INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIAD IN INFORMATICS (IOI)
Who may participate? The top participants from the Third Round of the Computer Olympiad are invited to training camps to prepare them for the IOI. Four of them are eventually selected to represent South Africa at the IOI in the year after they are medal winners. The team is accompanied by two team leaders.
Requirements: The IOI is a competition that brings together participants from different countries of the world. These participants should have a proven, outstanding ability to solve problems by writing appropriate computer programs.
Location: Every year a different country hosts the competition – usually over a period of seven or more days. Only two days are devoted to the competition itself, the other days are spent exploring the host country and becoming acquainted with each other.
A TYPICAL IOI PROGRAMME :
| Sunday | : Day of arrival |
| Monday | : Opening Ceremony |
| Tuesday | : First day of the competition |
| Wednesday | : Excursion |
| Thursday | : Second day of the competition |
| Friday | : Excursion |
| Saturday | : Award Ceremony and Banquet |
| Sunday | : Day of departure |
Prizes:
Certificates of participation, bronze, silver and gold medals and other prizes and gifts.