When: 02-15-2020 from 07:45 am to 12:30 pm
Where: First floor in EENGR (building # 21 on the Edinburg Campus map)
Contact Name: Gustavo Dietrich
Contact Email: gustavo.dietrich@utrgv.edu
Contact Phone: (956) 665-2618

Dear High School Computer Science/Math teacher,

The Department of Computer Science at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is pleased to announce its annual Programming Contest-2020.

The competitions will be held on Saturday February 15, 2020, from 7:45 am to 12:30 pm.

Important: the competition will take place in the first floor of the Engineering building (EENGR 1.272) on Edinburg campus.

Objectives:

• To provide talented, gifted students the opportunity to show their ability to use a computer as a tool for problem-solving.

• To foster the interest of high school students in studying computer science.

• To encourage team work among high school students.

• To allow students meet others with similar interests.

• To have fun!.

Prizes:

Programming Contest

              First - Fifth Place: Trophy for each team and medals for team members of the first three places.

Format:

Teams of up to three students work on their computers solving problems.  A list of problems is given and teams have to write the program solution for as many as they can solve within two hours. Judges evaluate their solutions and assign points according to the complexity of the problem. The team with most points is the winner.

Each team is required to bring their own equipment: hardware, software, flash drives, reference manuals, extension cords, power strips, paper and three-prong adapters. Choice of programming language is left up to each team but must be C/C++ or Java. Each team is limited to at most two reference books, but can bring an unlimited amount of paper, pencils, etc.

Solutions are submitted through a runner to a judge on a flash drive.

Tentative schedule (will be confirmed the week before the contest):

Registration:

All teams/students may register on  the same day  before the competition begins. The entry fees are $30 per team. However, any team who wants to participate in this contest is required to call or send a message to Mr. Gustavo Dietrich at (956) 665-2618/2320 or gustavo.dietrich@utrgv.edu at least a week prior to the contest so appropriate accommodations can be arranged.

Note: we prefer checks, but if your school can only use purchase orders, please call (956)665-2320 as soon as possible to coordinate how to handle them. If paying with check please make it payable to UTRGV and include in the MEMO: Computer Science Department.

Click here to get the Programming Contest registration form in pdf format.

Click here to get the spreadsheet for listing the students you will bring.

Thank you for your attention and we hope to see you on February 15th.

Sincerely,

Gustavo Dietrich.
Director of the High School Programming Contest-2020
(956) 665-2618
Email: gustavo.dietrich@utrgv.edu