X International Astronomy Olympiad: Important Notes for interested participants

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Euro-Asian Astronomical Society

International Astronomy Olympiad
2005
Important Notes for Interested Participants

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-2005

Participants. Groups of participants. General (# 4.5. of the Acting Statutes/Regulations) and temporal (according to # 4.5.8. of the Acting Statutes/Regulations) rules valid for 2005:

4.5.1. [Since founding of the Olympiad] The Olympiad participants are not supposed to study at any institutions of higher education (university or school which can be considered technical colleges). Students who finished their school examination in the year of the Olympiad cannot be members of a team even if they did not start university studies.

[Since founding of the Olympiad] School children of two groups take part in the Olympiad. These groups are defined by the following:

4.5.2. The junior group:

4.5.2.1. [Since founding of the Olympiad till 2005] For the second time participating in IAOs students: Participants not older than 15.00 years on March 1st of the year of the Olympiad (i.e. born after March 01, 1990).
4.5.2.2. [Since Olympiad 2000] For the first time participating in IAOs students: Participants not older than 15.00 years on January 1st of the year of the Olympiad (i.e. born after January 01, 1990).
4.5.2.3. [Since Olympiad 1998] The last Form educating student cannot participate in the junior group.

4.5.3. The senior group:

4.5.3.1. [Since Olympiad 2000] For the first of second time participating in IAOs students: Participants not older than 17.00 years on January 1st of the year of the Olympiad (i.e. born after January 01, 1988).
4.5.3.2. [Since Olympiad 2003] For the third time participating in IAOs students: Participants not older than 16.00 years on January 1st of the year of the Olympiad (i.e. born after January 01, 1989).
4.5.3.3. [Since Olympiad 1998] The last Form educating student may participate only in the senior group.

4.5.4. [Since Olympiad 2005] Participants of the both groups must be not younger than 14.00 years on December 31st of the year of the Olympiad (i.e. born before December 31, 1991).

4.5.5. [Since Olympiad 2003] A student who once win I or II Diploma at the IAO may participate later in IAO only one time more.

4.5.5.2. [Since Olympiad 2004 till Olympiad 2005] A student who once win 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).

4.5.6. [Since Olympiad 2003] A student who win 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.

5.3. [Since Olympiad 2005] There must be exactly two team leaders in every team. Participation with the only team leader or with larger number of team leaders is forbidden.

5.3. [Since founding of the Olympiad] It is recommended that team leaders to be be at least 26 y.o. (Note: LOC may use this restriction as an official limitation).

For the initial period of the Olympiad (1996-2007) in order to popularisation the Olympiad the following temporal rules of forming the country's teams are established:

1. Temporal rules for the case of absence of a National team from a country.

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

Team of region, city, town:

not more than 2 participants in the younger group.
not more than 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.
exactly 2 team leaders (specialists in astronomy or astronomy education).

national representation

2. Status of a country, starting activity in IAO.

For the Olympiads since 2004 only the countries participating in IAO the first or the second time (including participating as town teams from the country) are considered are considered as countries, starting their activity in IAO. That is for IAO-2005 the following countries are not considered as countries, starting their activity:

Armenia (Am)
Brazil (Br)
Bulgaria (Bg)
China (Cn)
Crimea (Cr)
Indonesia (Id)
India (In)
Iran (Ir)
Italy (It)
Korea (Kr)
Lithuania (Lt)
Moscow Land (Ml)
Romania (Ro)
Russia (Ru)
Serbia and Montenegro (Yu)
Sweden (Se)

3. For the countries, 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-2005 are defined as:

younger group: born after January 1, 1990;
senior group: born after January 1, 1988.

4. For the students from the countries, not starting their activity in the International Astronomy Olympiad, and who participating in IAO not the first time the age limits for the groups are defined as:

younger group: born after March 1, 1990;
senior group: born after September 1, 1988.

Those who are interested to get further information about the Olympiad are welcome to contact the Advisory Olympic Committee in English or Russian.

Dr. Michael G. Gavrilov, Chairman of the Advisory Olympic Committee
of the X International Astronomy Olympiad (2005),
ISSP of Russ. Acad. Sci., Institute avenue 15, 142432 Chernogolovka, Moscow region, Russia.

URL: http://www.issp.ac.ru/iao/2005/
e-mail: gavrilov@issp.ac.ru
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