[1] Because of COVID-19, the 17th International Junior Science Olympiad 2020, originally planned to be held in Frankfurt, Germany, was cancelled.
[2] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 18th International Junior Science Olympiad 2021 was conducted in a hybrid format.
Emiel De Klejin (President) Thandie Lekone (Vice President, Africa) Paulius L. Tamosiunas (Vice President, Europe) Elena Losada Falk (Vice President, America) Abdallah El Marhoune (Vice President, Asia) Kwok-Tung Lu (Secretary) Budhy Kurniawan (Treasurer) Paresh K. Joshi (2015-2022) Sang Chun Lee (2012-2015) Masno Ginting (2004-2012) Ui Wook Hwang (Asia) Paresh K. Joshi (Asia) Robin Naidoo (Africa) Heide Peters (Europe) Ronaldo Fogo (Americas) Fatima al-Rashid (Asia) Paraic James (Europe) Heide Peters Mahesh Edirisinghe Echakart Lucis Yung-Ta Chang Robin Powles Kwok-Tung Lu Paraic James Michael Cotter
Those include: An IJSO backpack, water bottle and a T-Shirt, alongside various different items.
Closing ceremony involves giving roughly 60% of students a Medal (Gold to 10%, Silver to 20% and Bronze to 30%), but few also get a handful of special awards.