diff --git a/docs/byu/index.md b/docs/byu/index.md index 1ea1715..36b912d 100644 --- a/docs/byu/index.md +++ b/docs/byu/index.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ ``` BYU Computer Science Department -James E. Talmage Building (TMCB) +James E. Talmage Math and Computing Building (TMCB) Provo, UT 84602 ``` @@ -18,76 +18,74 @@ The contest will be held in the Talmage Math and Computing Building (abbreviated ### PARKING -Detailed maps of parking lots are available [here](https://map.byu.edu). There is also a visitor lot near the Museum of Art (the "MOA" on the interactive campus map) that is free on weekdays. Parking over much of campus is free after 7 PM on weekdays and free all-day on weekends. The closest lot to the Talmage Building is Lot 16A (it is just NW of the building itself and accessible from Campus Drive). +Detailed maps of parking lots are available [here](https://map.byu.edu). There is a visitor lot near the Museum of Art (the "MOA" on the interactive campus map) that is free on weekdays. Parking over much of campus is free after 7 PM on weekdays and is free all-day on weekends. The closest lot to the Talmage Building is Lot 16A (it is just NW of the building itself and is accessible from Campus Drive). ## CHECK-IN TIME AND LOCATION -Friday, February 24 from 5:00 - 6:00 PM at the contest location (room 3350 TMCB). See above for location and parking. -Saturday, February 25 from 10:00 - 10:30 AM at the contest location (room 3350 TMCB). See above for location and parking. +Friday, November 3 from 5:00 - 6:00 PM at the contest location (room 3350 TMCB). See above for location and parking. +Saturday, February 25 from 9:30 - 10:30 AM at the contest location (room 3350 TMCB). See above for location and parking. ## CONTEST SCHEDULE -All contest activities will be hosted at the contest location (3350 TMCB). See above for location and parking. The practice time and actual competition will be held in the computer labs on the bottom floor of the Talmage building. +All contest activities will be hosted at the contest location (3350 TMCB). See above for location and parking. The practice time (on Friday night) and the actual competition (on Saturday) will be held in the computer labs on the bottom floor of the Talmage building. -## Friday, February 24 +## Friday, November 3 | Time | | Activity | | ------------ | --- | ----------------------- | -| 5:00-6:00 PM | | Check in | -| 6:00-7:00 PM | | Opening Ceremony / Dinner | +| 5:15-6:30 PM | | Check in and dinner | +| 6:30-6:50 PM | | Welcome and brief orientation | | 7:00-9:00 PM | | Official practice time | -## Saturday, February 25 +## Saturday, November 4 | Time | | Activity | | ---------- | --- | ------------------------------------- | -| 10:00-10:30 AM | | Late check-in | -| 10:30-11:00 AM | | Meeting for all contestants | -| 11:00-11:45 AM | | Bruch/Lunch | -| 12:00-5:00 PM | | COMPETITION | +| 10:00-10:30 AM | | Late check-in | +| 10:15-10:45 AM | | Meeting for all contestants | +| 11:00-4:00 PM | | COMPETITION | +| 1:00-3:00 PM | | Lunch | | 5:00-5:30 PM | | Results calculation | -| 5:30-6:15 PM | | Closing Ceremony / Results and Awards announcement | +| 5:30-6:15 PM | | Post-contest presentation Closing Ceremony / Results and Awards announcement | +| 6:00-7:30 PM | | Banquet | ## PRACTICE TIME -The official practice time will be Friday from 7:00-9:00PM. Practice will be held at Contest Location. The regional judges will operate their servers and +The official practice time will be Friday from 7:00-9:00PM. Practice will be held at the Contest Location. The regional judges will operate their servers and contestants will be given a few practice problems that parallel the format of the actual problems on Saturday. All teams are strongly encouraged to attend. This gives you a chance to be familiar with the contest, systems, tools and debugging techniques prior to the contest. It also allows us to ensure that there are no errors in how teams are set up, that everyone can submit to the system, etc. There will be NO official practice time on Saturday before the contest. -The contest runs from 12:00 to 5:00 PM, and is sometimes slightly extended for fairness purposes. Teams are recommended to wear contest shirts during +The contest runs from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM, and is sometimes slightly extended for fairness purposes. Teams are requested to wear the official contest shirts during the competition if they get one. ## COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT -Each team will get one Linux virtual machine with a configuration like the [world-finals environment](https://docs.icpc.global/worldfinals-programming-environment/). +Each team will receive a workstation with a Linux virtual machine with a configuration akin to the [world-finals environment](https://docs.icpc.global/worldfinals-programming-environment/). -Unlike recent years, we will not be using the [Kattis](https://open.kattis.com) online judge, we will instead be using [PC^2](https://pc2ccs.github.io/). +We will again be using the [Kattis](https://open.kattis.com) online judge. *Additional details about the competition platform will be available soon.* -## PC^2 ACCOUNT / ALLOWED MATERIALS +## ALLOWED MATERIALS -Any material, online or printed, that was created prior to the contest will be allowed. +Any material, online or printed, that was created *prior* to the contest will be allowed. ## HOTEL Guests staying Friday night can book at one of the many hotels in town. There is not a specific hotel that we recommend, nor are there rooms blocked or a special rate for the contest. -## FOOD +## FOOD / MENU -You may bring your own food/beverages/snacks if you wish. Please note there is no food allowed in the computer labs/working area. +We will be providing dinner on Friday evening and will provide breakfast, lunch, and dinner on Saturday (before, during and after the contest). +You may bring your own food/beverages/snacks if you wish. +Please note that there is no food allowed in the computer labs/working area. Any beverages in the lab must be in an enclosed container so that they does not spill if you tip them. +If you have any special dietary needs, please email Ryan Farrell directly (see below). We will do our best to accommodate such requests. -### Menu - -- Friday: - - TBD -- Saturday: - - TBD ## CONTACT INFORMATION