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A GUIDE TO THE INTERNATIONAL BIOLOGY OLYMPIAD Edition 23 IBO Coordinating Cente

A GUIDE TO THE INTERNATIONAL BIOLOGY OLYMPIAD Edition 23 IBO Coordinating Center, Prague October 2011 © Coordinating Center of the International Biology Olympiad, October 2011, Prague A Guide to the International Biology Olympiad This version compiled by Gérard Cobut, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels and Hans Morélis Produced with help of the National Institute for Curriculum Development of the Netherlands (SLO) For all information concerning the IBO, please contact: Dr Tomáš Soukup Ph.D. Institute of Physiology Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic Vídenská 1083 14220 Prague 4 - Czech Republic Tel +420 2 4106 2544 or +420 2 9644 2544 Fax +420 2 4106 2488 E-mail: tsoukup@biomed.cas.cz http://www.biomed.cas.cz/fgu or Faculty of Science Charles University Vinicna 7 12800 Prague 2 - Czech Republic IBO official Website: http://www.ibo-info.org CONTENTS Foreword 4 1 What is the IBO? 5 2 Organization Rules 7 3 Guidelines for member countries 16 4 Guidelines for the host country 21 Appendix I Content of the Theoretical Part of IBO 36 II Basic Skills of the Practical Part of IBO 45 III Declaration form for competitors 48 IV List of member countries 49 V List of GHS hazard pictograms 50 4 Foreword This guidebook offers information about the International Biology Olympiad (IBO). It contains the Organization Rules of the IBO, which are officially accepted by all IBO members and have to be strictly followed by all members. It also includes a brief history of the IBO and necessary information for new member countries and future host countries. The IBO theoretical and practical curricula that have been accepted by member countries and a list of member countries in the past are included in the Appendices. What is the IBO? International Biology Olympiad 5 1 What is the IBO? 1. Introduction The International Biology Olympiad (IBO) is a competition for secondary school students. Their skills in tackling biological problems, and dealing with biological experiments are tested. Interest in biology, inventiveness, creativity and perseverance are necessary. Every member country sends four students, who are the winners of the respective national competitions. They are to be accompanied by two team leaders as representatives of each country. 2. Aims of the IBO In bringing together gifted students, the IBO tries to challenge and stimu- late these students to expand their talents and to promote their career as a scientist, so biology talents do not get lost. The Olympiad also is focus- ing on biology as a beautiful and valuable subject. Many biological topics like ethology and ecology stress the importance of biology for society, especially items such as nature preservation and/or environmental pro- tection. The Olympiad offers the opportunity to compare the syllabuses and edu- cational trends in biology in different countries. This is useful information to improve biology education on a national level. Many institutions are involved in the organization of the national Olym- piad: ministry of education, industry, teachers' associations, universities, schools. Contacts between these institutions will lead to a better understanding and communication about their respective activities in the field of biology. 3. History The first international biological competition between Czechoslovakia and Poland from 1985 to 1989 provided ground for the future IBO proper. Positive experience during international Olympiads in other natural sci- ences and mathematics led to the idea of starting an international biology Olympiad. So UNESCO asked the former Czechoslovakia to take the initiative. Six interested countries (Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, German Democratic Republic, Poland and the Soviet Union) founded the IBO in 1989 (Prague and Brno) and participated in the first IBO, which was held in Olomouc in July 1990. Notwithstanding some initial difficulties, this Olympiad was a great success and it was decided to continue with the What is the IBO? International Biology Olympiad 6 IBO. In subsequent Olympiads the number of participating countries in- creased rapidly. Year Country (City) No. participating countries 1990 Czech Republic (Olomouc) 6 1991 Russia (Machatskala) 9 1992 Slovak Republic (Poprad) 12 1993 The Netherlands (Utrecht) 15 1994 Bulgaria (Varna) 18 1995 Thailand (Bangkok) 22 1996 Ukraine (Artek) 23 1997 Turkmenistan (Ashgabat) 28 1998 Germany (Kiel) 33 1999 Sweden (Uppsala) 36 2000 Turkey (Antalya) 38 2001 Belgium (Brussels) 38 2002 Latvia (Riga) 40 2003 Belarus (Minsk) 41 2004 Australia (Brisbane) 40 2005 China (Beijing) 50 2006 Argentina (Rio Cuarto) 48 2007 Canada (Saskatoon) 49 2008 India (Mumbai) 55 2009 Japan (Tsukuba) 56 2010 Korea (Changwon) 59 2011 Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) 58 Immediately