Programme

PROGRAMME
The closing ceremony of the 61st IMO 2020


Dear leaders! The Final Jury meeting will be held on 27.09.2020 at 12:00 UTC. You will receive a link to the Zoom meeting from your imo-official account.

SCHEDULE OF THE SOCIAL PROGRAMME IMO 2020

All announcements, changes and additions will be published here https://imo2020.ru/news/ and here https://www.instagram.com/v.imo2020 . Stay tuned!

DATE TIME* EVENT LINK & COMMENTS
*indicated when activities will start via Zoom, YouTube or will start  publish in Instagram
20/09/ 12:00 UTC OPENING CEREMONY https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYxJDBiB5_etj-B_HVqkOaQ
Online parade of teams. Greet each other directly in the chat! Do not sleep / stay awake =)
21-22/09 CONTEST DAYS Good luck to all contestants!
23/09 06:00 UTC Tricky Task of the Day for teams Every day (morning, evening, night) at this time we will announce a new tricky or funny task for teams. Mathematics related or unrelated. Do a task, send a photo or video to Instagram direct. You’ll like it =)
https://www.instagram.com/v.imo2020/
08:00 UTC Video tour “Bridges of St. Petersburg” In St. Petersburg there are many rivers and canals (with a total length of about 300 km) over which about 800 bridges are thrown. No, we will not show you all 800 =) But video tours of the most beautiful bridges are waiting for you every day at this time.
09:00 UTC Online tour to Peterhof! Walking in Peterhof with the Russian team.
Our guide will show you the most interesting and most beautiful places. Ask your questions live
The tour will be held in English and Russian
https://www.instagram.com/v.imo2020/
10:00 UTC Exclusive Interview of the Day: Timothy Gowers The Exclusive Interview of the Day is an event only for IMO 2020 attendees. You can ask your question to very important people in the mathematical community. Don’t miss the chance to ask your question. To participate, you need to register:
https://forms.gle/wNandNRFZnyXNoC49
more information here
https://www.instagram.com/v.imo2020/
11:00 UTC Sandwich Сhallenge Morning. You get up, open your laptop, make a sandwich. Just a regular morning sandwich. Take a photo, send a direct to Instagram. Don’t forget to point out the time and country or territory. IMO 2020 people are more than 600 participants from more than 100 countries. Let’s put together the largest collection of sandwiches!
https://www.instagram.com/v.imo2020/
12:00 UTC Online tour of St. Petersburg historical center! Our guide will show you the most interesting and most beautiful places. Ask your questions live
The tour will be held in German
Die Tour findet in deutscher Sprache statt
https://www.instagram.com/v.imo2020/
13:00 UTC Exclusive Interview of the Day: Lisa Sauermann To participate, you need to register:
https://forms.gle/1ns3AmYkVSdJQc33A
more information here
https://www.instagram.com/v.imo2020/
18:00 UTC Russia. Photo presentation To introduce you Russia every day at this time we will publish photos of different parts of our country
https://www.instagram.com/v.imo2020/
24/09 06:00 UTC Tricky Task of the Day for teams https://www.instagram.com/v.imo2020/
06:00 UTC Must see Сhallenge As you know, more than 100 countries are participating in IMO 2020. Imagine that the participants came to your country/territory. What must they see? Send your photo or video and comments to Instagram direct. Important: it must be a photo or video that you made, even if not now, but sometime before.
https://www.instagram.com/v.imo2020/
08:00 UTC Video tour “Bridges of St. Petersburg” https://www.instagram.com/v.imo2020/
09:00 UTC Exclusive Interview of the Day: Jozsef Pelikan To participate, you need to register:
https://forms.gle/tW5GoHVdJmkk9Nsz6
more information here
https://www.instagram.com/v.imo2020/
IMO Chess Nations Cup From 24 to 26 September, during the IMO, the «IMO Chess Nations Cup» will be held. The tournament consists of two parts.
