The Beaver competition was born in Lithuania, by an idea of Prof. Valentina Dagiene.
The first Bebras contest was organized in Lithuania in 2004.

      One of Valentina Dagiene's goals was to establish Bebras as an international initiative. Since its beginnings, several European countries have joined Bebras, and other countries from all over the world declared their interest in the idea, too.

      The following countries organize their own Bebras contest and hence participate in the Bebras initiative:

		Austria (2008: 4.000 participants)
		Estonia (2008: 4.039 participants)
		Germany (2008: 53.602 participants)
		Latvia (2008: 700 participants)
		Lithuania (2008: 6.616 participants)
		The Netherlands (2008: 5.120 participants)
		Poland (2008: 8.725 participants)
		Slovakia (2008: 9.318 participants)

      The first event planned for 2009 is the meeting to be held in Lithuania.

2009

    May 13-17, 2009: 5th International Bebras Task Workshop in Pasvalys, Lithuania.

      International activities of the Bebras competition are coordinated by the International Bebras board. The members of the committee are currently:

• Valentina Dagiene, Lithuania
• Gerald Futschek, Austria
• Hans-Werner Hein, Germany
• Ries Kock, The Netherlands
• Wolfgang Pohl, Germany
• Maciej Syslo, Poland
• Elmundas Zalys, Lithuania