Calgary Collegiate Programming Contest 2023

The Competitive Programming Club trains students for competition in top-flight programming contests, organizes programming contest events at the University of Calgary, and provides students with an outlet and opportunity to pursue knowledge of computer science and mathematics beyond that which is available in class.

University of Calgary Competitive Programming Club

Calgary Collegiate Programming Contest 2023 (Opportunity for university students in Calgary to excel in programming contests)

856 Campus Pl NW, (ICT 122) Calgary, AB T2N 4V8

AboutThe Calgary Collegiate Programming Contest (CCPC) provides post-secondary students in Calgary with the opportunity to excel in an ACM ICPC-style programming competition. Students test their aptitude and knowledge against a set of programming puzzles requiring problem-solving, programming, math, and teamwork skills. Teams are ranked according to the number of problems solved within five hours. The CCPC is sponsored by <a href="http://www.synopsys.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Synopsys</a> and provides a platform for the next generation of computing professionals to pursue excellence. <a href="https://www.kattis.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Kattis</a> has graciously sponsored the judging platform.Contest Details &amp; RulesTeams of up to three students enrolled in an Albertan educational institution, meeting the criteria linked to in the "Eligibility" section above may compete for prizes. Teams not meeting these requirements may participate as guests. The contest is free of charge for entry; lunch will be provided to official competitors at the Calgary location.Don't have a group of people to participate in the event with but you're looking to meet some new people? No worries! We'll be working to team folks up after you sign up on this Google sheet form <a href="https://forms.gle/oqhd5rSrpLvvrGtV8" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>The contest itself is a collection of 8-12 problems to be solved using C, C++, Java, Python, Haskell, <a href="https://open.kattis.com/help" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">etc</a>. Team rankings are decided first by number of problems solved, and second by time taken to solve.During the contest, the following rules are in effect:<ul><li>No collaboration is allowed with anyone outside of your team members when working on/discussing the contest problems.</li></ul><ul><li>All contestants can work on one lab computer. </li></ul><ul><li>Resource access is restricted to standard library and language documentation, the contest website,or physical resources. </li></ul><ul><li>External libraries are not allowed. For example, the C++ header #include is allowed since it is a part of the language's standard library. However, headers in an external C++ library such as Boost are not allowed.</li></ul><ul><li>Aside from the two main points above, all other references materials on the internet are not allowed</li></ul><ul><li>Use of electronic devices other than the computer is strictly prohibited</li></ul><ul><li>Teams are ranked according to which has solved the most problems, with ties broken by time taken to solve</li></ul><ul><li>Coding reference material: </li></ul><ul><li>Each team is allowed one coding reference "document" (Physically on premises)</li></ul><ul><li>There is no maximum page limit for the coding reference document</li></ul>The main contest will start at 12:00PM MDT on Saturday, April 1st. The practice contest starts one hour before the main contest and will last 45 minutes. Participation in the practice is optional but recommended for new competitors.Any disrespectful behavior towards the Competitive Programming Club, our sponsors or participants can result in disqualification from the event.Permissible Internet resources:<ul><li>en.cppreference.com</li><li>www.mono-project.com</li><li>learn.microsoft.com</li><li>pkg.go.dev</li><li>hoogle.haskell.org</li><li>docs.oracle.com</li><li>kotlinlang.org</li><li>www.php.net</li><li>www.swi-prolog.org</li><li>docs.python.org</li><li>www.ruby-lang.org</li><li>https://www.microfocus.com/documentation/visual-cobol/vc60/DevHub/GUID-D84DDFBC-3D1E-47B1-8DEF-26B322C321F6.html</li><li>https://common-lisp.net/documentation</li><li>https://fsharp.org/specs/language-spec/</li><li>https://icl.utk.edu/~mgates3/docs/fortran.html</li><li>https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference</li><li>https://nodejs.org/en/docs/</li><li>https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/js/index.html</li><li>https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/ProgrammingWithObjectiveC/Introduction/Introduction.html</li><li>https://ocaml.org/manual/language.html</li><li>https://www.freepascal.org/docs-html/ref/ref.html</li><li>https://doc.rust-lang.org/reference/</li><li>www.gnu.org</li><li>cplusplus.com</li></ul>If your code is found to be plagiarized or taken from an internet resource other than the permissible ones listed above, you will be immediately disqualified and banned from future competitions.Overview of Schedule10:00 AM - 10:50AM:<ul><li>Opening Contest presentation by Synopsys and the CPC. The speech will be delivered by Tyler Sims; the Director of Software Engineering . The CPC will then go over general contest rules and procedures.</li></ul>10:50AM - 11:50AM<ul><li>Practice contest to help familiarize competitors with contest system</li></ul>11:30AM - 12:00PM:<ul><li>Lunch break</li></ul>12:00PM - 5:00PM:<ul><li>Official contest start (12:00pm)</li></ul><ul><li>Scoreboard will be frozen for final hour (4:00pm) so winners are not known until later presentation</li></ul>5:00PM - 5:20PM:<ul><li>Solutions to Problem Set</li></ul>5:20PM - 6:20PM:<ul><li>Presentation by Synopsys</li></ul><ul><li>Small Bag Prizes will be drawn</li></ul><ul><li>Presentation of problem statistics (number of attempts, successes, etc.)</li></ul><ul><li>Announcement of Div 1 &amp; 2 winners and presentation of prizes</li></ul><ul><li>Synopsys SWAG prize draw</li></ul><ul><li>Question Period With Tyler</li></ul>EligibilityAnyone is welcome to compete.In order to be eligible for prizes, you must be:<ul><li>Enrolled in a post-secondary institution/high school in Alberta or British Columbia as an undergraduate/full time graduate student</li></ul><ul><li>Able to attend in person on the day of the event</li></ul><ul><li>In a team of up to three members or compete solo</li></ul><ul><li>Participating in the same division as everyone else on your team</li></ul><ul><li>(Extra requirement for Division 2) Students who have not won any cash prizes in previous ACPC or CCPC contests</li></ul>

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