[Img: Logo]

Euro-Asian Astronomical Society
The International Astronomy Olympiad


The XII Asian-Pacific Astronomy Olympiad

Dates:   November 17-25, 2016

Host:   Goheung county (South coast of Korea)

[LINE WITH OWL]

First announcement
February 2016


  • Second announcement
            July-August 2016





    LOC

    LOC
    Web-Site



    • [LINE WITH OWL]

    The main points for formation of the teams

    The 12th Asian-Pacific Astronomy Olympiad (November 2016):

    • 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-2016 may participate in the APAO-2016 (that is a student may participate in the 21th IAO or in the 12th APAO but not in both of these Olympiads).
  • The groups of contestants for the 12th 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, 2016 (i.e. born in 2001 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, 2016 (i.e. born in 1998 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, 2016 (i.e. born in 1999 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, 2016 (i.e. born in 2000 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, 2016 (i.e. born not later December 31, 2002).
    • 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-2016 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-2016 out of quota may participate in APAO-2016 instead of IAO-2016 (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 12th APAO.

    • National Astronomy Olympic Committees and interested organizations are welcome to ask more about the 12th APAO and in 2016 may form the teams for the 21th IAO as well as for the 12th APAO.


    [LINE WITH OWL]

    Dates, deadlines and applications

    For teams which need Korean visa:

    August 17 moved to September 7, 2016 - 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.).
    September 7 moved to September 21, 2016 - late deadline (accommodation fees as per late application).
    September 28 moved to October 5, 2016 - urgent case deadline (accommodation fees as per very late application).

    For teams which do not need Korean visa:

    August 31 moved to September 21, 2016 - 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.).
    September 21 moved to October 5, 2016 - late deadline (accommodation fees as per late application).
    October 12 moved to October 19, 2016 - urgent case deadline (accommodation fees as per very late application).

    Note for no visa teams:
    by special LOC permission the personal data form maybe sent a little later the mentioned dates.

    For all teams:

    October 19, 2016 - deadline to send accommodation fees by bank transfer (in very special cases),
    November 17, 2016 - cash payment of accommodation fees.

    November 17, 2016 - day of arrival (earlier arrival has to be co-ordinaed with LOC),
    November 25, 2016 - day of departure (later departure has to be co-ordinaed with LOC).

    More information:

    To be published in the 3rd announcement.


    [LINE WITH OWL]

    The tentative programme of the Olympiad

    Programme will be published in the 3rd announcement.
    [LOGO]
    [LINE WITH OWL]
      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/2016/
      e-mail: gavrilov@issp.ac.ru
      fax: + 7-(496-52)-28-160