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International Collegiate Programming Contest
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Introduction
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The International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) is a multitier,
team-based, programming competition. It is one of the oldest and most
prestigious programming contests in the world. The contest is open to
university students from around the world. The contest is a great opportunity
for students to showcase their programming skills and compete against other
students from around the world.

Levels of Competition
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+ Local Contests
+ Regional Contests
+ Reginal Championships
+ World Finals

Contest Format
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+ Teams of three students
+ Five-hour contest
+ 8-12 problems

ICPC at UWF
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+ Hosted by the CS department and assisted by the ACM student chapter
+ Participated in the Southeast USA Regional Contest
+ UWF Teams have performed well in D2 in the past

Upcoming Contests at UWF
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+ Nov. 16, 2024

ICPC Resources
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+ `ICPC Official Website <https://icpc.global/>`_
+ `Kattis <https://open.kattis.com/>`_ for official practice problems

ICPC Preparation
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+ GitHub Repositories

  * https://github.com/BedirT/ACM-ICPC-Preparation
  * https://github.com/buckeye-cn/ACM_ICPC_Materials

+ Online Judges

  * LeetCode: problems, discussions, and learning resources
  * CodeChef: problems, and learning resources
  * CodeForces
  * TopCoder

+ Textbook for references

  * Introduction to Algorithms by Thomas H. Cormen, etc.
  * Algorithms by Robert Sedgewick, etc.
  * Competitive Programming 3 by Steven Halim