Competition timeline (Helsinki/Tallinn time zone, UTC+3)
Testing session – Thursday, May 6th, 18:00 o’clock
Competition – Saturday, May 8th, 10:00-15:00 o’clock
Grading – Sunday, May 9th, and Monday, May 10th.
Moderation – Tuesday, May 11th. Students will have 24 hours for submitting their claims.
Final results – Wednesday, May 12th
Final ceremony – Thursday, May 13th
Participants
A maximum of 120 contestants is allowed. Main countries (Finland, Estonia, Sweden, and Latvia) can send a team of around 20 contestants. Guest countries can send a team of 5 contestants. There is still room for one or two guest countries. For participation please send an e-mail to silver.kurrik@taltech.ee with all the names, ages, and e-mails of Your team members.
All contestants (main and guest countries) that participate in the competition receive a diploma of participation. Virtual medals will be given to any contestant that does well in the competition. Only contestants from the main countries can receive a non-virtual prize.
The competition lasts for 5 hours. The students are expected to join the zoom meeting 30 minutes in advance. Supervisors and hosts are expected to come 1 hour in advance. Zoom supervisors are only from the main countries.
Instructions for students In addition to the standard rules of the competition:
• Toilet breaks are allowed during the competition and there is no need to inform us about it.
• You do not need to remove labels from your snacks or water bottles.
• If your internet connection fails, contact one of the coaches of your country.
• We allow the same device for streaming and for viewing of the problems.
• The setup should be such that the supervisors can see your workstation in full. An example will be provided in the test session.
• Contestants should mark clearly on their solution what problem they are answering.
• In moderation the contestants submit a written claim based on the grading scheme. The grader either accepts or rejects the claim.
Experimental setup
Details about the experimental setup will come on Monday (by the latest).
Testing session
We will organize a testing session on Thursday, May 6th, at 18:00 o’clock (Helsinki/Tallinn time zone, UTC+3). All students and supervisors are expected to participate.
Participation fee
Main countries – 20 euros per contestant
Guest countries – 30 euros per contestant
Regarding the fee, the team leaders will be connected personally during the next week.