General Information
Computer Environment
Schedule & Activities
Registration
Contact Information
Hotel & Accommodations
Scores

General Information

The ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) is an activity of the Association of Computer Machinery (ACM) that provides college students with an opportunity to demonstrate and sharpen their problem-solving and computing skills. This event is supported by IBM.

The contest is a two-tiered competition among teams of students representing institutions of higher education. Teams first compete in Regional Contests, held around the world from October to November each year. The winning team from each Regional Contest advances to the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest World Finals that is typ ically held in mid-February to early March. Additional high-ranking teams may be invited to the World Finals as Wild Card teams.

Particularly, the ACM/ICPC Asia Regional Contests invite Asian students to meet, establish friendships, and promote fair competition in programming.

The Asia Region covers all territories and countries in Asia, such as Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, North Korea, Japan, China, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Burma, Vietnam, Macau, Mongolia, Siberia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Israel, Iran, Middle-Eastern, and Central Asian Countries, etc. Asia Regional Contests do not divide the region by political territories. A team that advances to the Contest Finals represents the team's university, not the team's political boundary.

ACM/ICPC has received major sponsorship from IBM since July 1997 for World Finals events, ICPC organization and regional contest activities, and most of the software used for Regional Contests. IBM also provides additional funds available to support part of the regional contest activities for each site.

Last November 2002, the University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P) became the very first university to host the ACM-ICPC here in Manila. Since then, under the umbrella of UA&P, the Institute of Information Technology Studies, its faculty, staff and students has been running the 3-day competition annually. This year, the UA&P is again hosting this prestigious event.

Computer Environment

Hardware

· Computer Make: HP Vectra
· Operating System: M icrosoft Windows 2000
· CPU: Pentium III 500MHz
· Memory: 128MB
· Hard Disk: (large enough to solve contest problems)
· Display: HP Monitor (14 inch)
· Mouse: 2-button HP Mouse
· Keyboard: HP Keyboard - HP Win98 Keyboard

Software

PC^2 version 8.5 for Windows 2000
Available at: http://hera.ecs.csus.edu/pc2/

Note: Please download the manual and familiarize yourselves with the functions of PC^2 before the contest.
Be informed that in light of the recent updates to the settings of the World Finals, apart from any documentation and help files included with the operating system, compilers, and IDE's installed, the Standard Template Library (STL) and the Java 2 SDK Documentation will now be made available. Please visit http://iits.uap.edu.ph/~bryce

Windows 2000 with patches
PC^2 ver 8.5d
Java 1.4.2
Jikes

Netbeans
JCreator
Eclipse / CDT

Schedule and Activities

DAY ONE, November 10, 2004

·PM
·Registration
·Coaches' and Contestants' Briefing
·Welcome Party

DAY TWO, November 11, 2004

·PM
·Registration
·Orientation
·Tech Talk
·Practice Session & Trial Run
·Snacks

DAY THREE, November 12, 2004

·Late AM
·Registration
·2004 Asia Regional Contest Proper, Snacks
·Coaches Briefing
·Awards Night

Registration

Early Bird (registration fee is paid before September 1, 2004)

Local Teams (per team) Php 1,700.00
Local Teams (3-team promo) Php 4,500.00

Provincial Teams (per team) Php 400.00
Provincial Teams (3-team promo) Php 1000.00

Regular Rates (registration fee is paid after September 1, 2004)

Local Teams (per team) Php 2,000.00
Local Teams (3-team promo) Php 5,500.00

Provincial Teams (per team) Php 500.00
Provincial Teams (3-team promo) Php 1,300.00

Foreign Teams
$15 per team
$40 3-team promo

*** Deadline for Registration is SEPTEMBER 30, 2004.
*** These fees cover shirts, food and contest kits.
*** Please make checks payable to the University of Asia and the Pacific.

To register: Go to http://icpc.baylor.edu/icpc/Regionals/Manila04/ . You may also get in touch with Mr. Jonathan Richie Yap / Chief Registrar.

Contact Information

Ms. Mina Argones
2k4 ACM-ICPC Manila Site Secretariat
margones@uap.edu.ph

Mr. Jonathan Richie Yap
2k4 ACM-ICPC Manila Site Registrar
jryap@uap.edu.ph; acmmanila@uap.edu.ph

Ms. Maria R. Sahagun
2k4 ACM-ICPC Manila Site Sub-Committee Chair
maria@uap.edu.ph; acmmanila@uap.edu.ph

Mr. Rey Vincenzo Cruz
2k4 ACM-ICPC Manila Site Regional Director
vince@uap.edu.ph; acmmanila@uap.edu.ph

University of Asia and the Pacific
·4/F Apec Communications Building
·Pearl Drive, Ortigas Center, Pasig City
·Metro Manila, Philippines 1605

Telephone: 6370912 locals 336/316/354; 6337918
·Fax: 6338695

Hotel & Accommodations

The Richmonde Hotel

21 San Miguel Avenue cor.
Lourdes Street, Ortigas Center
Pasig City, Metro Manila 1600

Local Teams:
Superior Single/Twin Php 2,500.00Net
Superior Triple Php 3,300.00Net

Foreign Teams:
Superior Single/Twin US$ 60.00Net
Superior Triple US$ 80.00Net

*To make reservations, please send an email to maria@uap.edu.ph or call us at 6370912 locals 336/316/354.

Transportation
Airport Pick-up:
Car Php 900.00Net
Van Php 1,500.00Net
Coaster Php 2,260.00Net

please see attached map for directions click here.