2018 BOSPRE URI Site
This year the University of Rhode Island is one of the sites for the preliminary round of the the Northeast region of the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest. BOSPRE 2018 is a cooperative effort between four host sites (Brandeis University, Providence College, UConn, URI), and Harvard, which provides judging and problems.
You are responsible for reading all instructions from the BOSPRE website. Remember there is a $75 per team entrance fee payable by check or cash. Please write your check to "The University of Rhode Island".
NEW RULES for BOSPRE 2018
- You must bring and use your own laptop(s). Workstations will NOT be provided;
- The laptop you use for your contest account terminal CANNOT be used to browse the web;
- You may use a SECOND laptop to browse the web but CANNOT access the contest account from this second laptop;
- You can bring mice and keyboards for your laptops, but NOT displays;
- A
live usboperating system, BOSPRE USB, is provided for you to use on both the terminal and web browsing laptops; - The complete set of rules is here.
Schedule
BOSPRE 2018 will be held on Saturday October 13th, 2018 at Library 166, Robert L. Carothers Library.
| When? | What? |
|---|---|
| 9:00-9:45 | Registration outside Library 166. Breakfast will be provided at this time |
| 9:50-10:00 | Brief review of contest rules |
| 10:00-3:00 | Programming contest in Library 166 |
| 3:00-3:30 | Final scores announced |
Lunch boxes will be available for contestants outside the contest area after 12pm. No food is allowed in Library 166, so please eat your meal outside.
Directions and Parking
The contest will take place at room 166 of the Robert L. Carothers Library Building. Visitor parking is available behind the Robert J. Higgins Welcome Center. Visitor passes are not required on weekends. The Library is a short walk from the visitor parking lot (refer to the Kingston Campus Map).
Contact
If you have any further questions, please contact Prof. Marco Alvarez.