Author(s): Pavel Azalov / Language(s): Bulgarian
Issue: 2/2019
The main theme of this article centers on the international contests
in Informatics. The article details the key events preceding the initiation and
organization of the First International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI), held in
Bulgaria in 1989, and provides supporting documentation. The path, leading to this
Olympiad and the events between the First National Olympiad in Informatics (NOI)
and the First IOI are discussed as well. An outline of the international contests
in informatics held in Sofia (1987), Bratislava (1987), Varna (1988), and Nova
Gorica (1988) is offered. In the beginning of 1989, in Netherlands, UNESCO held
a consultative meeting to discuss various issues related to international Olympiads.
The invited participants were the leaders of the well-established International
Olympiads in Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry. The author was invited to
introduce the Olympiads in Informatics and to present the plan for the organization
and inauguration of the First IOI in Bulgaria. Next the paper discusses the progress
of our talented students, winners of the Bulgarian NOIs. Subsequently, a few, as
university students, participated in the world’s most reputable completion - the
ACM International Collegiate Contest (ACM ICPC). There is a brief presentation
of the student team from Sofia University “St. Kl. Ohridski”, which participated
in this contest in 1996 and placed first in Europe and fourth overall, among the
1001 teams from universities around the world. Due to its factual nature, the
article contains an extensive list of references, including text excerpts, citations,
photos, and other relevant materials, supporting the historical facts related to the
competitions in Informatics.
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