20th PMO Area Stage Announcements

Reminders for the Coaches and Students

NOTE: Venue for the Area Stage – Same as the venue for the Qualifying Stage

1. The PMO Area Stage is on November 25, 2017.
2. Confirm the testing venue with the PMO coordinator in your region before the exam date. You may find his/her name, address and contact number at the official brochure (please go to the Downloads page).  S/he is the same coordinator during the qualifying stage.
3. On November 25, 2017, arrive at the testing center early.  Registration will begin at 12:30 pm and the exam will begin promptly at 2:00 pm and end at 5:00 pm.  Late examinees will not be given additional time.
4. The student must bring his/her school ID for identification.
5. Each student must bring his/her own blue or black pen for the exam.  (All final answers and solutions to the examination must be in blue or black ink.)
6. Students will be allowed to use rulers, protractors and compasses.
7. Calculators will NOT be allowed.
8. The examination will consist of two parts.  The first part has 20 questions that require the final answers only and the second part has 3 open-ended questions that require complete solutions.
9. The names of the students who will qualify for the national stage will be released on or before December 20, 2017.
10. The top 3 scorers in each area will be given medals and subsidized fare to attend the National Finals and Awarding Program.