Euro-Asian Astronomical Society
The International Astronomy Olympiad

The 2^nd Asian-Pacific Astronomy Olympiad

December 2006.

Second announcement

April 21, 2006.

The 2^nd Asian-Pacific Astronomy Olympiad to be held in Asian part of Russian Federation in the first decade of December 2006 (a couple weeks later than the 11^th IAO in Bombay).

The main points for formation of the teams:

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-2006 may participate in the APAO-2006 (that is a student may participate in the 11^th IAO or in the 2^nd APAO but not in both of these Olympiads).

For the 2^nd APAO the (age) group of participants to be analogous to IAO groups, rules 4.5.2-4. to be used, i.e.:

4.5.2. The junior group:
- 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, 2006 (i.e. born after January 01 1991).
- 4.5.2.3. The last Form educating student cannot participate in the junior group.
4.5.3. The senior group:
- 4.5.3.1. For the students never or one time participated in IAOs or APAOs: Participants not older than 17.00 years on January 1, 2006 (i.e. born after January 01 1989).
- 4.5.3.2. For the students participated in IAOs more than one time: Participants not older than 16.00 years on January 1, 2006 (i.e. born after January 01 1990).
- 4.5.3.3. The last Form educating student may participate only in the senior group.
4.5.4. Participants of the both groups must be not younger than 14.00 years on December 31, 2006 (i.e. born before December 31, 1992).

Some reasonable exceptions may be done by the IAO Chairman for actual requests from team leaders.

National representation quota at APAO-2006 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 younger group, not more than 4 participants for the senior group. (For the 2^nd APAO this quota is for every country without additional demands, later rules to be analogous to the #5.2. of the IAO Statutes.) Observers are welcome 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 2^nd APAO.

We hope teams from participating in the 1^st APAO countries (China, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Korea, Asian part of Russia), from traditional participating in IAO countries (India, Iran, Thailand...) to take part in the 1^st APAO. May be Central Asian countries of CIS, Australia, Japan, Singapore and other countries will arrive as well. Observers are welcome to the Olympiad as well.

The third announcement about the 2^nd APAO to be presented later. National Astronomy Olympic Committees and interested organizations are welcome to ask more about the 2^nd APAO and may form the teams not only to the 11^th IAO but also to the 2^nd APAO.

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

The International Astronomy Olympiad (IAO)

Asian-Pacific and Asian Olympiads on other subjects

Dr. Michael G. Gavrilov, Founding Chairman and Coordinator of the Asian-Pacific Astronomy Olympiad (APAO)
ISSP of Russ. Acad. Sci., Institute avenue 15, 142432 Chernogolovka, Moscow region, Russia.

URL: http://www.issp.ac.ru/iao/apao/2006/
e-mail: gavrilov@issp.ac.ru
fax: + 7-(496-52)-49-701 [*]
[*] Area phone code of Moscow region has been changed from 096 to 496 on December 1, 2005.

Euro-Asian Astronomical Society The International Astronomy Olympiad

The 2nd Asian-Pacific Astronomy Olympiad

December 2006.

Second announcement

Euro-Asian Astronomical Society
The International Astronomy Olympiad

The 2^nd Asian-Pacific Astronomy Olympiad