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World Finals Contest InfoThis page has information on the World Finals Contest. (Logistical information -- how we get there, where we are staying, etc -- is on ProgrammingTeamBanffLogistics.)Reference materialsThey will make some material (basically language reference) available; see reference materials site. We also get to bring about 25 pages of notes and other materials in a specially-made notebook. We need to pay attention while making our notebooks.EnvironmentSee http://icpc.baylor.edu/systems/finalsPrizesTeams finishing in the top four positions will be awarded Gold Medals. Those teams finishing fifth through eighth place will be awarded Silver Medals. Those teams finishing ninth through twelfth place will receive Bronze Medals. Additional Bronze Medals may be awarded. The World Champion team will be awarded $10,000. Each of the other three Gold Medal teams will be awarded $3,000. Each Silver Medal team will be awarded $2,000. Each Bronze Medal team will be awarded $1,000. In the event of a tie, benefits of the affected places will be pooled and distributed evenly among the tying teams. (Who gets this money -- the contestants or the team or the department?) The overall winner gets a trophy; continent winners get plaques.RulesThe above are excerpts from the full rules. -- DuckySherwood - 23 Nov 2007 |