Rules & Info
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Northeast NA Regional
About ICPC
The International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) provides college students with opportunities to interact with students from other universities and to sharpen and demonstrate their problem-solving, programming, and teamwork skills. The contest provides a platform for industry and academia to encourage and focus public attention on the next generation of computing professionals as they pursue excellence.
The purpose of the ICPC Northeast North America Regional Programming Contest (NENA RPC) is to bring together as many students from as many different institutions in the Northeast North America region to compete in a spirit of fun.
Introduction
The ICPC is a multi-tiered competition among teams of students representing institutions of higher education. Teams first compete in regional contests held around the world from September to November each year. The top teams from each regional contest qualify to advance to the next tier of the competition, culminating in the ICPC World Finals.
Organization
The ICPC is organized according to the ICPC Policies and Procedures. For each regional contest, the Regional Contest Director (RCD) is charged with executing a regional contest in accordance with the regional rules and ICPC policies, procedures, and guidelines. Regional rules may vary to accommodate differences in educational systems and host computing facilities.
The contest rules for the NENA Regional Programming Contest (RPC) conform to The Rules of The ICPC Regional Contests as prescribed by the ICPC Steering Committee. In addition, the following rules and/or clarifications are specific to the NENA RPC, as allowed under the “Organization” heading in the aforementioned document. Please read and save all rules for reference.
The ICPC NENA RPC Steering Committee is responsible for establishing contest rules, policies, and guidelines for the ICPC NENA RPC. The Committee is composed of the Site Directors, the Chief Judge, the Systems Manager, and the RCD. They oversee the conducting of the ICPC NENA RPC, review The ICPC NENA RPC Official Rules document, approve registration fees and budget, and recommend the NENA RCD for the following year.
About NENA
NENA represents the geographic area of Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New York State excluding New York City. The finalists from the region move on to the North America Championship (NAC). The best-performing teams from the North American Championship then move on to the World Finals for bragging rights and scholarships.
