While most students on your campus are currently preparing for mid-terms, a
select group is feverishly preparing for an Olympic battle of the brains, in
an all-out effort to win the “World’s Smartest Trophy.” That’s right, a team
of students on your campus will be competing in the regional portion of the
35th annual IBM-sponsored Association for Computing Machinery International
Collegiate Programming Contest or rather, the Battle of the Brains. This
year’s regional competitions are expected to attract tens of thousands of
students from universities in approximately 90 countries on six continents
all hashing it out computer-programming style to earn a spot among the top
100 teams who will emerge victorious and head to Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt
February 27-March 4, 2011 for the World Finals of the IBM-Sponsored
ACM-ICPC. The best and the brightest information technology students from
around the globe will compete for awards, scholarships, job opportunities,
prizes, and bragging rights to the illustrious “World’s Smartest Trophy.”

On November 6, universities from your area will participate in a high stakes
regional round of problem solving to advance to the finals. Teams of three
students will push their brains to the limits, applying their programming
skills and maintaining their mental endurance to solve complex, real world
problems under a grueling five-hour deadline. Tackling these problems is
equivalent to completing a semester’s worth of computer programming in one
afternoon! The team that solves the most problems correctly in the least
amount of time will win a coveted spot on the World Finals roster. Your
school has two teams competing in the regional round.

REGIONAL CONTEST DETAILS:

WHO: Auburn University Montgomery, Columbus State University, Jackson State
University, Spring Hill College, The University of Alabama at Birmingham,
University of South Alabama, University of Southern Mississippi, University
of West Florida

WHEN: November 6, 2010

WHERE: University of West Florida

To help promote your university's team, enclosed please find:

• Quotes that can be easily inserted into your campus publications
• Media advisory template
• ACM contest fact sheet detailing the format, history, and related
  statistics of the competition.

Please contact me at (215) 790-4365 or cguerrini@tierneyagency.com
<mailto:acarl@tierneyagency.com> to arrange an interview with your
university’s teams and coaches.

Thank you for your support of this program, and best of luck to your teams!

Sincerely,

Christine Guerrini
for the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest

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