SEERC 2023-2024
Additional
details for the SEERC rules for running online
Dates: 8-9 December 2023
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Due
to the exceptional circumstances of wartime, the contest will run on two
servers, one for Vinnytsia site and one for Bucharest
site, that may decouple if necessary. Normally, the contest should take place
as in previous years: one set of problems, same timing, one standing for all
teams. However, if exceptional situations occur in Ukraine during the
contest, the following additional rules will take precedence: •
Ukrainian teams must move to a safe
place in advance (before the start of the contest) and also prepare for
possible autonomous operation in case of power failure; •
Regardless of the presence/absence of an
air alarm in Ukraine, the contest will start at the scheduled time; •
The contest will have two servers, one
for Vinnytsia site and one for Bucharest site. •
In case of mass air alert throughout
Ukraine, it is possible for the server of Vinnytsia
site to suspend receiving submissions until the alarm ends; the server of
Bucharest site will continue to accept problems; •
In case of exceptional situations in
Ukraine that lead to interruptions (alarm or energy interruption) the time of
the contest for the teams in Vinnytsia site will be
extended, no more than one hour; in this situation, there will be two
standings (one standing for teams in Vinnytsia site
and one standing for teams in Bucharest site) and the slots for advancing to
world finals will be divided equally between the two standings. •
The decision to pause and to resume Vinnytsia site server is taken by the Vinnytsia
site director based on the exceptional circumstances that occur during the contest; |
Contest rules
The ICPC regional general contest rules
can be found at the ICPC web site: official ICPC regional rules.
Given the exceptional circumstances,
this year SEERC will be conducted online. The following temporary rules
are intended to accommodate for this situation and take precedence over
the official ICPC regional rules by specifying some additional details.
The additional rules are similar with
the rules adopted and used for this edition, in other European ICPC contests
Location
Contestants are allowed to participate
from any location of their choice. Team members do not have to gather at the
same location. Thus, there can be several eligible situations:
·
All teams participate in the contest
from their University’s premises
·
Each team gathers in a separate
location, inside or outside University premises
·
Each team member participates in the contest
from a different location
Devices and
Communication
Contestants are allowed to use their own
computers and electronic devices. Contestants are allowed to use the
Internet during the contest, with the following restrictions:
·
Contestants are not allowed to publish
or post any information on the internet during the contest.
·
Contestants must only use information
that was published before the start of the contest.
·
Contestants must communicate only with
their team members, organizers and jury during the contest
If the members of the team participate
in the contest from different location, then the contestants can communicate
during the contest only with their own team members and are encouraged to set
up a private voice or video conference for their team during the contest.
Contestants are also allowed to communicate with organizers and the jury
through the "Clarifications" interface in the judging system,
where any and all issues during the contest or questions about the problem
statements should be directed. Contestants are not allowed to communicate
with anyone else (including but not limited to their coach,
friends, contestants from other teams, or anyone else on the internet or
in person) during the contest, not using the Internet nor any other types
of communication.
Contestants are allowed to use
preexisting code found on their computers or on the internet, provided
that it does not violate any other rules about internet access (in
particular, the code must have been published before the start of the
contest). However, any code copied off the internet must be explicitly
marked with a comment containing a URL to the original source. If the code
is from different internet sources and you do not indicate the original source
the team can be disqualified.
Software
There are no restrictions on software
use during the contest. Contestants are allowed to use any operating
system, IDE or editor they like, and configure that software in any way
they like before the contest. In particular, contestants may configure
their editor to use a code template of their choice, provided it does not
violate any other rules about use of existing code.
The judging system will only accept solutions
written in C, C++, Java and Python 3.
The teams will be informed about the
exact compiler versions used on the judge machines before the starting the
contest.
Registration
To participate in the contest, please
register on the ICPC
website before 15th of November 2023. The registration process is similar
to the one in previous years. For any queries regarding the organization of the
contest, please send an email to nicolae.tapus@upb.ro
and alexandru.olteanu@upb.ro