: born after September 1, 1987.

Those who are interested to get further information about the Olympiad (including official invitations for teams and observers, take into account: visa support is necessary for citizens of some countries and it takes too long time to issue an invitation to Crimea!) are welcome to contact Coordinating Council in English or Russian.

Dr. Michael G. Gavrilov, Chairman of the Advisory Olympic Committee
of the IX International Astronomy Olympiad (2004),
ISSP of Russ. Acad. Sci., Institute avenue 15, 142432 Chernogolovka, Moscow region, Russia.

URL: http://www.issp.ac.ru/iao/2004/
e-mail: gavrilov@issp.ac.ru
fax: +7-(096-52)-49-701

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