People have been asking how it is possible that we have this year these difficulties we are having. First of all, we managed to execute the competition to a certain degree of success. However, there are several minor things that were not ok the first time at least and this suprises at least some of the teams: 1. Analysis - Everyone is to blame -- ISC -- Present host (SC & Host committee) -- Previous host -- IC 2. Suggestions for future 2.1 ISC - presently a review body, however what does not exist can not be reviewed - First meeting 6 months before IOI along with the IC meeting -- earlier -- better communication with the IC -- required material: tasks(12?), theory, solutions, programs, input data, plans/programs for generating final input data, (including nearly everything but maybe things, which interface with the grading system, but this needs to be reconsidered) -- if the material is not there or the host wants the assign creating this material to the ISC, the ISC will produce the necessary -- for this, the ISC needs helpers, and apparantely it is possible to get them, and they are not that expensive - Second meeting/ review round possibly electronically - It should be noted that in some cases this makes no difference - The ISC (excluding the members to stand up for the election) should interview the candidates - The ISC should interview the future host candidates. - The reason for both interviews is that the candidates are more responsive - Technical support is still unclear and was maybe overridden by bigger issues 2.2 ISC members 1-3? -- review history -- conclude: 2? 3. Funding - How to charge the money?