Registration Conditions
  • The language of the contest is English. All written contest materials will be in English. Usage of dictionaries is allowed and encouraged.
  • Only groups of three are allowed. Participants may register from any country.
  • On the contest site only tables, chairs, lighting and one power outlet is provided, so any other equipment needed (calculator, printer, network, extension cords, paper, pen, etc.) has to be brought by the team.
  • The contest site is strictly guarded, so equipment is only allowed in when the proper manufacturing data is stated in the registration form. We have to ask you to prepare a hard copy of these data for the on site registration.
  • Participants are free to use any resources they want, but after the task has been announced, no further book or any other device or resource may be brought to the contest site. External help is prohibited.
  • During the 24 hours of the contest the usage of the Internet is strongly forbidden.
  • Taking part in the contest is free of charge; the only requirement is that every team member has to hand in his/her CV in english. CVs will be handed over to our sponsors for recruiting purposes only. Participating means, that you agree with the fact, that we hand over your CV to our sponsors.
  • Application is done through the [application form].
  • Accomodation is available upon payment of compensation. For reservations made by the organizers, the participants must transfer the registration fee in advance.
  • Any photograph taken during the contest may be displayed on the contest website or in press releases related to this or upcoming competitions without compensation.
  • Teams who achieved a 1st, 2nd or 3rd place in the previous contest (2007) are automatically accepted to this years contest in Budapest; they do not have to participate in the electronic contest.
  • As requested by foreign teams, one contestant per team may be replaced if it turns out to be impossible for him or her to participate in May. The replaced contestant is not allowed to participate in any other team.
Electronic contest
  • The electronic contest will be held on Sunday 24th February. The teams will be presented with a set of algorithmic tasks, announced on this website at exactly 10:00am server time (CET). After downloading the tasks in a .zip file (documentation will be provided in pdf format), you will have exactly 5 hours to solve them.
  • The solutions must be uploaded to our server (just like you did with your CVs), at any time during the 5 hours of the contest, one file for each task. Be quick, because during the evaluation, the time of upload will be taken into account, so the quicker you've solved a problem the more chance you've got to be among the best teams.
  • You can use anything (any programming language, any development tool) to solve the tasks, including any resource on the Internet, but you do not have to be online for the whole time of the contest, only when uploading.
  • No solutions are accepted after 03:00pm server time (CET).