Algorithm Competition Schedule
Registration
Registration for the 2008 TopCoder Open Algorithm Competition will open at 9:00 AM EST on Monday, January 14 and will close at 5:00 PM EST on Friday, February 1, 2008.
Online and Onsite Elimination Rounds
Online Qualification Rounds | |||
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Round | Date and Time | # of Participants | # of Advancers |
Qual. Round 1 | Tuesday, February 5 Register: 6:00 - 8:55 PM START: 9:00 PM* |
1,650 | 550 |
Qual. Round 2 | Saturday, February 9 Register: 10:00 AM - 12:55 PM START: 1:00 PM* |
1,650 | 550 |
Qual. Round 3 | Tuesday, February 12 Register: 4:00 - 6:55 AM START: 7:00 AM* |
1,650 | 550 |
Online Elimination Rounds | |||
Online Round 1 | Saturday, February 16 Register: 10:00 AM - 12:55 PM START: 1:00 PM* |
Up to 1800 | 900 |
Online Round 2 | Saturday, February 23 Register: 10:00 AM - 12:55 PM START: 1:00 PM* |
900 | 300 |
Online Round 3 | Saturday, March 1 Register: 10:00 AM - 12:55 PM START: 1:00 PM* |
300 | 150 |
Online Round 4 | Saturday, March 8 Register: 10:00 AM - 12:55 PM START: 1:00 PM* |
150 | 72 |
Onsite Finals | |||
Semifinal Room 1 | Tuesday, May 13 at 8:00 AM*** | 24 | Top 3 advance to the Champ. Round; Next 4 advance to the Wildcard Round |
Semifinal Room 2 | Tuesday, May 13 at 11:00 AM*** | 24 | Top 3 advance to the Champ. Round; Next 4 advance to the Wildcard Round |
Semifinal Room 3 | Tuesday, May 13 at 2:00 PM*** | 24 | Top 3 advance to the Champ. Round; Next 4 advance to the Wildcard Round |
Wildcard Round | Tuesday, May 13 at 7:00 PM*** | 12 | Top scorer advances to Championship Round |
Championship Round | Thursday, May 15 at 10:00 AM*** |
10 |
Important Dates | |
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Last day to request a visa letter | March 12, 2008 at 5:00 PM** |
Finalists documents due | March 26, 2008 at 5:00 PM** |
*Times listed in Eastern Standard Time (UTC/GMT -5).
**Times listed in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC/GMT -4).
***Times listed in Pacific Daylight Time (UTC/GMT -7).
In the event that an online round must be cancelled for any reason, the round will start the following day at the same time.