The International Brain Bee (IBB) is a neuroscience competition for teenagers. The IBB was founded in 1999 by Norbert Myslinski, and consists of over 200 chapters in more than 50 regions on 6 continents. Its purpose is to help treat and find cures for brain disorders by inspiring and motivating students to pursue careers in basic and clinical neuroscience. The IBB governing body is a consortium consisting of the American Psychological Association, Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives, Federation of European Neuroscience Societies, International Brain Research Organization, and Society for Neuroscience. Winners of the chapter competitions are invited to compete in their respective region championships, where they vie for the right to compete in the world championship. Past venues for the world championship include Montreal, Canada; San Diego, USA; Vienna, Austria; Washington, DC, USA; Cape Town, South Africa; Florence, Italy; Cairns, Australia; Baltimore, USA; Toronto, Canada; and Copenhagen, Denmark.
Past champions
International Winners at the international level competed against representatives from other nations.
United States Winners at the national level competed against representatives from other states.
Location Local brain bees take place in their respective states, while the National Brain Bee in the United States is usually held in Baltimore, Maryland. The site of the International Brain Bee changes yearly:
2009: Toronto, Canada 2010: San Diego, California, USA 2011: Florence, Italy 2012: Cape Town, South Africa 2013: Vienna, Austria 2014: Washington, D.C., USA 2015: Cairns, Australia 2016: Copenhagen, Denmark 2017: Washington, D.C., USA 2018: Berlin, Germany 2019: Daegu, South Korea 2020: Virtual [Held in 2021] 2021: Virtual 2022: Virtual 2023: Virtual
Participating Countries and Regions The following national and regional Brain Bee chapters are formally affiliated with the IBB and are currently active and eligible to be represented in the IBB World Championship. Each chapter is organized independently by volunteer coordinators, typically affiliated with universities or neuroscience institutions.
See also Deutsche Neurowissenschaften-Olympiade
References
External links International Brain Bee website: thebrainbee.org