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Euro-Asian Astronomical Society
The International Astronomy Olympiad

Bangladesh . Cambodia . China . Indonesia . Irkutsk Region . Kazakhstan . Kirgizstan . Korea . Nepal . Pakistan . Russia . Singapore . Sri Lanka . Thailand

The XI Asian-Pacific Astronomy Olympiad

Dates:   November 13-22, 2015

arrival/departure:   Dhaka airport (Bangladesh)
content:   Ashulia (North-West suburban area in Dhaka province)

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First announcement
March 2015


  • Second announcement
                August 2015





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    The main points for formation of the teams

    The 11th Asian-Pacific Astronomy Olympiad (November 2015):

    • 4.5.1. 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.
  • Only students did not participated at the IAO-2015 may participate in the APAO-2015 (that is a student may participate in the 20th IAO or in the 11th APAO but not in both of these Olympiads).
  • The groups of contestants for the 11th APAO are the same as for IAO groups, rules 4.5.2-4. are in operation, i.e.:
    • 4.5.2. The group Alpha:
      • 4.5.2.1. Students, never participated in IAOs or APAOs before.
      • 4.5.2.2. Participants not older than 15.00 years on January 1, 2015 (i.e. born in 2000 or later).
      • 4.5.2.3. The last Form educating student cannot participate in the group Alpha.
    • 4.5.3. The group Beta:
      • 4.5.3.1. For the students never participated in IAOs and APAOs before: Participants not older than 18.00 years on January 1, 2015 (i.e. born in 1997 or later).
      • 4.5.3.2. For the students one time participated in IAOs or APAOs: Participants not older than 17.00 years on January 1, 2015 (i.e. born in 1998 or later).
      • 4.5.3.3. For the students participated in IAOs or APAOs more than one time: Participants not older than 16.00 years on January 1, 2015 (i.e. born in 1999 or later).
        Note: It is recommended for the countries' internal rules to restrict for every participant the participation in IAOs+APAOs by two times.
      • 4.5.3.4. The last Form educating student may participate only in the group Beta.
    • 4.5.4. Participants of the both groups must be not younger than 14.00 years on December 31, 2015 (i.e. born not later December 31, 2001).
    • The age rules presented in table.
  • Some reasonable exceptions may be done by the IAO Chairman for actual requests from team leaders.
  • National representation quota at APAO-2015 is (up to) 8 students and 2 team leaders (the same number is at the Asian Physics Olympiad): not more than 4 participants for the group Alpha, not more than 4 participants for the group Beta. Observers are welcome as well.
  • Students who have right to participate in IAO-2015 out of quota may participate in APAO-2015 instead of IAO-2015 (out of quota as well).
  • In the case of absence of a National team from a country, the regions, cities and towns or individuals of this country state are responsible (by a permission) to take part in the 11th APAO.

    • National Astronomy Olympic Committees and interested organizations are welcome to ask more about the 11th APAO and in 2015 may form the teams for the 20th IAO as well as for the 11th APAO.

    The official APAO e-mail is a p a o [a] l i s t . r u .


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    Dates, deadlines and applications

    For teams which need Bangladesh visa in advance (no possibility of VOA):
    October 15, 2015 - regular deadline for applications including sending the main file (see explanation how to fill in the bottom of the file), personal data form and passport scan with obligatory photo and signature (please, save 300dpi resolution image in format *.jpg only, and not *.pdf, not *.bmp, not *.tif, etc.).
    October 29, 2015 - urgent case deadline (larger accommodation fees).

    For teams which team members may visit Bangladesh with visa-free or visa-on-arrival:
    October 15, 2015 - regular deadline for applications including sending the main file (see explanation how to fill in the bottom of the files) and passport scan with obligatory photo and signature (please, save 300dpi resolution image in format *.jpg only, and not *.pdf, not *.bmp, not *.tif, etc.). Personal data form maybe sent till October 28.
    November 5, 2015 - urgent case deadline (larger accommodation fees).

    October 28, 2015 - deadline to send accommodation fees by bank transfer (for very special cases),
    November 13, 2015 - cash payment of accommodation fees.

    November 13, 2015 - day of arrival to Dhaka airport,
    November 22, 2015 - day of departure from Dhaka airport.

    More information will be published in the 3rd announcement.


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    The tentative programme of the Olympiad

    Programme will be published in the 3rd announcement.
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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/2015/
      e-mail: gavrilov@issp.ac.ru
      fax: + 7-(496-52)-28-160