History

The idea for the IOAA arose among representatives of Thailand, Indonesia, Iran, China and Poland attending the International Physics Olympiad, both as a high-standard competition for high-school students and as a means to promote astronomy and astrophysics in education. The first IOAA was held in Thailand in 2007, followed annually by events in Indonesia, Iran and China an Poland. The  6^th IOAAwill be held in Brazil in 2012.

2011 marked the end of the five year terms of office for the President and General Secretary of the IOAA. As a result, elections were held - more information on the elections page.

Information on the previous Olympiads is available on the web at: 

http://www.ioaa.info/ (Thailand, 2007)

http://www.ioaa2.itb.ac.id/ (Indonesia, 2008) 

http://www.ioaa2009.ir/ (Iran, 2009) 

http://www.ioaa2010.cn/ (China, 2010)

http://www.ioaa2011.pl/ (Poland, 2011)

http://www.ioaa2012.ufrj.br/ (Brazil, 2012)