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About IOI

The International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) is one of the most recognized computer science competitions in the world. The Competition Tasks are of an algorithm nature, however the contestants have to show basics skills as problem analysis, design of the algorithm needed, data structures, as well as programming and testing of their solutions. The winners of the IOI belong, no doubt, to the best young computer scientist in the world.

The IOI is one of the eight International Science Olympiads. The other seven are: Mathematics IMO (since 1959), Physics IPhO (since 1967), Chemistry IChO (since 1968), Biology IBO (Since 1990), Astronomy IAO (since 1996), Geography IGEO (since 1996), and The International Linguistic Olympiad ILO (since 2003), All them, are for young students, High School Students, less than 20 years old.

To the IOI competition, each country participates with an Official Delegation, consistent of four contestants (Students), one Leader (Professor) and one Deputy Leader (Professor).

The contestants have to be Students with less than 20 years old at the 1st of July 2006, and not to be in College or University.

The official IOI web site is:
http//www.ioinformatics.org

The IOI Secretariat web site is:
http://olympiads.win.tue.nl/ioi

The first IOI was organized in Pravetz, Bulgaria, in 1989, with the assistance of UNESCO. The Olympiads in the 21'st century have taken place in Tampere, Finland (2001), Yong–In, South Korea (2002), Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA (2003), Athens, Greece (2004), Nowy Sacz, Poland(2005).

 

 

 
 

 

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