1) IMO Chess Nations Cup
You`ll play for your National team. You can sit in front of one computer together, communicate via messengers etc. but the main point is that you play together for your country, the rules will be announced after the registration form is closed.
To participate, complete the registration form below. You need only one registration for country
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfsgkTHavO0ZyHpCBi86lSP1LbQcelMjcZb7mvDdiQAxJMKBw/viewform
2) IMO 2020 Individual Blitz & Rapid Arenas
On September 26th, before the final of the Nations Cup, there will be two one-hour rapid and blitz tournaments. To participate, complete the registration form below.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScljN4YpZtGmxJatND88kIHYBkM3OzmoEUKSa_rKsIpUT2bvg/viewform
If you don’t have a Lichess account, you can create one here: https://lichess.org/signup
if you have any questions, please contact us by email
imo2020.chess@gmail.com
18:00 UTC Russia. Photo presentation https://www.instagram.com/v.imo2020/
25/09 06:00 UTC Tricky Task of the Day for teams https://www.instagram.com/v.imo2020/
08:00 UTC Video tour “Bridges of St. Petersburg” https://www.instagram.com/v.imo2020/
IMO Chess Nations Cup
10:00 UTC Online tour of St. Petersburg historical center! Our guide will show you the most interesting and most beautiful places. Ask your questions live
The tour will be held in French
La tournée se déroulera en français
https://www.instagram.com/v.imo2020/
12:00 UTC Exclusive Interview of the Day: Stanislav Smirnov To participate, you need to register: https://forms.gle/ZTikSHcR7YTjbVhR6
more information here
https://www.instagram.com/v.imo2020/
18:00 UTC Russia. Photo presentation https://www.instagram.com/v.imo2020/
26/09 06:00 UTC Tricky Task of the Day for teams https://www.instagram.com/v.imo2020/
08:00 UTC Video tour “Bridges of St. Petersburg” https://www.instagram.com/v.imo2020/
IMO Chess Nations Cup
18:00 UTC Exclusive Interview of the Day – Grant Sanderson, aka 3Blue1Brown To participate, you need to register:
https://forms.gle/eW4c7gy3bA8xN5xn8
18:00 UTC Russia. Photo presentation https://www.instagram.com/v.imo2020/
27/09 06:00 UTC Tricky Task of the Day for teams https://www.instagram.com/v.imo2020/
07:00 UTC Video tour “Bridges of St. Petersburg” https://www.instagram.com/v.imo2020/
08:00 UTC Online tour of St. Petersburg historical center! Our guide will show you the most interesting and most beautiful places. Ask your questions live
The tour will be held in Spanish
El tour se realizará en español
https://www.instagram.com/v.imo2020/
12:00 UTC Exclusive Interview of the Day: Nikolay Andreev To participate, you need to register:
https://forms.gle/yDNqYrnJA4RNLx1H6
more information here
https://www.instagram.com/v.imo2020/
15:00 UTC Online tour of St. Petersburg historical center! Our guide will show you the most interesting and most beautiful places. Ask your questions live.
The tour will be held in English:
https://www.instagram.com/v.imo2020/
18:00 UTC Russia. Photo presentation https://www.instagram.com/v.imo2020/
28/09 10:00 UTC CLOSING CEREMONY https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYxJDBiB5_etj-B_HVqkOaQ
Online parade of medalists. And all the best in IMO 2020. Greet each other directly in the chat! Do not sleep / stay awake =)

IMO 2020 Programme

September 18-28, 2020

Date Event
September 18 – 20 Technical testing of communication with  national IMO Exam Centres
September 19 The Official Programme for Leaders and Observers A begins
September 20 Online Opening Ceremony of IMO 2020
September 21 – 22 Contest days
September 23-27 Out-of-contests program:

  1. Lectures of leading mathematicians, IMO medalists of previous years, etc.
  2. Online excursions in St. Petersburg
  3. Оnline events for contestants
September 23-26 Coordination
September 27 Final jury meeting
September 28 Online Closing Ceremony