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TopCoder College Tour SRM Overview

The Event

TopCoder is sponsoring an onsite programming competition at University of Minnesota Twin Cities on Thursday 11.02.2006.

Registration for this event ends on Wednesday 11.01.2006 10:59 PM CST.

The event is from 07:30 PM CST until 10:00 PM CST in EE/CompSci 2-172. This event is being run in conjunction with Single Round Match 325 . In addition to registering with TopCoder, all competitors must register here and be onsite for the competition. After the event ends, food will be served and a TopCoder representative will be present to discuss TopCoder competitions and employment services.

Prizes

• 1st place prize - 2GB iPod Nano
• 2nd place prize - 1GB Flash Memory drive
• 3rd place prize - $50 gift certificate at Amazon.com

All competitors will receive a TopCoder t-shirt. Placement in the SRM will be determined by the total number of points at the conclusion of the SRM. The competitor with the highest total positive (i.e., greater than zero) points will finish in 1st place. The overall winner will receive the 1st place prize, the 2nd place finisher will receive the 2nd place prize, and the 3rd place finisher will receive the 3rd place prize.

Event Schedule

The timeline for the day of the event:

• 07:30 PM CST - Computer lab opens & competitors set up
• 08:00 PM CST - Competition starts
• 09:35 PM CST - Competition ends
• 09:40 PM CST - Food & TopCoder presentation

Katie Kittle will give a presentation to explain the benefits of TopCoder membership and competition. The presentation is available for download.