Hello everyone!
I hope you have had a happy problem hunting season so far. It is time
for the yearly event "IDI Open" which takes place May 3rd. The time is
not finalized yet, but it will probably be from 11.00 to 16.00. The
local contest will take place in the Zuse building
(http://osm.org/go/0H9euIimO) Soda and pizza will be provided.
For those of you new to programming competitions, the format is as
follows. You will work in groups of size 3 or less. You are given a
set of exercises (typically around 10), which you have 5 hours to
solve. Your team is provided one computer to solve the exercises. The
solution is a program written in C, C++ or Java. You upload this
program to the judging system, which will then tell you if the
solution is correct or not. You win by solving the most exercises. The
exercises are algorithmic in nature so you will have to device an
algorithm that is fast enough.
The competition follows the same rules as the ICPC competitions. For
more information about IDI Open check out
https://idiopen.idi.ntnu.no/open14/
Teams consist of 1-3 people. Please remember your team name should
contain [Aarhus]. You can sign up here:
https://idiopen.idi.ntnu.no/open14/accounts/register/https://idiopen.idi.ntnu.no/open14/team/register/
If you do not have any team mates, send me an email and I will try to
put you in contact with others without team mates.
This year we might not be able to provide enough computers for
everyone, so if you have a laptop you would like to use, please bring
it.
Finally, please remember to tell me if you are competing so I know how
many pizzas to order / sodas to buy.
In case I forgot anything or you have any questions, feel free to send
me an email or come by my office (Nygaard-397).
While the contest is a test of skills, you do not have to be super
good to compete. If you just want to have some fun and some free
pizza, why not show up and see what it is all about?
Hope to see you for the competition!
/Jakob
