BAKU, AZERBAIJAN (August 6, 2019) As the Official
Sponsor for IOI 2019, Acer is the sole supplier of notebook PCs for contestants
and staff, in addition to servers, to run contest management systems for the
event held from August 4 - 11 in Baku, Azerbaijan. After the contest, the Acer
notebooks will be donated to ADA University and the Ministry of Education to
support computer science programs for young scientists.
The aspiration to make a positive difference to society
was the foundation of Acer’s long-term mission of “Breaking Barriers between
People and Technology.” This commitment to enhance education through technology
is exemplified by taking on the role of Official Sponsor of the International
Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) through 2021, providing each competition with IT
equipment and on-site technical support.
“Sponsoring the IOI is one of Acer’s efforts to help
young talents become successful, and to give back to society for the success we
have enjoyed,” said Grigory Nizovsky, Vice President for Russia, Eastern Europe
and Turkey, Acer. “We are very proud to be part of this meaningful initiative
that helps young talents of today who will become leaders of tomorrow.”
“We selected the Acer Aspire 3 notebooks with a dedicated
numeric keypad for the competition, which will make it easy for contestants to
work on and solve the algorithms in the most efficient way,” added Nizovsky.
Grigory Nizovsky, Acer Vice President for Russia, Eastern
Europe and Turkey with the team from Turkey
On completion of the IOI 2019 contest, Acer has pledged
to donate the 450 Aspire notebooks to ADA University and the Ministry of
Education, Azerbaijan. ADA University will use them to equip two new labs at
the School of IT and Engineering, and the Ministry of Education plans to use
the notebooks to support a pilot project "Digital Skills" to teach
informatics in schools in Azerbaijan.
Acer and the IOI are both advocates in promoting
interests in informatics (computing science) and IT, and to encourage, bring
together, and give recognition to young people who are exceptionally talented
in the field of informatics. The IOI 2019 contest will be held at the Baku
Convention Center, and the closing ceremony at one of the world’s masterpieces
in architecture, the Heydar Aliyev Center, a reflection of the high level of
innovation and precision demonstrated by contestants.
The IOI is one of the five international science
Olympiads and is one of the most prestigious computer science competitions in
the world. Each participating country selects a team of up to four contestants
along with a team leader and a deputy leader. The competition takes place over
two days, during which contestants compete individually in solving a set of
algorithmic problems. Each day, the students are typically given three problems
which they have to solve within five hours.