Registration

Registration for the 2009 TopCoder Open Studio Design Competition will open at 9:00 a.m. EST on Wednesday, February 11, 2009 and will close at 5:00 p.m. EDT on Thursday, March 19, 2009.

	Online Rounds	Start	End
	Online Competition	Wednesday, February 11, 2009*	Wednesday, April 8, 2009**

	Onsite Rounds	Time	# of Participants
	Round 1	Tuesday, June 2, 2009 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.***	10
	Round 2	Wednesday, June 3, 2009 8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.***	10

	Important Dates
	Last day to request a visa letter	April 15, 2009 at 5:00 p.m.**
	Finalists documents due	April 27, 2009 at 5:00 p.m.**

*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 Onsite Round may not be held at the designated time for any reason, the round will be begin the following day at the same time and will continue for the same duration.