1. Efforts for Popularization of Astronomy in Korea through Astronomy Olympiad Activities : 2001-2012 A Workshop in honor of Prof. Sang-Gak Lee’s Retirement, Current Issues in Stellar Astronomy : Stars, Planets, and Life Feb. 21-22, 2013 Yoojea Kim (Korea Astronomy Olympiad, KAS)

2. Brief History of Korea Astronomy Olympiad (KAO) 2000 : Prof. Lee, Sang Gak (then-president of KAS) initiates KAO with Prof. Woo, Jong Ok (1 st Chairman of KAO) 2001, Oct. 27 : The 1 st Korea Astronomy Olympiad is held in Seoul National University (SNU) with 535 high school students participating. 2003 : Government starts financial support for KAO

3. Quantitative Evolution of KAO (2001-2012) Cause : Change in government policy regarding the admission to prestigious Science High schools

4. Future Career Choices of KAO Participants (2010-2011)

5. Participation in International Astronomy Olympiads 2002 : 7 th IAO (International Astronomy Olympiad) as an observer team with three high school students (North Caucasus, Russia) 2005 : 1 st APAO (Asia -Pacific Astronomy Olympiad) (Irkutsk, Russia) 2007 : 1 st IOAA (International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics) (Chiang Mai, Thailand)

6. 1 st APAO (2005) 2 nd APAO (2006)14 th IAO (2009) 4 th IOAA(2010)

7. year IAO IOAA APAO 2002 3 2003 3 2004 5 2005 3 2 2006 8 8 2007 8 5 7 2008 7 4 8 2009 9 5 15 2010 7 4 5 2011 8 5 7 2012 6 5 7 Total 67 28 59 Number of Korean students in IAO, IOAA and APAO (2002-2012)

8. College majors of Students who have participated in IAO, IOAA and APAO (2002-2012)

9. The 5 th Asia Pacific Astronomy Olympiad (APAO) Oct. 7-14, 2009 / Damyang, Korea “2009 The Year of Astronomy” - 11 teams from 9 countries (Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Singapore, Thailand) - 88 participants (60 students & 28 team leaders)

11. The 17 th International Astronomy Olympiad (IAO) Oct. 16-24, 2012 / Gwangju, Korea -22 teams from 21 countries (Armenia, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Czecho, China, Estonia, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Italy, Kazakhstan, Korea, Lithuania, Mongolia, Romania, Russia, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Thailand, Ukraine) - 129 participants (83 students & 46 team leaders)

13. Prof. Sang-Gak Lee, Thank you !!