Registration

· A country’s team will be made up of four secondary school students between the ages of 16 and 19 years of age (inclusive) on 30 June 2010. Students must be selected through a national geography competition. They will be accompanied by two adults who are involved in geographical education in their country, and who can speak and write English.
Please also refer to the IGEO website for the updated statutes under which the IGEO operates (http://www.geoolympiad.org/ look under What is GeoOlympiad.

· Countries which took part in the 2006 or 2008 Olympiads will be automatically accepted for the 2010 IGEO if they apply by 4 January, 2010. Other countries will be allocated available places in order of the date of receipt of their application. The maximum number of teams that will be accepted for 2010 IGEO is 30.

· Please send the application form, and any queries about the Taipei Olympiad, to Su-Min Shen at tngc@deps.ntnu.edu.tw. If you have general queries about the Olympiad, for instance about eligibility, those should go to the Secretariat. Please email them to Kath Berg at admin@rgsq.org.au.

· If you need a formal written invitation to the IGEO, please email Su-Min Shen the name, position and address of the person to whom the letter should be sent.

Registration Form

· Once the application has been accepted by the iGeo Task Force, the Registration Form will be sent to the primary contact indicated in the application form in late-February via email. Please return the Registration Form to the local organizer Su-Min Shen by 5 May, 2010.
Email: tngc@deps.ntnu.edu.tw; Fax: 886-2-77343907

Registration Fee

· Countries are responsible for their own travel, visas and insurance.

· A contribution of TWD 12000 per person is payable as a contribution to local expenses. The fare is the same for all participants, including students, team leaders and observers.
(TWD = Taiwan New Dollars, currency converter http://www.xe.com/ucc/)

· Registration Fee per person
US$ 380 (i.e., TWD 12000)
exchange rate: 1: 31.58 based on Taiwan Bank, 18 May, 2010
http://rate.bot.com.tw/Pages/Static/UIP003.zh-TW.htm

· Registration fee should be paid by 20 May, 2010.

Bank details
Beneficiary's bank name : HUA NAN COMMERCIAL BANK, LTD. TAI TA BRANCH
SWIFT CODE : HNBKTWTP154
Beneficiary's bank address : NO.1 SEC. 4 ROOSEVELT RD.TAIPEI, TAIWAN, R.O.C
Beneficiary's account number: 154-10-000519-2
Beneficiary's account name : THE GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY OF CHINA LOCATED IN TAIPEI

Post-iGeo trip Fee

· This post-iGeo trip is optional and is at your own expenses (not included in the registration fee). Please indicate clearly in the registration form if you like to attend the trip.
There are two options: 2-day trip and 5-day trip. For details, please go to [Post-trip].

· The fee for post-iGeo trip should be paid along with the registration fee, by 20 May, 2010.
See above for bank details.