Test Contest for the 2010 ACM-ICPC World Final

HOW – To register, register by January 12th at 10:00 AM Central US Time at :

http://cm.baylor.edu/service/Wiki.jsp?page=Main

WHEN – January 16th at 10:00 AM, Central US Time.  That is 16:00:00 Saturday January 16, 2010, GMT.

The contest will run for 5 hours.

WHERE – This contest will be internet based.  You will need to provideyour own workstation with internet access.  We will provide a server onthe internet where you submit your solutions, and a mailing list andwebpage for communications.

WHO - This contest will be open to any student in the ICPC community that was eligible to compete in the 2009 regional contests.

WHAT –  The Test Contest will be a contest similar to the ICPC World Finals.

 

WHY – This will give the World Finals system operations team an opportunity to perform a final validation test of the 2010 World Finals environment in an actual contest.

 

RULES – We will generally follow the rules of the world finals, with the obvious modifications to accommodate an internet based contest.  A few of the major points:

·       No prizes will be awarded.

·       We encourage you to work in teams of 3 students.

·       We want everyone to treat this as a serious contest.  Please do not interfere with the normal operation of the contest systems.

 

-- Brian Sitton, World Finals SysOps