after the first Olympiad, a Coordinating Center was estab- lished in Prague and every winter a meeting of appointed coordinators assembles in this Center to prepare new proposals and improve regula- tions, the content, and preparations of future Olympiads, etc. A list of countries involved in the IBO is presented in Appendix IV. Organization Rules International Biology Olympiad 7 2 Organization Rules of the International Biology Olympiad § 1. Aim of the Competition The International Biological Olympiad (IBO) is a competition for secondary school students who are interested in biology. The sole purpose of this competition is: a) to stimulate active interest in biological studies by the creative solu- tion of biological problems, b) to promote exchange of ideas and materials about biology educa- tion, c) to promote regular international contacts between biology students, d) to establish friendly relations among young people from different countries and thus to stimulate cooperation and understanding be- tween nations. § 2. IBO bodies 1) IBO Coordinating Center The IBO Coordinating Center acts as a secretariat of the IBO1. It fulfils the following functions: a) it ensures information services for all member countries and for the related international institutions (UNESCO, IUBS, etc), b) it summons the IBO Advisory Board and the meeting of coordinators if necessary; ensures preparation and distribution of materials to these meetings, c) it promotes contacts with other non-IBO member countries, d) it coordinates the invitation of observers from other non-IBO member countries by the future host country, e) it accumulates relevant documentation about the competition, f) it registers and renews addresses of coordinators, their deputies, observers and of institutions taking part in the IBO g) it collects materials and information regarding the IBO and other biological competitions, including descriptions of national biology Olympiads or similar competitions used to select IBO contestants. The Coordination Center fulfils its activities in collaboration with the IBO Steering Committee, IBO member countries and other organiza- tions in accordance with the aims of the IBO. It organizes the annual IBO Advisory Board meeting. The Ministry of Education of the coun- try where the Center is located staffs the IBO Coordinating Center. 1 It has been established at the National Institute of Children and Youth (NIDM) in Prague, Czech Republic and it is currently situated at the Faculty of Sciences of the Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. Organization Rules International Biology Olympiad 8 The Center presents a yearly report about its activities and the finan- cial situation at the meeting of coordinators. 2) Board of the Coordinators Main decisions about aims and activities of the IBO are taken by the Board of Coordinators that meets annually during each IBO competi- tion. A member country that sends students to compete in the IBO must appoint one coordinator to represent the country in this board. 3) Steering Committee A steering committee is responsible for managing daily IBO events and procedures. It consists of four members plus the head of the Coordinating Center in Prague. The members of the steering com- mittee serve a four-year period and they can be re-elected. Their election is a two-step process. Each member country first nominates maximum 4 names to the Coordinating Center. The final election oc- curs during the Coordinators Meeting. Eligible candidates are country coordinators or team leaders having been present in at least three IBOs before the election year. All can- didates require the nomination of at least five IBO member countries effectively participating in the election procedure. The steering com- mittee starts its function officially on September 1st following the election. 4) IBO Chairperson 2. The IBO steering committee chooses one of its members to function as IBO Chairperson, which means chairing IBO meetings, represent the IBO in official occasions, and keep up contact with the Coordinat- ing Center of the IBO about its activities. The country delivering the IBO Chairperson is allowed to bring a free observer to the IBO. 5) IBO Advisory Board The IBO Advisory Board advises the Steering Committee and the Board of the Coordinators in maintaining high standards of IBO. The Chairperson chairs the Board. It consists of representatives of the countries organizing the two previous and the two subsequent IBOs. It may also invite other experts as participants to its annual meeting to prepare recommendations and proposals for the Board of the Co- ordinators. Those experts should apply at the latest 4 weeks before the actual AB meeting. Topics to be discussed should be submitted at least 14 days before the meeting. Proposals received later than 2 weeks before the meeting will not be accepted. Recommendations of the IBO Advisory Board concerning uploads/Litterature/ ibo-guide.pdf