ACM-ICPC Programming Contest - RESULTS

Two student teams from the Institute of Technology recently competed in the ACM-ICPC Regional Programming Contest.

There were a total of 85 teams competing in the Northwest region, of which 24 were at the UO site in Eugene; there were 11 problems given in the contest.

Team UWT Purple (Jonathan Hogins, Mark Jung, Kevin Stueve) finished 6 of the 11 problems, finishing 6th at the site and 20th overall. Team UWT Gold (Matthew Fiebig, Steven Hotag, Tim Simon) finished 3 of the 11 problems, finishing 16th at the site and 49th overall.

The team's coach Dr. Dan Zimmerman had this to say:

I think this is an _excellent_ showing - especially considering that it was our first competition [and] that we had so little preparation...[The Purple] team should be available to compete again next year, but I imagine they'll have to fight for it, once word spreads about how much fun these competitions are.

Congratulations to all of the participants!

ACM Panel: Globalization & Technology

UW Tacoma's ACM chapter is hosting a panel on Thursday, October 23rd at 2:30pm in Carwein Auditorium.

From the flyer:

Technology is enabling the world to connect in diverse ways! Technologists need to focus on making effective use of global markets and resources. Join us in this discussion of various perspectives and challenges faced by technologists in a global society.

All are welcome!

PANELISTS:

• Nitin Ahuja (Entercoms)
• Lewis A. McMurran (WTIA-Washington Technology Industry Association)
• Samir Manjure (Microsoft Corporation)
• George Mobus (University of Washington Tacoma)