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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
MEDIA CONTACT: Matt Lindsay |
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November 11, 2002 |
(202) 994-1423 |
GW TO HOST REGIONAL ACM INTERNATIONAL COLLEGIATE
PROGRAMMING CONTEST
NOVEMBER
16
Sixteen Teams From Nine Local Colleges and Universities To Test
Computer
Programming Skills at GW
| EVENT: |
Sixteen teams from nine local colleges and universities compete in the Mid-Atlantic regional competition of the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest, held at The George Washington University. |
| WHEN: |
Saturday, November 16, 2002 Registration & Orientation: 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Competition: Noon – 5:00 p.m. Awards Presentation: 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
| WHERE: |
The George Washington University Marvin Center 800 21st Street, NW, Rooms 308, 309, 310 Washington, D.C. |
Background:
The
2002-2003 ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest is expected to draw
more than 17,000 college participants from 67 countries around the world. The contest features teams of three
students, usually two undergraduates and one graduate, racing to solve six to
eight real-world programming challenges within five hours. Contestants will complete the equivalent
of a semester’s worth of computer programming in one afternoon. Sixty-four regional championship teams
from around the world will be crowned, based on the speed and accuracy of their
programming. Those teams will meet
at the World Finals in Los Angeles from March 22-26, 2003, and compete for
scholarships and prizes.
The GW competitors are:
Team 000 – Justin Cutler (Graduate student,
Computer Science); Eric Denman (Junior, Computer Science); Justin Cohen (Junior,
Computer Science).
Team 001 – Matt Norris (Graduate student,
Computer Science); Sean Hanlon (Senior, Computer Science); Herve Roussel
(Senior, Computer Science).
Team 010 – Ali Ahmadi (Graduate student, Computer
Science); Allison Alverez (Senior, Computer Science/Japanese); Neal Rosen
(Senior, Computer Science).
Team 011 – Ravjot Pasricha
(Junior, Computer Science); Kunal Johar (Freshman, Computer Science); Eric
Shmelzer (Freshman, Computer Science).
The GW teams are coached by Robert Lindeman, GW associate
professor of computer science.
For more information on the AMC International Collegiate Programming Contest, visit www.acm.org/contest.
For more news about GW, visit the GW News Center at www.gwnewscenter.org.
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