Minutes of The Second Asian Physics Olympiad
Taipei-Taiwan, April 22-May 1, 2001

1.   The following 12 countries were present at the 2nd Asian Physics Olympiad :
      Australia, India, Indonesia, Israel, Jordon, Kazakhstan, Malaysia,
      Mongolia, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Vietnam. Two countries were represented with observers:
      Japan and Qatar.

2.   Result of marking the papers by the organizers were presented: The best score
      (34.50 points ) was achieved by Tsai Hsin Yu from Taiwan (Absolute Winner of
      the 2nd APhO). The second and third were Wang Chia Chun (Taiwan) 31.00 points
      and Bui Le Na (Vietnam) 30.80 points. The following limits for awarding the medals
      and the honorable mention were established according to statutes :
      Gold Medal: 28 points
      Silver Medal: 25 points
      Bronze Medal : 20 points
      Honorable Mention : 16 points
      According to the above limits 7 Gold medals, 5 Silver medals, 11 Bronze medals
      and 16 honorable mentions were distributed to all delegations.

3.   In addition to the regular prizes a number of special prizes were awarded :
      . For the best score in theory : Chen Wei Yin (Taiwan)
      . For  the best score in Experiment : Tsai Hsin Yu (Taiwan)
      . For the most creative solution in Experiment : Bui Le Na ( Vietnam)
      . For the most creative solution in Theory : Rezy Pradipta (Indonesia)
    . For the best female participant : Tsai Hsin Yu ( Taiwan)
    . For the best participant among the new participating countries : Obed Tsur  ( Israel )

4.    The International Board has unanimously elected Prof. Lin Ming Juey to post of
       secretary of the Asian Physics Olympiad for the next four years.

5.    President of the APhO's distributed a list of the organizers of the competition in
       the future. It is:
    .  2002  Singapore ( invitation disseminated during the 2nd APhO )
    .  2003  Thailand   ( confirmed orally)
      .  2004  Vietnam    ( confirmed )

6.   The International Board expressed deep thanks to Prof. Lin Ming Juey and his
      collaborators for excellent conducting of the competition. The International
      Board highlighted all the difficulties occurring when the second event  is organized
      and congratulated the organizers for successfully solving all of them.

7.   The International Board agreed to put the best or the most creative solutions in
      APhO proceeding without asking the student's permission.

8.   The International Board agreed to include Australia as a member of Asian
      Physics Olympiad and keeping the name of the competition.

9.   The International Board has unanimously accepted Prof. Lin Ming Juey to represent
      APhO in the World Federation of Physics Competition.

10. The opening ceremony was honored by the presence of Mr.Chen Shui Bian,
      president of the Republic of China who was welcome with standing ovation.

11. Acting on behalf the organizers of the next Asian Physics Olympiad a
      Singapore delegation announced the III Asian Physics Olympiad will be
      organized in Singapore on May 6-May 15, 2002 and codially invited all the
      participant countries to attend the competition.
 

Taipei April 30, 2001

Ming Juey, Lin Ph.D                                                   Yohanes Surya Ph.D
Executive Director of the Organizing Committee          President of the APhO
of the 2nd APhO
Secretary of the APhO