First announcement
March 2015

Second announcement
August 2015

Third announcement
          October 2015







LOC
Web-Site

• Founding of the Asian-Pacific Astronomy Olympiad (APAO)
  
  
• Past Asian-Pacific Astronomy Olympiads
  The 1^st APAO, Irkutsk (Siberia, Russia), December 4-11, 2005.
  The 2^nd APAO, Vladivostok (Far East, Russia), December 4-11, 2006.
  The 3^rd APAO, Xiamen (South-East China), November 21-29, 2007.
  The 4^th APAO, Bishkek (Kirgizia), November 16-23, 2008.
  The 5^th APAO, Damyang (South Korea), October 7-14, 2009.
  The 6^th APAO, Karubaga (Papua, East Indonesia), November 24 - December 5, 2010.
  The 7^th APAO, Aktyubinsk (West Kazakhstan), November 7-15, 2011.
  The 8^th APAO, Cox's Bazar (South-East Bangladesh), November 26 - December 4, 2012.
  The 9^th APAO, Tomohon (North Sulawesi, Indonesia), November 23 - December 2, 2013.
  The 10^th APAO, Irkutsk (Siberia, Russia), November 24 - December 2, 2014.
  
  
• The main points for formation of the teams
  
  
• Guideline for new participating countries
  
  
• Dates, deadlines and applications
  
  
• The tentative programme
  
  
• Accommodation expenses
  
  
• The next Asian-Pacific Astronomy Olympiad
  
  
• The International Astronomy Olympiad (IAO)

The main points for formation of the teams

Published in the 2^nd announcement.

Dates, deadlines and applications

The XI Asian-Pacific will be organised on November 13-22, 2015.

Details are published in the 2^nd announcement.

The tentative programme of the Olympiad

• Friday, November 13
  Delegations arrival
• Saturday, November 14
  Opening ceremony
  Welcome party
  Teams presentations
• Sunday, November 15
  Theoretical round
  Lecture
  Sky observations
• Monday, November 16
  Excursions
  Observational round part I
• Tuesday, November 17
  Observational round parts II-III
• Wednesday, November 18
  Excursion
  Lecture
• Thursday, November 19
  Practical round
  Lecture
• Friday, November 20
  Excursions
• Saturday, November 21
  Closing ceremony
• Sunday, November 22
  Delegations departure

Local Organizing Committee

Chairman of LOC:	Mr. Moshurl Amin
Vice Chairmen:	Prof. Dr. Md. Fokhray Hossain Mr. Alexnder P. Diomin Mr.Shams Almas Rahman Eng. Shukollan Bachar
Academic Chief:	Dr. Aniket Sule
Project Director:	Dr. Humayra Ferdous Tania
Deputy Directors:	Mr. Masudur Rahman Eng. Chandan Mandal Mr. Shikder Md. Kamruzzaman
Finance Director:	Mr. Zikrul Ahsan
Executive Members:	Mr. A. K. M. Abu Jafor Mr. Shujan Kumar Dev Mrs. Munira Amin Mr. Motiur Rahman Biswas Mr. Ibn Faisal Mr. Shawkat Ali Ms. Tahmina Tabassum
The official LOC e-mail:	mohakash.milan [a] gmail.com
LOC address:	Bangladesh Astronomical Association 75, Science Laboratory Road (2nd Floor) Dhaka-1205, Bangladesh
The official APAO e-mail:	a p a o [a] l i s t . r u

Venue, climate, weather

Venue:	Dhaka province, North-West suburban area Ashulia.
Time zone:	UTC+6
Accommodation:	Participants of the Olympiad will live in dormitory of Daffodil International University (Ashulia, Dhaka province, Bangladesh), web-site: http://www.daffodilvarsity.edu.bd/
Climate:	Climate in the area of the Olympiad
Weather forecast:	Weather forecast for the area of the Olympiad: 1-3 days, 3-5 days, 5-7 days, 7-9 days, 12 days, 2 weeks, month
Past weather (in Russian):	current month, August 2014, September 2014, October 2014, November 2014
Geomagnetic forecast:	1-3 days

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