CCSCNE 2011

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4/8/2011: Attendee information guide added (PDF).
4/7/2011: Parking directions added.
4/5/2011: Programming contest website now available for demo.
3/3/2011: Instructions for displaying faculty and undergraduate posters available
3/2/2011: Hotel cutt-off deadline extends to March 23, 2011 The deadline for the group rate at the hotel has been extended to March 23, 2011 (the same date as our registration deadline).
2/27/11: Programming Contest Registration Deadline March 16th
2/7/11: Advanced Program Available
1/31/11: Registration is open!
1/13/11: Registration is Coming Soon. We are improving our registration system. It will be available soon.
12/3/10: Deadline Extended. We have extended the submission deadlines for demos, panels, tutorials, and workshops to December 10th.
10/1/10: Information for attendees added. Added information including hotel, airport, and weather.
9/12/10: Committee list complete. We have a great team ready to put together a great conference!

On-line registration of teams is closed.: We have space for up to 3 more teams. Please contact the programming contest chairs at pgmcontest@ccscne.org to reserve your space.
What:: 3 hour programming contest where students will compete to see which team can complete the most programming problems.
Who:: Each team consists of up to three undergraduate students from a college or university. If space permits multiple teams can come from the same college or university. Teams will be notified of acceptance before March 23rd (so that team members and coaches can register for the conference before the early registration deadline). Rejected teams will be refunded.
When:: April 15th 9am - Noon. The contest is held concurrently with the conference workshops and before the paper sessions.

When	What	Where
7:45 - 8:45 a.m.	Breakfast and Registration of Teams and Team Members	Rivers Memorial
7:45 - 8:45 a.m.	Computers available for practice	On-line
8:45 - 9:00 a.m.	Initial Meeting and Presentation of the Problems	Sleith Hall, Room 100
9:00 a.m. - Noon	Contest	Labs will be announced during briefing.
11 - 12:45 p.m.	Luncheon for Programming Teams	Delivered to labs.
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.	Dinner / Announcement of Contest Winners	Rivers Memorial

Space is limited, so pre-conference registration including payment is required. A team's registration is not confirmed until payment is received. Space permitting, after the registration deadline second team requests will be considered.
The team registration fee is $50 and is non-refundable. All of the team members are required to be registered for the conference as is the faculty advisor for the team.
The programming languages for the contest are Java and C/C++.
Rules for the contest are similar to the ACM Programming Contest.
The winners of the contest will be announced at the Conference Banquet.
A trial website will be made available a month before the contest so teams can familiarize themselves with the contest shell.