The
participants have to be familiarized in advance with the site of the round
during the daytime in the case the round (part of the round) organized during
the night.
In the
case the round have a task with a telescope (except for observations with the
already adjusted and guided telescope) every participant has to be familiarized
with that actual telescope, on which one the participant will work during the round.
At the
planned time the team leaders (including all the jury members) and all
the students have to arrive to the round (to the distribution auditorium or
other common auditorium).
For both
team leaders and students: it is forbidden to come to the round (to the
distribution auditorium) with any electronic device (calculators, mobile
phones, computers, GPS-devices, players, photocameras,
etc.) in any state of the device (on/off) if such items were not given or
specially allowed (in written form) by organizers. Only watches are permitted.
Organizers announce whether the round will be.
In the
case the round will be the team leaders-translators go to the translation room
and cannot leave the room till the end of round (after the translation they
continue to work in theoretical jury).
During
the translation and preparing the papers the procedure of defining the sequence
of examination starts in the distribution auditorium. Every student takes a
jetton with a Latin symbol (that means the examiner) and figure (that means the
position in the queue to the examiner).
A student
cannot leave the auditorium (except for short hygienic procedures) till he or
she goes to the examination.
Team
leaders (not translators) may leave the distribution auditorium at any time
(but without permission to return back). After leaving the distribution
auditorium the team leader must be in the finish round auditorium (if any) or
at apartments till the end of the round.
According
to the sequence of examination every student will be called and leaded to the
place of the observation by the helper of the examiner.
In the
case the round consist
of a few parts (day and night parts, for example) the above-mentioned
procedures should be organized separately for every part of the round.
The work must be carried out independently.
It is
permitted to use your own pen, pencil and ruler (but not other instruments).
Languages. Every examiner has a set of tasks written in all
the languages on which the tasks have been translated. A participant may use
any language to read the task.
Additional questions to examiners during
the round. It is
proposed that there should be no questions during the observational round. All necessary data are written.
Rough copy. Rough copy is not proposed at the Observational round.
There may
be in general two types of tasks:
1. To answer for some question
in written form. In this case you have to work (write down
answers, draw pictures, etc.) in the sheets of paper that given by the
examiner. It is
proposed that the answers should be done in numerical values, pictures or
standard defined symbols of objects (like d, a UMa, M31, 5m). The numerical values must be written using
standard symbols but not symbols of National alphabet. No any oral answer will be taken into account.
2. To show something in the
sky, adjust the telescope, etc. In this case you have to show answer for
examiner (the necessary object, direction, adjusted telescope, etc.). Examiner
put the necessary features of your showing to his/her table. No any oral
answer will be taken into account as well.
Take into account that the examiner,
as usual, is not a jury member, he/she only register you answers. Jury checks
only written documents: your written answers (including drawings, graphs, etc.) and tables of examiners.
You have
to finish every point of observational programme in a limited by the rules time. After the time
finishing the examiner has to stop the work of participant.
To
indicate the surname, name, patronymic, town, school, class and other
individual data of participant at the working sheet of paper. Only code should
be written. The work must be anonymous. In the case of infringement a
participant can be disqualified.
To talk
with other participants of Olympiad, and ask them.
To talk
with examiner, ask him/her a question connected with the matter of the round.
To use
reference books, textbooks, any other books, tables, catalogue etc., and also
to use any electronic devices (except watch) if such items were not given to
participant for the round by organizers.
To make
changes in the work after time for the task is up.
Student
has not to keep with him/her any sheet of paper after finishing the work on the
observational round.
After
finishing the work on the observational round the participant has to go to the
finish round auditorium (if any) or to his/her apartments and stay there till
the end of the round.
Special
explanations to be done by the organizers in
this case.
We wish you success !
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Bombay, APAO 2006 Vladivostok, IAO 2007 Crimea,
APAO
2007 Xiamen,
IAO 2008 Trieste, APAO 2008
Bishkek,
APAO
2009 Damyang,
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jury.