Alberta Collegiate Programming Contest 2021

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

Contest Website: https://cpc.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/contests/acpc/2021/

The <a href="https://cpc.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/contests/acpc/2021/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Alberta Collegiate Programming Contest (ACPC)</a> is an opportunity for university and college students in Alberta to excel in a programming competition.Students will test their aptitude and their knowledge of computer science 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 event will begin on November 27th with a warm-up practice, followed by a five-hour competition to decide the winners.The ACPC is sponsored by <a href="http://www.arcurve.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Arcurve</a> who 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.Arcurve is one of North America’s leading full-service technology, advisory and software development companies. In 2006, they began with a belief that there was a better way to deliver professional services in the technology industry. Since then they have completed more than 700 projects for clients ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. From their offices in Calgary, Halifax, Houston and Vancouver they deliver exceptional results for their clients in a diverse range of industries including telecommunications, oil and gas, transportation, private equity, gaming, infrastructure, software, financial and hospitality.Contest Details &amp; RulesTeams of up to three students enrolled in an Albertan educational institution, meeting the criteria linked to in the &quot;Eligibility&quot; section above may compete for prizes. Teams not meeting these requirements may participate in the open division. The contest is free of charge for entry. The contest will be held online.Don&#x27;t have a group of people to participate in the event with but you&#x27;re looking to meet some new people? No worries! We&#x27;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 6-10 problems to be solved using C, C++, Java, Python, or Haskell. 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><li>All contestants can work on their personal computer. Any team member can submit a solution to Kattis.</li><li>Resource access is restricted to standard library and language documentation, the contest website, and the I/O cheat-sheet (linked below)</li><li>External libraries are not allowed. For example, the C++ header #include is allowed since it is a part of the language&#x27;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><li>Use of electronic devices other than the computer is strictly prohibited</li><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><li>Each team is allowed one coding reference &quot;document&quot;</li><li>There is no maximum page limit for the coding reference document</li><li>Document submission options:</li></ul><ul><li>Each option will count as one document (i.e. you can choose either i or ii)</li><li>Teams creating their own document (option i) cannot share their document with other teams or people within the contest</li></ul><ul><li>i. Create your own:</li><li>Each team can make their own document and email it to cpc.uofc@gmail.com. You can also host the files on a private GitHub and share it with the club executives. Make sure all reference code is committed by the date in the point below. </li><li> ii. Reference a public, pre-existing code library:</li><li>You are allowed to reference an already available public GitHub code library (i.e. created by official coaches from a university), with proof of permission. The link to the repository must be emailed to cpc.uofc@gmail.com, along with proof of permission from the repository owner.</li></ul><ul><li> Your document must be emailed to at least cpc.uofc@gmail.com or have the repository shared with us at least 12 hours before the contest start date (by 10:30PM, November 26th). </li><li>Important note: For GitHub reference material, code committed only at least 12 hours before the contest can be used.</li></ul>The main contest will start at 12:00PM MDT on Saturday, November 27th. 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>Contest page</li><li>C reference</li><li>C++ reference 1</li><li>C++ reference 2</li><li>Java 6 reference</li><li>Python reference</li><li>All other internet resources are prohibited.</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 Schedule10:30AM - 10:45AM:<ul><li>Opening Contest presentation. We will go over general contest rules and procedures.</li></ul>10:45AM - 11:30AM<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 Arcurve</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>Arcurve SWAG prize draw</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 as an undergraduate/full time graduate student</li><li>In a team of up to three members or compete solo</li><li>Participating in the same division as everyone else on your team</li><li>Meet all of the requirements specified in the 2017 <a href="https://icpc.global/regionals/rules" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">ICPC eligibility checklist</a></li><li>(Extra requirement for Division 2) Students who have not taken a data structures course (nor currently taking), e.g. CPSC 319/331</li><li>Please make sure to add your shipping address info as we will be shipping any prizes to the winners</li></ul>

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