IOI International Committee: Meeting 1996-01-29 Budapest The following were present: Sweden (host 1994) Netherlands (host 1995) chair Hungary (host 1996) South Africa (host 1997) Mr Kimn (elected member) Mr P. Waker IFIP TC3 Apologies: Argentina (host 1993) Portugal (host 1998) Turkey (host 1999) Prof. Piele (elected member) Minutes of the Previous Meeting The minutes of the previous meeting were amended and accepted. CLOSED DISCUSSION (Please note: The order has been adapted to facilitate further discussion). 1. EXTRA COMPETITORS OF THE OPPOSITE SEX 1.1. Hungary (IOI '96) Regret - cannot be done because of financial restrictions. CLOSED 1.2. South Africa (IOI '97) Need to consult all the players in South Africa. ZA 1.3. The possibility of finding a permanent sponsor for girls is on-going. ALL RESOLUTION: Each country is to make its own decision as to whether its team should be made up of students of both sexes selected on merit or students regardless of sex selected on merit. Teams to be limited to four, unless otherwise agreed. CLOSED 2. FOOD 2.1. Lunch The decision as to whether to serve a hot lunch or not will be left to the host country. CLOSED 2.2. Choice Hungary will provide three types of meals : standard, Halaal and vegetarian. CLOSED 2.3. Buffet Hungary will provide buffet meals so that participants can choose what they eat. CLOSED 2.4. Snacks On competition days a mid-morning snack will be provided. CLOSED 3. BOARD OF PATRONS Mr Les Belhardy of Cambridge Research and Mr Andrew Grove of Intel were approached. Further details to be provided. NETH 4. DEFINITIONS AND STRUCTURE 4.1. Competitors Students who take part in the competition. 4.2. Leaders Team leader and deputy leader. 4.3. Team Competitors (max 4) and leaders (max 2). A team therefore has a maximum of six members. 4.4. Delegation Team members and other officials. 4.5. Guests Persons accompanying the delegations without having official standing as far as the host is concerned. Guests pay the host for the privilege of attending. 4.6. General Assembly Team leaders from all the participating countries. While deputy team leaders and other members of the delegation may attend, they have no voice and no vote. 4.7. International Committee A representative of each of the following countries: 3 immediate past hosts 1 current host 3 immediate future hosts 3 persons elected in their personal capacities. If possible they should represent regions not otherwise represented in the International Committee. 4.8. President The president of IOI n-1 is president of the IOI until the opening ceremony of IOI n. 5 CHANGES 5.1. Amendments need to be approved by ballot and need the required notice. 5.2. The IC needs rules on how to make lesser changes. (each host seems to prepare local rules). ALL 5.3. Age restriction (19 or 20). This matter was not resolved. Hungary proposed accepting students with age up to 20 on 30 June. (No resolution passed). ALL 5.4. Languages. Proposed that Pascal and C++ be accepted but that BASIC no longer be accepted. (No resolution passed). ALL 6. TECHNICAL COMMITTEE REPORT: IOI '96 6.1. Format would be 2 days of competition; 3 problems per day. 6.2. The non-programming task would not be retained. 6.3. An interactive programme would be retained. (However there are problems with interactive problems and BASIC). 6.4. Black box evaluation would be retained. 6.5. Question 6 would be a new type of programming task. 6.6. For evaluation purposes a non-standard module may be used - provided that it does not disadvantage any students (e.g. those using BASIC). 7. IOI '97 7.1. Accommodation South Africa will provide student-type accommodation: Undergraduate accommodation for participants. Post-graduate accommodation for leaders. 7.2. Outings A number of outings were proposed. Time in buses will be restricted to a minimum. 7.3. Sponsorship The IC approved the fact that South Africa will seek sponsorship. 7.3.1. Sponsorship for teams would be left to the host country. 7.3.2. Sponsors may not influence the character and course of the competition. 7.3.3. Competitors will not be forced to wear items of advertising. 7.4. Promotion Hungary had no objection if South Africa started sending out brochures for IOI '97 before IOI '96 has taken place. 8. GENERAL 8.1. Notices will be sent out by e-mail and post. 8.2. Minutes, once approved, will be sent to Tom Verhoef. 8.3. The following are to be placed on the agenda for the next meeting Internet involvement May we assume all students have Internet access and experience?