Computer Olympiad South Africa

Computer Olympiad

The aims of the Olympiad are to:
• Identify, encourage and reward computer aptitude
• Promote and encourage computer studies
• Create an awareness of career opportunities in ICT
The CSSA Computer Olympiad is one of the oldest and largest competitions of its kind in the world and has been held since 1984. We know that participation will encourage some young people who would not have done so otherwise, to consider a career in ICT.

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Who is Who Applications Olympiad

Scientific Committee helps in:
Setting the questions
Checking the answers
Providing sample solutions
Marking the results

For 2013 the Scientific Committee consists of CHARLES SMITH - Bergvliet High
IAN BARBOUR - Education Consultant
MIKE CHILES - CSSA
PAM MILLER - Education Consultant
PETER DAVIDSON - CAT Coordinator Central District
PETER WAKER - SACOT

Who is Who Programming Olympiad

Scientific Committee is a group of ex-Olympiad winners and other enthusiasts, they help in:
Setting the questions
Checking the answers
Providing sample solutions
Marking the results
Tweaking the evaluation software
Keeping the hardware and software humming
Training IOI team members

For 2013 the Scientific Committee consists of
JAMES GAIN - Ass Prof Computer Science, UCT
GRAHAM MANUELL - BSc Student UCT
GWYLIM ASHLEY - BSc Student UCT
KIEREN DAVIES - BSc Student UCT
KOSIE VAN DER MERWE - Hons Student UCT
MARK DANOHER - MSc Student UCT

Special Advisors

FIONA WALLACE is a Director of UniForum SA, and also coordinates the Co.Za Cares project, an innovative, social investment programme whose main focus is the provision of computer laboratories, IT and leadership training for teachers and interactive learning materials for under-resourced South African schools.

MIKE CHILES has been involved with ICT in Education for most of his adult life. Until his recent retirement, he was Director: e-Learning and Library Services for the Western Cape Education Department.

Trustees

The Computer Olympiad is a project of Computer Society South Africa. Its aim is to identify, encourage, and reward programming aptitude. To this end a trust, the South African Computer Olympiad Trust has been established. Trustees are appointed by Computer Society South Africa and the University of Cape Town. Five members make up the Management Committee.

BERTO DE FREITAS is Business Manager, Risk IT at Standard Bank CIB, and is focused on Talent Management and Leadership Development. Standard Bank is the main sponsor of the Computer Olympiad.

DONALD COOK is a former lecturer in the Computer Science Department at the University of Cape Town. He has also been involved in the Computer Olympiad since the beginning and managed the Scientific Committee from 1995 to 2007.

JAMES GAIN is an Associate Professor in the Computer Science Department at the University of Cape Town. He currently manages the Scientific Committee which sets the questions and tests the solutions. This committee is mainly made up of past Olympiad participants.

MOIRA DE ROCHE is Vice President of the Computer Society of South Africa. Moira is a past president of the CSSA, who made education a priority during her presidency.

PETER WAKER is Manager of the Computer Olympiad. He has spent all his adult life in education – the last 33 years in IT and education. He is a founding member of the Computer Olympiad and manages the promotion and administration of the Olympiad.