1.1. Structure

Abstract. We describe the process of selecting and preparing the Slovak IOI team. The presented information is related to the situation in the year 2007. We present the structure of the Slovak national Olympiad in informatics and of the Slovak selection camp, including the rationale behind their current form. We list several other national activities that help our students acquiring extra-curricular knowledge in computer science. We discuss our cooperation with other countries in the region. Finally, we give several examples of tasks used in our Olympiad