Programming Competition

Cape Breton University Programming Competition Instructions

Key Updates:
· Registration Deadline: The deadline to submit team registrations (by emailing acpcprogramming2025@gmail.com) is Tuesday, October 1st, at 11:00 PM. Please ensure you contact us via the provided email address before the deadline.
· Briefing: The briefing for the competition will begin at 12:30 PM on Friday, October 17th. Location will be announced later.
· Printed Materials: Each team is allowed to bring up to 25 printed pages, and every member (maximum of three students) may have an identical copy of the 25 pages.

· Network Monitoring: Network activities will be closely monitored to ensure compliance with competition rules.
· Teams are strictly prohibited from using any pre-existing code or files on their personal laptops. All solutions and code must be developed from scratch during the competition.
· The use of AI or non-AI code assistance tools, such as GitHub Copilot or ChatGPT, will result in the disqualification of the team.

General Information:
- Event: CBUCPC 2025 Programming Competition
- Host: Cape Breton University
- Platform: Kattis (open.kattis.com)
- Languages: C, C++, Java, Python 3

Problem Details:
- Problems are designed with a single correct answer for any given input.
- Sample input/output data will be provided in the problem statement and as downloadable files.

For Coaches/Faculty:
- The maximum number of students per team is 3.
- To register a team in the competition, email the following information to acpcprogramming2025@gmail.com
   - Email the following information to register a team:
    1. Name of the team
    2. Name of each student on the team
    3. Email address of each student (associated with their Kattis account; students without an account should create one at  https://open.kattis.com )
    4. Confirmation that all team members are registered for the conference

Competition Day Guidelines:

Help Sheets:
  - Each team can bring up to 25 printed pages. Team members are allowed to have three identical copies of the 25 printed pages.
  - Each team is allowed to print a maximum of 30 pages during the competition.

Food Policy:
  - No food or drink is allowed in the competition area.
  - If needed, food or drink can be consumed outside the room in the hallway.