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2003 BH NEUMANN AWARD RECIPIENTS
— 25 October 2019
The 2003 BH Neumann Awardees were Edward Brennan, Michael Deakin and Lorraine Mottershead. They were presented with their awards at separate ceremonies and their citations follow. Edward (Ted) Brennan A BH Neumann Award was presented to Edward Robert (Ted) Brennan at the Quay West Hotel, Brisbane, on Friday 09 May 2003. Ted Brennan creates a
2001 BH NEUMANN AWARD RECIPIENTS
— 25 October 2019
The 2001 BH Neumann Awardees were Andy Edwards, Michael Evans and Alice Thomas. They were presented with their awards at separate ceremonies and their citations follow. Alice Thomas On Saturday 26 May, Professor Neumann presented a BH Neumann Award to Alice Thomas at a function in the Scarth Room of University House, Canberra. Alice was born in
Racing home on keyboards
— 11 August 2019
During the 5-hour long layover in Doha, Kevin made many of our past AIIO sets public, and the team quickly pulled out their trusty laptops, and began racing each other to solve these problems as quickly as possible.
Drama to a Close
— 10 August 2019
We woke up to some drama and another nervous wait this morning… Much to our relief, though more points were awarded, the medal cutoffs, were confirmed as not having changed, so it was official – Australia has won a Gold, a Silver, and two Bronze medals at this year’s IOI!
Camels and Horses
— 9 August 2019
With the competition done and dusted, today was the second full excursion day of this IOI. Off to a late start – due to the weather (though I reckon everyone could have done with it anyway), the leaders visited a 12th century historic village (called Qala). This village was an archaeological site, with many ancient relics, and reconstructions of historic houses.
Contest day 2: A clean sweep!
— 8 August 2019
I am writing this completely overjoyed by the performance of our IOI team for this year! Based on provisional results (subject to changes resulting from appeals, though these are usually few), Angus has won a Gold medal, Timmy a Silver medal, and Ryan and Tunan Bronze medals, placing 9th, 80th, 99th, and 150th at the IOI!
On a roll
— 7 August 2019
It was fascinating to see exhibitions of how traditional Azerbaijani carpets have been hand-woven throughout the centuries: our guide insisted that no authentic Azerbaijani carpet is ever woven by machine. In particular, we were told that an experienced craftsperson can only weave 5cm of length of these carpets in a single day!
Contest day 1: Non-pizza lunch in pizza boxes
— 6 August 2019
The first competition day was the main event of today, which was particularly exciting, as it marked the first time Ryan, Timmy and Tunan sat an IOI exam. One of the things that sets the IOI apart from other olympiads is the existence of a live scoreboard, which is updated in real-time during the competition…
