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The International Astronomy Olympiad


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The VII Asian-Pacific Astronomy Olympiad

Preliminary dates are: November 7-15, 2011

organisation:
arrival/departure, content: Aktyubinsk (Aktobe) (West Kazakhstan)
visit: Baikonur (Kazakhstan)


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The main points for formation of the teams

Published in the 2nd announcement.


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Dates

The VII Asian-Pacific plan to be organised on November 7-15, 2011.
Excursion to cosmodrome Baikonur proposed on the 4th or 5th day of Olympiad.


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Deadlines and applications

Applications should be done in advance for the Olympic Advisory Committee. Application includes:

  • Form of the application (Excel file, please, save the table in format not later Excel-1997-2003).
  • Personal data of all proposed team leaders and participants (please, save the data in text format *.txt),
    passport scan, resolution 300 dpi (please, save the images in format *.jpg).
  • Rules and Regulations for a participant of the Olympiad (the same as for the IAO) that have to be translated from English or Russian into native languages of participants (if using Word, please, save the translation in format not later Word-1997-2003), attention for additions during last years (red text):
  • Rules and Regulations (general): in English * in Russian
  • Observational round. Rules and Regulations: in English * in Russian
    • A report of National Olympiad is not necessary for the first APAOs.

    • Deadlines:

  • The deadline for preliminary information from any team (countries, provinces, towns and individuals) that they are participating: August 28, 2011.

  • The deadline for receiving the applications from teams:

    • For the teams which ask for Kazakhstan visa - together with the personal data for visas (or before).
      E-mails for sending the applications. Please, use all three e-mails.

        Please, take into account that large time is necessary for preparing invitations for visas, so:

      • Usual way to have invitations for visa. (Regular fee.)
        The regular deadline for receiving application and all personal data: and photocopies of the main pages of the passports (*.jpg format, 300 dpi resolution) for every person: August 28, 2011 (10 weeks before the Olympiad starting).
        E-mails for sending the personal data. Please, use all three e-mails.

      • Special way. (Larger fees.)
        The special deadline for receiving application and all personal data: and photocopies of the main pages of the passports (*.jpg format, 300 dpi resolution) for every person: September 15, 2011 (7.5 weeks before the Olympiad starting).
        E-mails for sending the personal data. Please, use all three e-mails.

    • For the teams which do not ask for Kazakhstan visa (list of possible countries):

      • Usual way. (Regular fee.)
        The regular deadline for receiving application and all personal data: and photocopies of the main pages of the passports (*.jpg format, 300 dpi resolution) for every person: September 11, 2011 (8 weeks before the Olympiad starting).
        E-mails for sending the personal data. Please, use all three e-mails.

      • Special way. (Larger fees.)
        The special deadline for receiving application and all personal data: and photocopies of the main pages of the passports (*.jpg format, 300 dpi resolution) for every person: September 15, 2011 (7.5 weeks before the Olympiad starting).
        E-mails for sending the personal data. Please, use all three e-mails.

  • The final deadline for sending additional information necessary for permission to visit cosmodrome Baikonur (including # 6.5.- 6.7. of the Personal data): September 18, 2011 (7 weeks before the Olympiad starting).


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    Local Organizing Committee

      • The official LOC e-mail is    a k t o b e p l a n e t [a] m a i l . r u

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      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/2011/
      e-mail: gavrilov@issp.ac.ru
      fax: + 7-(496-52)-28-160