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INVITATION to 16th INEPO (International Environmental Project
Olympiad) Dear
Madam/ Sir, Environmental
problems have become extensive and popular among all the parts of the society
in the last three decades. The
sensitivity to the environmental and ecological problems and investigation
for the solutions of these problems have become a common idea of the human
being. The extensive education about the problems of the environment is the
basic and primary solution of these environmental problems. For this reason,
we started to organize International Environmental Project Olympiad (INEPO)
in 1993. Many countries/states participated in this organisation. 8 countries
in 1993, 13 countries in 1994, 17 countries in 1995, 20 countries in 1996, 24
countries in 1997, 24 countries in 1998, 24 countries/states in 1999, 21
countries in 2000, 20 countries in 2001, 22 countries in 2002, 20 countries
in 2003, 20 countries in 2004, 26 countries in 2005,30 countries in 2006 and
35 countries in 2007. The
countries/states that have participated in INEPO (www.inepo.com) are:
Albania, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bashkortostan, Republic of Belarus, Brazil,
China, Chuvash Republic, Crimea, Czech Republic, Dagestan, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, Georgia, Hungary, Iraq, Italy, Kenya, Kazakhstan, Portugal, South
Africa, South Korea, Kyrgyzhistan, Latvia, Macedonia, Mexico, Moldova,
Nahcevan, Pakistan, Philippines, Romania, Russia, Slovak Republic, Tatarstan,
Tajikistan, Tanzania, Turkiye, Turkmenistan, Thailand, Canada, Ukraine, USA,
Uzbekistan, Vietnam. We invite the students of your country/state as participants to 16th
INEPO which will be held on 01 - 04 June 2008. We'll be glad to see you and
your students during the World Environmental Project Olympiad in a historical
and touristic city, Istanbul-Turkey. We are
looking forward to hear from you soon. Sincerely,
Dr.
Mustafa PETEK General
Coordinator of INEPO Appendix: 1. Rules
of 16th INEPO Contact
Person: Ali Rıza Atasoy E-Mail: [email protected] Rules of 16th INEPO COORDINATOR RULES 1. The application must be made by
the Ministry of Education of each country or by the appropriate associations,
affiliated organisations. 2. Competitors must be aged between 13-19. The olympiad is open to students of all nationalities. 3. A maximum of two projects from each INEPO affiliated organisation/state/country may attend this competition. Each project can be represented by a maximum of two students. 4. Projects will be selected as
finalists for INEPO, through competitions held by INEPO affiliated
organisation/state/country. 5. Each INEPO affiliated
organisation/ state/country will participate in the jury committee by one
jury member. The jury member must have an academic career or must be a member
of a university education board. The competition will be held on June 01 - 04, 2008. All projects will be sent via internet until April 20, 2008. Finalist projects will be announced on May 01, 2008. All competitors, jury members and coordinators who have attended the
competition will be given "ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATE”s. Beginning of Application: February 15, 2008 Application Deadline: April 20 ,2008 Announcement of Finalist Project: May 01 , 2008 Competition: June 01 – 04 , 2008 JURY RULES 1. The evaluation will be made by the jury, so the jury members should have a good command of English. 2. The jury members will ask
students questions during the exhibition and evaluate their answers together
in their reports. 3. The jury members will not
evaluate the projects of their own country. They will evaluate the projects
of other INEPO affiliated organisations/states/countries. 4. The projects will be evaluated
mainly according to the Originality of the Project, Quality of Science,
Scientific Thought, Clarity and Thoroughness and the skill of the students. The following should be judged: How well that student understands
the Project. How well the student followed the
scientific method. The detail and accuracy of
research as documented. Whether experimental procedures
were used in the best possible way. A project should involve
laboratory, field or theoretical work and not just literature and internet
survey. A project should neither be
upgraded nor downgraded because it has been done in a professional
laboratory. Exhibits/projects are judged on the following
basis: Originality
( Does the
Project show originality in: -the questions
asked? -the
approach to solving the problem? -the
analysis of the data? -the
interpretation of the data? -the use
of equipment? Scientific
Thought ( • Is the
problem stated clearly? • Is
there a procedural plan for obtaining a solution? • Are the
variables clearly recognized and defined? • If
controls were necessary, was there a recognition of their need and were
they correctly used? • Are
they within the scope of the original aims? • How
completely has the problem been covered in the project. • Is the
student aware of other approaches or theories concerning the project? • Was
adequate time spent on the project? • Is the
student familiar with the scientific literature in the field in which the
work was done? Clarity
and Thoroughness ( • How
clearly does the finalist discuss his/her project and explain the purpose,
procedure, and conclusions? Watch out for memorized speeches that reflect
little understanding of principles. • Does
the written material reflect the finalist’s or team’s understanding of the
research? • Does
the student have a Project Data Book? • Are the
important phases of the project presented in an orderly manner? • How
clearly is the data presented? • How
clearly are the results presented? • How
well does the project display explain the project? Skill ( • Does
the student have the skills required to do all the work necessary to obtain
the data which support the project? Laboratory skills? Computational skills?
Observational skills? Design skills? Presentation skills. • Jury
members should not evaluate any projects from their own countries. • Each
project should be evaluated for 10 minutes. • Results
are confidential until announced at the awards ceremony. *16th
INEPO is an INTEL-ISEF AFFILIATED FAIR, 16th INEPO has its own methodology
for judging projects based on universal criteria mostly emphasized by
INTEL-ISEF. COMPETITOR RULES 1. The language of the competition
is English, so all competitors should have a good command of English. 2. There is no page limit on the
project reports that will be sent. At the end of the report there must be
photographs about the project. 3. The stands for the exhibition
will be provided by the 4. During the exhibition
everything necessary for exhibiting the project will be provided by the 5. All of the phases of the
projects must conform with International Scientific Rules and the project
owners will take the full responsibility. |