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'''ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest''' (abbreviated as '''ACM-ICPC''' or just '''ICPC''') is an annual multi-tiered computer programming competition among the universities of the world. This championship is organized into multiple levels and '''World Final''' is its top and most prestigious level. |
'''ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest''' (abbreviated as '''ACM-ICPC''' or just '''ICPC''') is an annual multi-tiered computer programming competition among the universities of the world. This championship is organized into multiple levels and '''World Final''' is its top and most prestigious level. |
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==World finalists== |
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ACM ICPC is divided into three different phases - ''Regional Preliminary'', ''Regional Final'' and ''World Final''. Each year during the winter initial level of this competition starts in six different continents of the world - '''Asia''', '''Africa and the Middle East''', '''Europe & Russian Republic''', '''South Pacific''', '''North America''' and '''Latin America'''. Each continent is called a ''Region'' and consist of one or more sites. Each site hosts a individually Regional Final. Sites with many teams usually organize Regional Preliminary over online to select a specific number of teams for the Regional Final. Winning team from all the regionals from all over the world directly move to the World Final. In addition, few teams that fulfill a set criteria in ACM-ICPC bylaws receive ''Wild Card Entry'' and also move to the World Final. |
ACM ICPC is divided into three different phases - ''Regional Preliminary'', ''Regional Final'' and ''World Final''. Each year during the winter initial level of this competition starts in six different continents of the world - '''Asia''', '''Africa and the Middle East''', '''Europe & Russian Republic''', '''South Pacific''', '''North America''' and '''Latin America'''. Each continent is called a ''Region'' and consist of one or more sites. Each site hosts a individually Regional Final. Sites with many teams usually organize Regional Preliminary over online to select a specific number of teams for the Regional Final. Winning team from all the regionals from all over the world directly move to the World Final. In addition, few teams that fulfill a set criteria in ACM-ICPC bylaws receive ''Wild Card Entry'' and also move to the World Final. |
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==Current World Final== |
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==Past World Finals== |
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[[Image:ICPC05OpenCeremony.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Opening Ceremony of ACM ICPC 2005.]] |
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===2007 World Finals=== |
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The [[2007]] ACM-ICPC World Finals were held at the Tokyo Bay Hilton, in Tokyo, Japan, March 12-16, 2007. The World Finals was sponsored by IBM and hosted by the ACM Japan Chapter and the IBM Tokyo Research Lab. Some 6,099 teams competed on six continents at the regional level. Eighty-eight teams advanced to the World Finals. [[Warsaw University]] won its second world championship, solving 8 of 10 problems. Gold Medal Winners were Warsaw University, Tsinghua University (China), St. Petersburg Institute of Fine Mechanics and Optics (Russia), and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (United States). |
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===2006 World Finals=== |
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The [[2006]] ACM-ICPC World Finals were held in [[San Antonio]], [[Texas]], sponsored by [[IBM]] and hosted by [[Baylor University]]. 5,606 teams representing 1,733 universities from 84 countries competed in elimination rounds, with 83 of those teams proceeding to the world finals. [[Saratov State University]] from [[Russia]] won, solving 6 of 10 problems. Gold medal winners were Saratov, Jagiellonian University (Poland), University of Twente (The Netherlands), Altai State Technical University (Russia). |
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===2005 World Finals=== |
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The [[2005]] world finals were held at [[Pudong Shangri-La Hotel]] in [[Shanghai]] on [[April 6]], [[2005]], hosted by [[Shanghai Jiaotong University]]. 4,109 teams representing 1,582 universities from 71 countries competed in elimination rounds, with 78 of those teams proceeding to the world finals. [[Shanghai Jiaotong University]] won its second world title, with 8 of 10 problems solved. [http://web.archive.org/web/20051120072606/http://icpc.baylor.edu/icpc/finals/finals.html] Gold medal winners were Shanghai Jiaotong, Moscow State University, St. Petersburg Institute of Fine Mechanics and Optics (Russia), and University of Waterloo (Canada). |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
Revision as of 12:06, 16 January 2008
ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest (abbreviated as ACM-ICPC or just ICPC) is an annual multi-tiered computer programming competition among the universities of the world. This championship is organized into multiple levels and World Final is its top and most prestigious level.
World finalists
ACM ICPC is divided into three different phases - Regional Preliminary, Regional Final and World Final. Each year during the winter initial level of this competition starts in six different continents of the world - Asia, Africa and the Middle East, Europe & Russian Republic, South Pacific, North America and Latin America. Each continent is called a Region and consist of one or more sites. Each site hosts a individually Regional Final. Sites with many teams usually organize Regional Preliminary over online to select a specific number of teams for the Regional Final. Winning team from all the regionals from all over the world directly move to the World Final. In addition, few teams that fulfill a set criteria in ACM-ICPC bylaws receive Wild Card Entry and also move to the World Final.
Current World Final
Past World Finals
2007 World Finals
The 2007 ACM-ICPC World Finals were held at the Tokyo Bay Hilton, in Tokyo, Japan, March 12-16, 2007. The World Finals was sponsored by IBM and hosted by the ACM Japan Chapter and the IBM Tokyo Research Lab. Some 6,099 teams competed on six continents at the regional level. Eighty-eight teams advanced to the World Finals. Warsaw University won its second world championship, solving 8 of 10 problems. Gold Medal Winners were Warsaw University, Tsinghua University (China), St. Petersburg Institute of Fine Mechanics and Optics (Russia), and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (United States).
2006 World Finals
The 2006 ACM-ICPC World Finals were held in San Antonio, Texas, sponsored by IBM and hosted by Baylor University. 5,606 teams representing 1,733 universities from 84 countries competed in elimination rounds, with 83 of those teams proceeding to the world finals. Saratov State University from Russia won, solving 6 of 10 problems. Gold medal winners were Saratov, Jagiellonian University (Poland), University of Twente (The Netherlands), Altai State Technical University (Russia).
2005 World Finals
The 2005 world finals were held at Pudong Shangri-La Hotel in Shanghai on April 6, 2005, hosted by Shanghai Jiaotong University. 4,109 teams representing 1,582 universities from 71 countries competed in elimination rounds, with 78 of those teams proceeding to the world finals. Shanghai Jiaotong University won its second world title, with 8 of 10 problems solved. [1] Gold medal winners were Shanghai Jiaotong, Moscow State University, St. Petersburg Institute of Fine Mechanics and Optics (Russia), and University of Waterloo (Canada).
External links
- Official Website of the ACM-ICPC - maintained at Baylor University.