2007 International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI)

Charlie Daly, Roxana Vallado (Irish team guide), Stephen Dolan and Ciarán O Conaire (IOI)

The 19 th International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) will be held on August 15-22 in Zagreb , Croatia . The Irish IOI 2007 team includes Mr. Stephen Dolan, Coláiste Cholmcille, Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal; Barry John Hurley, Gaelcholaiste Choilm, Ballincollig, Co Cork ; Robin Joshua Tobin, St. Aidan's CBS, Whitehall , Dublin 9 and Amy Kate O Mahony, St. Aloysius' School, Sharman Crawford Street , Cork City. This team was selected from the medal winners at the IBM/DCU Computer Programming Olympiad held in DCU in January. The team followed an online training programme designed and implemented by Charlie Daly and Ciarán Ó Conaire and a programming course in UCC. They will also attend an intensive residential course in the School of Computing prior to their departure to Zagreb . Since 1993 Irish students have been awarded 1 gold, 4 silver and 9 bronze IOI medals. Donegal student, Stephen Dolan who will again represent Ireland this year won a silver medal at the 18 th International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI 2006) in Mérida, Yucatán, México in 2006. Stephen also received a €1,250 IBM University scholarship for his achievement. Charles Daly and Ciarán Ó Conaire are the Irish team leaders. Ciarán, a former Olympian, IOI medal winner and the deputy team leader for a number of years has completed his research and will be awarded a PhD at the next DCU conferring ceremony.

2007 International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO)
2007 International Biology Olympiad (IBO)
2007 International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI)