Black Hills - April Technical Session: ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest World Finals
The upcoming ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest in Rapid City
By Dr. Richard Gowen, President of Excellence in Computer Programming which serves as the host for the ACM ICPC (Association for Computing Machinery International Collegiate Programming Contest) World Finals 2017 in Rapid City. Dr. Gowen will talk about the upcoming programming competition, the relevance of the competition to coders and software in the future, how this event will impact the local area, and plans for after the contest.
The ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) is a multi-tier, team-based, programming competition. Participation has grown to 46,381 of the finest students and faculty in computing disciplines at 2,948 universities from 103 countries on six continents. The regional contests have identified 133 three-person world finals teams to participate in the 2017 ACM ICPC World Finals contest in Rapid City, South Dakota on May 20-25, 2017. The contest fosters creativity, teamwork, and innovation in building new software programs and enables students to test their ability to perform under pressure. Quite simply, it is the oldest, largest, and most prestigious computer programming contest in the world. The website is http://www.icpc2017.org/
The contest has consistently showcased the best university students of computing. Preparing for and competing in the ICPC gives students a chance to improve their skills as well as an opportunity to show themselves to the world-wide IT community. Every contest has its rules. Each team of three students is provided with one computer and given 5 hours to solve 10 or more fairly difficult problems. To solve a problem means to write a program that will successfully pass all tests prepared by a panel of judges. The team which solves the biggest number of problems wins. If there are several teams which solve the same number of problems, the winner is determined by comparing time penalties.
Date and Time
Location
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Registration
- Date: 21 Apr 2017
- Time: 12:00 AM UTC to 01:00 AM UTC
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- South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
- 501 E. Saint Joseph Street
- Rapid City, South Dakota
- United States 57701
- Building: Electrical Engineering/Physics Building
- Room Number: EEP 252
Speakers
Dr. Richard Gowen of Excellence in Computer Programming
Biography:
Dr. Richard Gowen, B.S., M.S., Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, with minors in Mathematics and Biomedical Engineering, is the President Emeritus of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSM&T) and Dakota State University (DSU). He has served as a member of the faculty of the Air Force Academy, directed NASA biomedical space research, and led the conversion of the 8000 foot deep Homestake Gold Mine into an international physics laboratory.
He was a founding director of ETA Supercomputer Company, a Commissioner of the Congressional Web Based Education Commission, an evaluator of research and education programs, and was a member of the South Dakota Board of Education. He served as the 1984 Centennial President of IEEE, the world's largest professional association and served on the IEEE Foundation and is President Emeritus. He was elected to the South Dakota Hall of Fame and is now President of the Board.
Dr. Richard Gowen of Excellence in Computer Programming
Biography:
Agenda
5:45 - Food (complimentary food)
6:00 - 7:00 - Presentation