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Below is the information regarding this year's ACM Annual High School Programming Contest

         
            This year the contest will be held on Saturday, November 18, 2006.  A team may consist of three 9th through 12th grade students.  Each school may register only one team because space is limited.   If space for additional teams becomes available,  teams will be allowed to register an additional team after the initial deadline, Wednesday, October 18, 2005.  Each team will receive the same questions and have three hours to complete the problems.  There is a $40.00 registration fee per team. Checks can be made out to Stetson University. Click here to Download the Registration Form.  
           We will have the following programming environments available:  Microsoft's Visual Studio .NET, BlueJ, JCreator (Java2 SE1.5), and Eclipse (Java2 SE1.5) [Click here for sample problems].  The teams will be provided with an IBM compatible (Dell) Pentium 4 Windows XP computer.  Lunch will be provided for all contest participants and team coaches.  Official rules and other information will be mailed to you when we receive your entry form.  Registration will begin at 8:00 am, and the event is scheduled to begin at 8:30 am.

Tentative Schedule of Events  

8:00 am – 8:30 am Registration  
8:30 am – 9:00 am Contest Welcome  
9:00 am – 9:30 am Practice Session  
9:30 am – 9:45 am Break 
9:45 am – 12:45 pm Contest  
12:45 pm – 1:45 pm Lunch  
1:45 pm – 2:30 pm Demos  
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm  Awards Ceremony  

DIRECTIONS TO STETSON UNIVERSITY

From Orlando:  Take I-4 east to exit #114, State Road 472.  Travel west approximately 3 miles to an exit ramp, go north on 17-92 (Woodland Blvd.).  Travel through downtown DeLand (5 miles) to campus.  Turn right on Michigan Ave. and make an immediate right into the parking lot behind the Lynn Business Center (Large Bank like building).  
 
From Daytona Beach:  Take International Speedway Blvd. (US 92) to Woodland Blvd.  At the intersection of Woodland Blvd. and US 92, take a left onto Woodland Blvd. and travel south for one mile.  Turn left onto Michigan Ave. and make an immediate right into the parking lot behind the Lynn Business Center(Large Bank like building).  
 
From I-75 (in Ocala):  Take Ocala Exit 69/State Road 40 East to US Highway 17 in Barberville (approximately 45 miles).  Turn right (south) onto Highway 17 and travel 14 miles to the Stetson University campus. Turn left onto Michigan Ave. and make an immediate right into the parking lot behind the Lynn Business Center (Large Bank like building).  
 
From Jacksonville:  Take I-95 South to Route 92 (Exit 261) then go west approximately 20 miles.  At the intersection of 17-92, turn left.  Campus is 1.5 miles.  Turn left onto Michigan Ave. and make an immediate right into the parking lot behind the Lynn Business Center (Large Bank like building).

Click Here for a Map of Stetson University

 

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