July 11, 2006, Ljubljana
Grand Opening
Photographer: Rok Cerkvenik
Nigerian team on stage presenting their country
Nigerian team at the entrance
Singapore team at the entrance
The crowd gathers in the hall
VJ Luka Dekleva will put all of them in a good mood
Honored speakers wait their turn
Slovenian guides expecting... the guests
Honoring the Slovenian anthem
The choir singing the anthem
The special guests
Mr Zvonko Trontelj presiding
Ms Danica Simšič gives a welcome speech
Mr Milan Zver addressing the contestants
The contestants
Mr Milan Zver holding the IMO flag
Group Tolovaj Mataj performs ethnic music
Ecuador team on stage
El Salvador team unfolding their flag
Forza Italia!
Japanese team enjoying the spotlight
Romanian flag takes the stage
The home team
Show comes to an end
Reception at the Rectorate
July 11, 2006, Ljubljana
Day of the Grand Opening
Bulgarians lost and then found their luggage... now they are well dressed indeed
Working ants Tatjana and Mirela slave at the office till three in the morning
Zealous Olga
Guitar? Cards? Or studying mathematics? Decisions!
Some guides have a lot in common... long hair for example
Watch the ball
Isn't the World Cup over?
Where will the ball land?
Koreans with guide Matija
Špela accepts the gifts from our sponsors
Urban knows how to pose
All happy with their gifts
A relaxed interview
A contestant from China with guide Tanja and the reporter
Well, Urban? What are you going to say?
Japanese representatives
Belarus team with guide Teja
The camera nation
Canadians ready for the Grand Opening
Chinese delegation with guide Tanja
Taiwanese with guide Marjanca
Lithuanians and guide Jaka
Lucijana the boss has everything under control
Hong Kong team with guide Špela
Bangladesh contestants under the watchful eye of guide Matjaž
Macedonians even got their own native guide Stojan
Sri Lanka representatives
Pleasant and communicative Serbs
"Hard rock hallelujah!"
Team from Cyprus and guide Tim
Albanians with guide Aljoša
Thai have their own look
Contestants from Ukraine
Who could these be?
Uniformed Swedes
Liechtenstein representative, two from Luxembourg and always smiling guide Janez
El Salvador team and guide Urška
Contestants from Malezia
Columbians and their world renowned coffee
Team from Brazil also brought gifts of their own
Two news casters from BBC
Last preparations in the late evening hours
July 11, 2006, Ljubljana
Work of the Invigilators
Largest contest area - Area C
Everything is lined up perfectly
Invigilators enter "their" contest area for the first time
Do the markings match the sitting order?
Group D readying the folders for the contestants
Savina, Sonja, Nada, Aziza and Alica are a well tuned team
Group C working in subgroups
How many tons of paper?
Folders for the second day of contest
Today the preparation room, tomorrow the sorting room
Like a conveyor belt
Everybody know their part and the whole puzzle
Is this how it should be?
Everything good so far
Marija and Nevenka
Metres of countries in the sorting room