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<div align="center">FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT</div>
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<div align="center">The</div>
<div align="center"><font size="+3"><b> GOLDMAN
SACHS</b></font></div>
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<div align="center"><font size="+3">8th International Mathematics
Competition for University Students</font></div>
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<div align="center">19 July to 25 July</div>
<div align="center">2001</div>
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<div align="center">Prague, Czech Republic</div>
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<div><x-tab> </x-tab>The 8th
IMC is being co-organized by University College London and Charles
University, Prague. It is being sponsored by Goldman Sachs. It will
extend over six days, rather that the five days in the previous IMCs,
and take place in Prague.</div>
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participating university is invited to send several students and one
teacher. Individual students are welcome. The competition is planned
for students completing their first, second, third or fourth year of
university education and will consist of 2 Sessions of 5 hours each.
Problems will be from the fields of Algebra, Analysis (Real and
Complex) and Combinatorics. The working language will be
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Timetable</div>
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<div> July 19 -- arrival</div>
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<div> July 20 -- meeting of the
Jury</div>
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<div> July 21 -- first
session</div>
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<div> July 22 -- meeting of the
Jury</div>
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<div> July 23 -- second
session</div>
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<div> July 24 -- announcement of
the results and official dinner</div>
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<div> July 25 -- departure</div>
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<div> Groups<br>
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<div> Although this is an
individual event, the Universities traditionally divide their
participants into groups of four each. The number of students in the
teams is, however, not fixed. The professor who accompanies the
students is expected to be a member of the Jury. Over the previous
seven competitions we have had students from the following sixty one
universities from twenty five countries: Los Andes University
(Colombia), University of Athens, Babes-Bolyai University (Romania),
University of Belgrade, Ben Gurion University (Israel), Blagoevgrad
University (Bulgaria), Bessenyei College Nyíregyháza (Hungary),
University of Birmingham, Bonn University, University of Bordeaux,
University of Bucharest, Cambridge University, Charles University
Prague, Colombia National University, Comenius University (Slovakia),
Complutense University of Madrid, Nicholas Copernicus University
(Poland), University of Debrecen (Hungary), École Normale
Superieure, University of Iowa, Hebrew University of Jerusalem,
Jagiellonian University (Poland), Kharkov State University (Ukraine),
Lorand Eötvös University (Hungary), Free University Berlin,
TU-Berlin Fachbereich Mathematik, Helsinki University of Technology,
University of Helsinki, Kiev Polytechnic Institute, Kyiv Taras
Shevchenko University, University of Kishineu (Moldova), University of
Ljubliana (Slovenia), University College London, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, Adam Mickiewicz University (Poland), Moscow
Institute of Physics and Technology, University of Murcia (Spain),
University of Nis (Serbia), Oxford University, University of Paris VI,
University of Plovdiv (Bulgaria),University of Rousse (Bulgaria),
University of Shoumen (Bulgaria), Shahid Beheshti University (Iran),
Sharif University of Technology (Iran), University of Skopje
(Macedonia), University of Sofia (Bulgaria), University of Szeged
(Hungary), University of Tehran, University of Valencia (Spain),
University of Veliko Turnovo (Bulgaria), University of Tartu
(Estonia), Technical University Budapest, Technical University Sofia
(Bulgaria), Technion Institute (Israel), Tel-Aviv University, Vilnius
University (Lithuania), Warsaw University, University of Timisoara
(Romania), University of Zagreb (Croatia), University of Zaragoza
(Spain).</div>
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Selection of the Problems<br>
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<div> The problems will be chosen
at the Meeting of the Jury on July 20 from those received in advance
by the President of the Jury, Professor John Jayne. The problems
proposed should be precisely formulated and accompanied by a detailed
solution. The problems should be in fields of Algebra, Analysis (Real
and Complex) and Combinatorics. The problems given at the last seven
Competitions can give a general idea of the level expected (see the
IMC web site http://www.imc-math.org/). Additional topics may be also
included.</div>
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Evaluation<br>
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<div> The students' work will be
evaluated by Team Leaders and other Professors and Assistant
Professors using criteria provided by the Jury.<br>
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Necessary Information</div>
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<div> Participants are invited to
confirm their intention to participate by the end of May 2001,
providing the following information:</div>
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University: City, Country: Leader of the team (name, e-mail address):
Students (number): Mailing address: e-mail address: Fax</div>
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Visas<br>
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<div> The participants from some
countries will need a visa to enter the Czech Republic. Please,
contact your travel agent or the Czech Consulate in your country for
details. If necessary, the organizers will post formal invitations for
participation in the Competition.<br>
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Local Expenses<br>
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<div> The living expenses (room,
board and local transportation, including spending money) and other
costs have not yet been finalized. These will be sent out shortly in
the Second Announcement.<br>
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Support<br>
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<div> The Competition is sponsored
by Goldman Sachs. Teams and individuals wishing to apply for financial
support should apply to the President of the IMC, Professor J E
Jayne.</div>
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<div> Prizes</div>
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<div> The first prize will be a
one year scholarship to University College London valued at about
US$25,000. Students who have completed two years at their home
universities may receive a BSc degree from University College London
at the end of this one year. There will be other prizes of significant
value.</div>
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<div> Please send all
confirmations of participation and arrival details to John Jayne
at the e-mail address below. If you would like a copy of the
competition poster, please sent your request with postal address to
John Jayne <j.jayne@imc-math.org>.</div>
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President<br>
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Professor John E. Jayne<br>
Department of Mathematics<br>
University College London<br>
Gower Street<br>
London WC1E 6BT<br>
UK</div>
<div>Tel: +44-20-7679 7322</div>
<div>Fax: +44-20-7419 2812</div>
<div>e-mail: j.jayne@imc-math.org</div>
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