The British Informatics Olympiad is the computing competition for schools and colleges. We are proud to present BIO 2010, sponsored by Lionhead Studios.
The 2010 British Informatics Olympiad

If you last participated prior to 2008 you should take careful note of the dates for this year's content.

BIO 2010 will take place November - December 2009 and March 2010. The competition is open to all students in full-time pre-university education in mainland Britain, and involves solving problems against the clock, using nothing more than pen, paper and a computer.

The BIO consists of three stages. The first is a 3-hour test, the British Informatics Olympiad, which takes place in schools during November-December 2009. This involves solving a range of problems using a computer. The second stage is the final, which will be held in Cambridge from 26-28 March 2010. The top four finalists will make up the team to travel to the 2010 International Olympiad in Informatics, hosted by Canada.

As well as the possibility of winning a medal the team will enjoy VIP treatment and get to socialise with contestants from over 80 different countries that will take part.

28 March 2010 The following students were selected to represent Great Britain at the 2010 International Olympiad in Informatics:

• Sunoo Park (Bristol Grammar School)
• Joe Hermaszewski (Watford Grammar School for Boys)
• Diggory Blake (Forest School)
• James Stanley (Pate's Grammar School)

• David Mestel (Hills Road Sixth Form College)
• Christopher Robinson (Kingswood School)

• Kirsty Stroud (Hills Road Sixth Form College)
• Edward John (Kennet School)
• Elliot Prior (The Grammar Schol at Leeds)
• Sean Quah (St Paul's School)
• Karl Muttitt (Barton Peveril)
• Andrew Hyer (Westminster School)
• Matthew Powers-Freeling (Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School)
• Sameer Arya (The American School in London)
• Bryant Tan (St Paul's School)

See the links below for information about BIO 2010.