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VII International Astronomy Olympiad
 SAO RAS, North Caucasus, Nizhnij Arkhyz, 
October 22-29, 2002.
 
The following information before the Olympiad was 
possible for the proposed participants and other astronomy amateurs 
interested in VII IAO
 
Brief information - announcement.
  The 7th International Astronomy Olympiad will be held on 
October 22-29, 2002 at the Special 
Astrophysical Observatory of Russian Academy of Sciences 
(SAO RAS) in North Caucasus. The dates are about the same as two years 
ago when the V IAO took 
place.
Official languages of the Olympiad are Russian and English. 
Problems will be prepared by the Organizing Committee in 
these two languages and the leaders are responsible to 
translate tasks to native languages of participants just before 
the rounds (three hours before). Character of the problems to 
solve will be analogous to ones of the previous International 
Astronomy Olympiads (1996-2001).
 Authorized National Representative Astronomy Organizations 
(ANRAO) of the participating countries are authorized to form 
the teams of the Olympiad member-states.
 The age limits for the groups are defined as (p. 4.5. of the 
Statutes): 
 younger group: not older than 15.00 years old on March 01, 
year of the Olympiad (i.e. born after March 01 1987);
older group: not older than 17.00 years old on September 01, 
year of the Olympiad (i.e. born after September 01 1985).
  
    
    
      
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National team for the states with ANRAO organizing their own
National Astronomy Olympiads (max):
3 participants in the younger group.
2 participants in the elder group.
prizewinners (I-st or II-nd prize) of the IAO-2001 not older 
than the age limit.
 The Olympiad participants are not supposed to study at any 
institutions of higher education.
2 team leaders (specialists in astronomy or astronomy 
education).
  
    
    
      
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 For the initial period of the International Astronomy Olympiad 
(1996-2005) in order to popularization the Olympiad the Statutes of 
the Olympiad allow:
1. In the case of absence 
of a National team from a state, the regions, cities and towns 
or individuals of this state are responsible (by a permission of
the Olympic Coordinating Council)
to take part in the Olympiad. (The permission may be done after the
official deadline for the applications from the states: 
nine weeks before the Olympiad starting.)
 
- Team of region, city, town (max):
2 participants in the younger group.
 1 participant in the elder group.
 prizewinners (I-st or II-nd prize) of the IAO-2001 not older than 
the age limit.
 The Olympiad participants are not supposed to study at any 
institutions of higher education.
 1 team leader (specialist in astronomy or astronomy education).
 Total numbers of participants and team leaders from a state 
should not exceed the numbers of national representativity.
  
- 2. For the states, starting their activity in the 
Olympiad the age limits for the groups are defined as: 
For the Olympiads 2000-2002:
younger group: not older than 15.00 years old on January 01, 
year of the Olympiad (i.e. born after January 01, 1987); 
 older group: not older than 17.00 years old on January 01, 
year of the Olympiad (i.e. born after January 01 1985).
 For the Olympiads 2003-2005 the total information is 
here.
 For the Olympiad 2002 all the states as a rule (except CIS states) 
are considered as states, starting their activity.
  
 
 
    
- The official deadline for receiving the applications 
from states:
 August 19, 2002, 24 h of Moscow time (20 h UT) (63 days before 
the Olympiad starting).
 - The period for for receiving the applications from 
regions, cities and towns (in the case of absence of National 
team from the state):
 August 20 - September 30, 2002, 24 h of Moscow time (20 h UT) 
(63 - 21 days before the Olympiad starting).
 - The period for for receiving the applications from 
individuals (in the case of absence of neither National team from 
the staten nor teams from regions, cities and towns):
 October 1 - 7, 2002, 24 h of Moscow time (20 h UT) 
(21 - 14 days before the Olympiad starting).
 - The official deadline for receiving by LOC 
all personal data of proposed 
participants and leaders for asking valid for Russian 
Consulates invitations (i.e. invitations for visas):
 August 26, 2001, 24 h of Moscow time (20 h UT) (56 days before 
the Olympiad starting).
- Note 1: It takes about a month for issuing official invitations 
for Russian visas.
 - Note 2: No problem if a team will use other way to get visas
(i.e. not through invitations organized by the LOC), but it necessary
to inform LOC about this way. Not all Russian visas give permission
to visit Karachaevo-Cherkessian republic.
 
  
   
    
    
      
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Currency
  
The main points of the programme
  
Personal data questionnaire and the order of 
their presenting (necessary with the application for all proposed 
participants and leaders)
  
Statutes on the Olympiad
  
Periods of Orgcommittee out of line
Applications have been received from teams of the following states:
 
 - Armenia
 
 - Brazil
 
 - Bulgaria
 
 - China (*)
 
 - Crimea
 
 - Georgia (*)
 
 - India
 
 - Italy
 
 - Korea (*)
 
 - Moldavia (*)
 
 - Moscow land
 
 - Romania (*)
 
 - Russia
 
 - Sweden
 
 - Yugoslavia (*)
 
 - SAO RAS (local team of host Observatory)
 
 
(*) First time participation.
  
    
    
      
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Those who are interested to get further information about 
the Olympiad (*) are welcome to contact Coordinating Council in 
English
or Russian.
 (*) Including official invitations for teams and observers.
Take into account: Russian visa and visa support are necessary 
for citizens of some countries! Ukrainian or Belorussian transit 
visa sometimes also necessary if one plan to use train from 
European states! See Deadlines.
 
The Olympic Coordinating Council
will be glad to receive 
your proposals.
  
    
    
      
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Information about the International 
Astronomy Olympiad 2003 will be known in the late 2002.
The Olympic Coordinating Council
will be glad to receive 
your proposals.
According to Statutes on the Olympiad
Autorized 
National Representative (Astronomical) Organizations may 
send applications for 
IAO-2003 hosting not later December 22, 2002.
 
Dr. Michael G. Gavrilov, 
Founding Chairman of the International Astronomy Olympiad,
 ISSP of Russ. Acad. Sci., Institute avenue 15, 142432 Chernogolovka, 
Moscow region, Russia.
  URL: http://www.issp.ac.ru/iao/2002/
 e-mail: gavrilov@issp.ac.ru
 fax: + 7-(096-52)-49-701
 
 
      
        
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