Dear Colleagues
I am Professor Chih-Ta Chia, the Chair of the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) of the 21st Asian Physics Olympiad (APhO). I am honored to welcome you and your team to participate in the online competition of the 21st APhO. Though the vaccine is available on the market, we still have a massive concern about the pandemic of the SARS-CoV-2. Consequently, we will host the first online program of the 21st Asian Physics Olympiad. We introduce the online conferencing software, “Microsoft Teams,” for communication throughout the whole program to communicate with all the participants.
The program of the 21st Asian Physics Olympiad has been updated. Please note that the scheduled time of all the 21st APhO events is based on the UTC+8 time zone. Leaders can find the time difference between local time and UTC+8 on the website https://www.timeanddate.com/time/map/.
| Date | Event | Notes |
| May 17 (Mon) | Internet Connection and Trouble Shooting. Opening Ceremony | Opening Ceremony: 13:00PM~15:00 PM (UTC+8) “Microsoft Teams” |
| May 18 (Tue) | Internet Communications with Leaders. Leaders: Preparation of Translation Room and Exam room. | The first session is from 10:00 to 12:00 (UTC+8). The second session is from 13:00 to 15:00 (UTC+8) “Microsoft Teams” |
| May 19 (Wed) | Leader: Translate Theoretical Problems | It starts at 8:00 AM (UTC+8) or 12:00 PM (UTC+8), depending on the location of participating teams. “Microsoft Teams” |
| Students: Take Theoretical Exam | It starts at 13:00 PM (UTC+8) or 17:00 PM (UTC+8), depending on the location of participating teams. “Microsoft Teams” | |
| May 20 (Thur) | Leader: Translate the Experiment Problems | It starts at 8:00 AM (UTC+8) or 12:00 PM (UTC+8), depending on the location of participating teams. “Microsoft Teams” |
| Students: Take Experiment Exam | It starts at 13:00 PM (UTC+8) or 17:00 PM (UTC+8), depending on the location of participating teams. “Microsoft Teams” | |
| May 21 (Fri) | Grading and upload the scores | Online Students’ Social Activities “Connecting Physics Beyond Borders” “Microsoft Teams” |
| May 22 (Sat) | Moderation | Schedule will be announced during the competition. “Microsoft Teams” |
| May 23 (Sun) | International Board Meeting | From 13:00 PM ~15:00 PM (UTC+8) “Microsoft Teams” |
| May 24 (Mon) | Closing Ceremony | From 13:00 PM ~15:00 PM (UTC+8) “Microsoft Teams” |
Although we cannot meet in person, the online meeting will be implanted to go through all the events. We encourage all the participants to stay online, and we can learn to know each other better.
Thank you very much for your support and understanding. I hope all of us have a new experience of the Asian Physics Olympiad.
Prof. Chih-Ta Chia,
Department of Physics, National Taiwan Normal University
Chair of LOC of 21st Asian Physics Olympiad