Pacific NW Regional International Collegiate Programming Contest
Welcome to the 2024 Pacific Northwest Regional International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC), hosted at Simon Fraser University on November 16th, 2024! This page contains important information for participants and visitors of the contest.
For any questions or requests, please contact the site director, Bobby Chan, at bobbyc@sfu.ca.
Registration
You may register at the official ACM ICPC website. Registration opens on September 25th, 2024, and closes on November 3rd, 2024. Ensure that each member of your team is eligible by following the ICPC’s eligibility rules.
To guarantee correctly sized t-shirts and specified meals for your team, please aim to register by October 20th, 2024.
Venue Information
The contest will take place at the Sustainable Energy Engineering Building (SRYE) in Surrey, B.C. If traveling by transit, the building is approximately 200 meters east of the Surrey Central SkyTrain station (Expo Line).
Parking Information
If you are driving to the event, please register your licence plate with your coach. Then, park on the 3rd level of the West parkade in the Surrey Central Mall
Contest Information
Tentative Schedule
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11:00am - 11:50am | Team Checkin (T-shirts, badges, pics) | Outside SRYE 1002 |
| 12:00pm - 12:45pm | Team Orientations, Practice Contest | SRYE 1002 |
| ~ 12:30pm | Lunch Pickup | SRYE 5050 |
| 1:00pm - 6:00pm | CONTEST | D1 (TBA), D2(TBA) |
| ~ 6:00pm - 6:45pm | Dinner Pickup | SRYE 5050 |
| 6:45pm - 7:30pm | Final Standing and Awards Ceremony | SRYE 1002 |
Contest System Specifications
Please review the full contest programming environment details on the ICPC website. Key highlights are as follows:
- Operating System: Ubuntu Linux
- Desktop Environment: GNOME
- Editors: vi/vim, gvim, emacs, gedit, Geany, Kate
- Languages: Java, C, C++, Python 3, Kotlin
- IDEs: Eclipse, IntelliJ, CLion, PyCharm, Code::Blocks, Visual Studio Code
- Contest Control System: PC^2 (Team Guide)
- Installed Reference Materials: JDK JavaDocs, C++ STL documentation, PC^2 Team Guide (linked above), Technical and Judging notes