Mid-Atlantic Regional Programming Contest

2011 Regional Contest Information

Regional competition is the first tier of the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest. The Mid-Atlantic Region covers southern New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, the District of Columbia, Virginia, and North Carolina. For more information, see the Mid-Atlantic Regional Programming Contest's Homepage or The ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest.

Contest Director: Susan Rodger

Pictures

Pictures from 2010 contest

Contest Standings

Current Contest standings and documents

Contest Date: Saturday, November 5, 2011



The top teams in the region will advance to the ACM World Finals will be held in Warsaw, Poland on May 14-18, 2012.

Registration

You must register through the main Mid-Atlantic site, Radford .

Schools Registered at Duke (2011) (27 Teams):

Agenda:

8-8:45 Breakfast/Register
8:45-9:30am Welcome/Info Session
9:30-10:30am Practice
11:00-12:00 Lunch
12-5:00pm Competition
5:00pm Dinner, announce site winners

Contest Environment

The machines for the contest are PCs running Linux Centos operating system. The default window manager is Gnome. KDE is also available. After logging in, you will start up the PC2 system. Handouts will be provided.

Programming Languages for the contest are Java (JDK 6.0), C and C++.

We will provide an online link to the Java api and the C++ STL.

Eclipse will be allowed this year, but no other IDE.

Directions:

The Contest will be held in the Department of Computer Science's wing of the Levine Science Research Center. The contest starts in LSRC B101 and then moves to the LSRC D-wing.

Directions from I-40

Take I-40 to 15-501 North towards Durham and Duke. When 15-501 splits, take the fork to Duke University. From 15-501, turn right onto Highway 751. Turn left at the first stoplight onto Erwin Road. Turn right on LaSalle St. See below about parking.

Directions from I-85

Take I-85 to 15-501 South (in the North West corner of Durham). Take the exit to Moreene Road. Turn left towards Duke. Turn left onto Erwin Road. Turn right on LaSalle St. See instructions below for parking.

PARKING THIS YEAR

There is NOT a football game on the same day, so parking will be much easier this year. You CANNOT park in the gated lots below but can park on the street along CIRCUIT drive. DO not park on LaSalle Street, but turn right onto Circuit and you should be able to park on the street at any space that says "CIRCUIT permit". We are providing breakfast (likely bagels and donuts).

Remember: You CANNOT park in the gated lot but can park on the street on CIRCUIT Drive anywhere it says "CIRCUIT" permit. The parking on Saturday is free and does not require a permit.

Lodging:

Brookwood Inn
2306 Elba Street
Durham, NC 27705
919.286.3111

Reasonable price. A 10 minute walk to the LSRC.

Red Roof Inn
5623 Chapel Hill Blvd.
Durham, NC 27707
919.489.9421
800.843.7663

Cheaper, Near the intersection of I-40 and 15-501.

Duke Tower Condos
807 West Trinity Avenue
Durham, NC 27701
919.684-4444 x302
919-417-1832
www.DukeTower.com
La Quinta
4414 Chapel Hill Blvd.
Durham, NC 27707
919.401.9660
800.531.5900

Off of 15-501, between I-40 and Duke, 10 minute drive.

Comfort Inn University
3508 Mount Moriah Rd
Durham, NC 27707
919.490.4949

Near the intersection of I-40 and 15-501.

Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club
3001 Cameron Blvd
Durham, NC 27706
800.443.3853 reservations only
919.490.0999

Very expensive, greater than $200 per night. About a 20 minute walk to the LSRC building.

Food:

Breakfast will likely be Bagels and donuts.

Lunch will likely be sandwiches.

A buffet dinner will be held following the contest -- approximately 5:00pm. The menu may likely be of mexican food.

But for those of you who are here longer, there are many good restaraunts around.

Pictures from previous contests at Duke

Pictures from 2008 contest More Pictures from 2008 contest

pictures from 2007 contest 10/27/07

pictures from 2006 contest 10/28/06

pictures from 2005 contest 11/12/05

pictures from 2004 contest

pictures from 2001 contest 11/10/01