2005 South Central USA Regional Programming Contest Contest FAQ
Results    Final Standings    Problem Set    Contest    Home    UTA Site    Schedule    Information    FAQ    LSU Site    Schedule    Information    Details    FAQ    Environment    Contest Details    Welcome    Rules    Hints    Compile Howto    PC^2    About PC^2    Documentation    Local Mirror    Next Year    ACM    Intl Prog Contest    South Central US Regional    Registration		Frequently Asked Questions Who will provide the computers for the contest? What will the computers be? What may the teams bring? When can we use the computers before the contest? What is the registration process? Who do we make out the check or money order for the contest fee? How do I get my receipt for the entrance fee? How is the Hotel being handled? What software will be available? Can I get the software before the contest? 1) Who will provide the computers for the contest? UTA will provide all the computer systems that will be used by competitors Return to Top of Page. 2) What will the computers be? The SE Region has a CDROM image you can download here. It is very similar to what we will use. Return to Top of Page. The Internet will NOT be accessible. Return to Top of Page. 3) What may the teams bring? Teams may bring in any reference materials they desire as long as: Materials can not be machine readable Materials may not be used to calculate (books of tables are okay) Materials may not produce irritation to other teams or disrupt the competition in any way Please read the rules for more details. Note that in the International contest this information is being severely restricted. You might start planning on building a much smaller set of reference materials if you have not already. Return to Top of Page. 4) When can we use the computers before the contest? Please refer to the UTA Schedule. Return to Top of Page. 5) What is the registration process? Your coach will visit South Central Region Web Site and register you. The coach will need to register the school and then add the team. This will put the team in a "pending" state. When the coach sends the payment in, the team will be moved to an "accepted" state. When you arrive at your site, go to the registration table. Here you will get your Registration Packets that will include copies of the rules, t-shirts, banquet tickets and all kinds of other stuff. Return to Top of Page. 6) Who do we make out the check or money order for the contest fee? Please make all checks payable to Programming Contest. This is very important! You should send your check or money order to the following address: Programming Contest CCT - Kathy Traxler 204 Johnston Hall Baton Rouge, LA 70803 See the LSU site for details.. Return to Top of Page. 7) How do I get my receipt for the entrance fee? If LSU receives your check before October 20, 2005, they will mail your receipt to you. After that, we will hold the receipt and give it to you at registration. (We will fax or mail Gil your receipt to be handed out when you register). Return to Top of Page. 8) How is the Hotel being handled? See the Local Information Page for details. Basically we have made arrangements to hold a block of rooms. This hotel is less than 2 miles from campus. The rate is quite reasonable. There are other facilities in the area that are eithe more or less expensive to suite your taste and budget. Return to Top of Page. 9) What software will be available? Please refer to the Contest Environment for details. The Internet will NOT be accessible. If anyone has any software requests (such as favorite editors), please send an e-mail to acm2005@acm2005.cct.lsu.edu outlining your request. Return to Top of Page. 10) Can I get the software before the contest? The SE Region has a CDROM image you can download here. It is very similar to what we will use. Return to Top of Page.		[Printable]    LSU    Home    Search    Campus Map    ACM Chapter    CCT    Computing Services    Computer Science    Our Contests    2005    2004    2003    2002    2001    2000    Index