Hi All,
Bit earlier than usual this week. At the end of this email are details of the Facebook Hacker Cup which I forwarded a while ago. The prize for week 2 will go to the best scoring compsoc member in the qualifiers for the Hacker Cup. Please send me evidence of your scores after the competition has closed (or as soon as you have completed all of the challenges in the qualifier). The competition already started nearly 2 hours ago, but don’t worry only the first challenge of the qualifiers was released. Best get going now though!
Details of this weeks winner, and our talk from NaturalMotion next week will follow on Sunday as usual.
All the best,
Ben Gazzard
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CompSoc Co-President
What is the Hacker Cup?
The Hacker Cup is Facebook's international coding competition. The contest consists of three online rounds and a final round held at Facebook's headquarters. This is your chance to compete against the world’s best programmers and potentially win the title of world champion and other awesome prizes.
You can read our engineering blog post here: https://www.facebook.com/notes/facebook-engineering/announcing-facebooks-2012-hacker-cup/10150468260528920
What prizes can be won?
The top 25 scoring contestants from Online Round 3 will be flown out to Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, California, USA to compete in the Finals. The onsite finals will happen from March 16 - 17, 2012. All travel and accommodations will be covered by Facebook.
The finalists will be competing for:
1st place: $5,000 USD
2nd place: $2,000 USD
3rd place: $1,000 USD
4th - 25th place: $100 USD
The top 100 scoring contestants in Online Round 2 will get a Hacker Cup t-shirt. A cash prize of equivalent value may be given where required by law, or at Facebook's discretion. Any duties and taxes (if applicable) are the sole responsibility of the recipients.
Where can I register?
Register here.
Registration opens on January 1, 2012 at 8:00 AM Pacific Standard Time (PST) and ends on January 22, 2012 at 4:00 PM (PST). Advancement from the Qualification Round is necessary in order to participate in Online Round 1. Only competitors who correctly solve at least 1 problem will advance to Online Round 1.
If you have any queries at all let me know.
Thanks,
Ruth
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