RI to host 2002 Physics Olympics

RI to host 2002 Physics Olympics

JAKARTA: Indonesia will host the 33rd International Physics
Olympics (IPhO) in 2002, the Ministry of National Education's
director general of elementary and high school education,
Indradjati, said.

Bandung in West Java and Denpasar in Bali will be considered
to host the annual event, he said on Wednesday.

"Bandung had actually been chosen as the host, with the
Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) acting as its organizing
institution, but due to unfavorable security concerns lately,
IPhO president Waldemar Gorzkowski suggested that the venue be
changed to Bali," Indradjati said.

The 33rd IPhO will be held from July 14 to 23 next year, while
the International Mathematics Olympics will be held in Britain,
the International Chemistry Olympics in the Netherlands, the
International Biology Olympics in Latvia, and the International
Information Olympics in South Korea. All events will be held
between July and August next year.

The 33rd IPhO is expected to be attended by 70 to 75
countries, with each of them sending a delegation consisting of
five contestants accompanied by two leaders.

Indonesia has participated in physics competition since 1993,
with several students receiving awards for outstanding
achievement, Indradjati said. --JP