The IMO has begun! The teams arrived in Bremen on Monday 13th July; the Opening Ceremony took place on Tuesday 14th, followed by the two rounds of competition on Wednesday and Thursday. You can see the six contest problems here at the official IMO website. Some pictures follow.
After three hard days of training, the teams spent Thursday 9th July exploring Apeldoorn.
After over 30 hours of travel the IMO team arrived in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands, for a joint training camp with the Dutch team prior to the 2009 IMO in Bremen. Here are some pictures from the first two days of the camp.