Fwd: Are you a programming whiz kid? Ready for Google Code Jam 2008?
2008-07-09 11:21:31 GMT
From: Badar Khushnood <badar <at> google.com>
Date: Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 4:56 PM
Subject: Are you a programming whiz kid? Ready for Google Code Jam 2008?
To: Badar Khushnood <badar.khushnood <at> gmail.com>
About Code Jam:
Do you enjoy solving tough problems and grappling with technical challenges? Then enter Google Code Jam!
Google Code Jam is a coding competition in which professional and student programmers are asked to solve complex algorithmic challenges in a limited amount of time. The contest is all-inclusive: Google Code Jam lets you program in the coding language and development environment of your choice.
Google Code Jam begins in July and continues in August, when you will compete in online rounds against contestants from around the world. The Top 500 participants will advance to onsite competitions at a local Google office to compete against those in their region (Asia Pacific; Europe, Middle East and Africa; and the Americas). The Top 100 will participate in the final round at the Google Headquarters in Mountain View, California on Friday, November 14.
Don't be left out! Make sure to register between June 17 and July 17, 2008 and show your coding creativity in Google Code Jam.
Key Dates:
Jun 17 Registration Begins
Jul 16 24 hr Qualification Round Begins
Jul 17 Registration Deadline
Jul 17 24 hr Qualification Round Ends
Jul 25 Online Round 1: Sub-Rounds Begin
Jul 31 Online Round 1: Sub-Rounds End
Aug 2 Online Round 2
Aug 9 Online Round 3
Sep 22 Onsite Locals - Asia Pacific
Sep 29 Onsite Locals - Americas
Oct 6 Onsite Locals - Europe, Middle East, Africa
Nov 14 Onsite Finals
Prize Overview:
The top 100 finalists will divide over $80,000 in prize money:
1st Place $10,000
2nd Place $5000
3rd Place $2500
4th – 10th Place $1500
11th – 30th Place $1000
31st – 50th Place $750
51st – 75th Place $500
76th – 100th Place $250
Contest Rules <at> http://code.google.com/codejam/rules.html
Contest FAQ <at> http://code.google.com/codejam/faq.html
Past Results <at> http://code.google.com/codejam/results.html
Contest Registration <at> http://code.google.com/codejam/contest/registration
Hope to see lots of Pakistani whiz kids in Top 10 winners list of 2008, insha-Allah!
Best of luck.
Badar Khushnood
Pakistan Country Consultant
Google Inc.
M: +92.300.8486070
E: badar <at> google.com
P.S. Please forward this message to all of your Pakistani IT/computer geek friends/classmates!
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