S4.2
The Secretary-General of the IOI (as a continuing position) is the Chair of the IC. Until the Closing Ceremony of IOI'n the Secretary-General proceeds from the Host Team of IOI'n-1. After the Closing Ceremony of IOI'n the Secretary-General proceeds from the Host Team of IOI'n. The Secretary-General is not a member of a National Delegation.
S4.3
In default of the Secretary-General of the IOI the role of the Secretary-General is taken up by one of the IC members present.
S4.4
The International Secretariat (IS) is a secretariat of the IOI which
is established by volunteer Ministry(ies), Institution(s), and/or
Corporation(s) in a Country for at least three years. The IS is nominated by
the GA.
The IS has the tasks to:
S4.5
The Board of Patrons (BP) is a permanent body, constituted by the IC
from respected members of the world of information technology and business.
The BP has the necessary profile and influence to:
S4.6
The Host Team of IOI'n is the organizing committee which is nominated
by the Present Host (i.e. the Host of IOI'n), and which acts on its behalf.
The Manager of IOI'n is the Chair of the Host Team. The
Manager of IOI'n is not a member of a National Delegation.
The Host Team includes as members:
The tasks of the Present Host and Host Team are drawn up in section S6.
Guests may also have access to the meetings of the GA with permission of the
President of the GA.
The GA meetings are not accessible for Contestants.
No communication devices may be brought/used by the delegates or students from the
time the problems are made known to the delegates until the embargo is lifted by
the President of the GA.
Internet service provided byS4.7
The Scientific Committee of IOI'n (SC) is a temporary committee,
which is nominated by the Present Host, and is composed of experts in
informatics and/or informatics education from the Host Country. The Chair
of the SC is a member of the Host Team. Members of the SC are not
members of a National Delegation.
The SC has the tasks to:
The Chair of the SC, or an SC member, has the task to attend IOI'n-1 as an
observer.
S4.8
The General Assembly (GA) is a temporary, short-term committee during
IOI'n, which is composed of
The GA:
The GA has the tasks to:
S4.9
The GA has at least six private meetings:
The GA meetings are obligatory for
The GA meetings are accessible for the members of the SC, the members of the
Host Team, and the Observers.
S4.10
The President of the GA of IOI'n is the Chair of the GA. In
voting procedures the President does not vote, but the President may cast
the deciding vote. The President is a member of the Host Team. The President
is not a member of a National Delegation.
S4.11
The role of the Vice-President of the General Assembly is taken up by the Manager
of IOI'n+1. In default of this future Manager the Teamleader of the Host Country
for IOI'n+1 will be Vice-President. The Vice-President takes over by default of the
President.
[ EXPLICATIONS ]
S5 Host Nomination and Selection
S5.1
An official representative of a Country that is capable and willing to organize an
IOI in a certain year, has to write a Letter of Intent to the Secretary-General of
the IOI.
S5.2
The IC performs a selection prodedure, and prepares a List of candidates who are
willing to organize future IOIs. A Country has the status of Host Candidate after
the List has been approved by the GA.
S5.3
The Secretary-General of the IOI writes an Official Invitation to the Host
Candidate, more than two years before that particular IOI.
S5.4
A Host Candidate receives the status of Future Host when the Invitation is accepted
by the Host Candidate, and confirmed by writing to the Secretary-General of the IOI,
at least two years before that particular IOI. The IC informs the GA on the first
General Assembly after this confirmation.
S5.5
The Present Host is the Host which prepares and implements IOI'n.
[ EXPLICATIONS ]
S6 Responsibilities of Present Host
S6.1
The Present Host of IOI'n is obliged to organize and realize IOI'n in accordance
with the Regulations.
S6.2
The Present Host is obliged to establish a Host Team which acts on its behalf.
S6.3
The Present Host is obliged to establish a SC.
S6.4
The Present Host is obliged to prepare
S6.5
The Present Host is obliged to organise a meeting of the IC in the Host Country, at
least six months before IOI'n. This IC meeting has the tasks to:
S6.6
The Present Host is obliged to invite
and to send information to all invitees, at least four months before IOI'n, about
the
S6.7
The travel costs to and from the town where the IC has its meeting, or where IOI'n
is located, are at the expense of all IC members and all Participants, Observers
and Guests. Costs for board & lodging during the IC meeting, or during IOI'n, are
at the expense of the Present Host for all IC members, all Participants and
Observers of new Countries, UNESCO, IFIP and BP. Other Observers and Guests have to
pay a reasonable fee which is fixed by the Present Host.
S6.8
The Host of IOI'n is obliged to produce a report of IOI'n, and send it to the
Delegation Leaders of Observing and Participating Countries, members of the IC, IS,
and BP, no later than six months after IOI'n. A draft report should be sent to the
members of the IC no later than three months after IOI'n.
[ EXPLICATIONS ]
S7 Competition, Judging and Awarding
S7.1
The informatics Competition will take place during two Competition Days,
which both are directly preceded and followed by a non-Competition Day.
S7.2
The Host gives the Contestants the opportunity to practice with the competition
equipment, or comparable equipment, on the non-Competition Days.
S7.3
On both Competition Days the Host prevents that GA members meet and/or come across
Contestants before and during the Competition.
S7.4
On both Competition Days the IOI Competition and Judging follows the general scheme
described in statements S7.5 to S7.13. This scheme is elaborated in the Competition
Procedures and Judging Procedures.
S7.5
The SC presents printed Competition Tasks and Judging Procedures to the meeting of
the GA for approval. The Delegation and Deputy Leaders translate the approved
Competition Tasks to their national languages, without any additional information.
The translated tasks will be posted in public during IOI'n.
S7.6
The Contestants are asked to solve the Competition Tasks which are given to them,
together with the translations, but without any oral information.
S7.7
During the Competition each Contestant works independently on a private desk with an
appropriate computer, printed Competition Procedures, and writing-paper.
S7.8
During the Competition Contestants obey the Competition Procedures.
S7.9
At the beginning of the Competition the GA is present for one hour to answer
questions of the Contestants about the Competition Tasks. The questions are to be
answered by the GA with yes, no or no comment.
S7.10
After the one-hour question-time the GA is free until the Judging procedure begins.
S7.11
The Judging Procedures are carried out directly after the Competition.
S7.12
S7.13
The number of points of the Contestants will not be made public before the Awarding
and Closing Ceremony.
S7.14
After the second Competition Day and before the IOI Awarding Ceremony the SC makes
a proposal to the GA about the Awarding of the contestants, i.e. the distribution
of the medals over the Contestants on the basis of their number of points. Not more
than half of the Contestants will receive a medal:
Thereafter the meeting of the GA determines the scores and the awards of the
Contestants.
S8 Revisions of the Regulations
S8.1
Revisions of the Statutes are prepared and proposed by the IC, and are adopted by
the GA by majority of votes.
S8.2
Revisions of the Explications and the Appendices can be proposed by the GA or the
IC, and are to be adopted by the GA by majority of votes.
Created on MAY-12-95, updated on JUN-02-95 by
daniel.weiler@ci.educ.lu
from CIL
Updated on JUN-23-95 by Richard Verhoeven
Updated on FEB-05-96 by Péter Hanák
IOI Secretariat /
ioi-secretariat@win.tue.nl
