From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Original-To: caml-list@yquem.inria.fr Delivered-To: caml-list@yquem.inria.fr Received: from nez-perce.inria.fr (nez-perce.inria.fr [192.93.2.78]) by yquem.inria.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id 04867BB84 for ; Thu, 13 Jul 2006 00:14:27 +0200 (CEST) Received: from pauillac.inria.fr (pauillac.inria.fr [128.93.11.35]) by nez-perce.inria.fr (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k6CMEQBr018722 for ; Thu, 13 Jul 2006 00:14:26 +0200 Received: from concorde.inria.fr (concorde.inria.fr [192.93.2.39]) by pauillac.inria.fr (8.7.6/8.7.3) with ESMTP id AAA06115 for ; Thu, 13 Jul 2006 00:14:25 +0200 (MET DST) Received: from singularity.stwing.upenn.edu (YAVIN.STWING.upenn.edu [165.123.132.64]) by concorde.inria.fr (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k6CMEO5m029522 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=FAIL) for ; Thu, 13 Jul 2006 00:14:25 +0200 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by singularity.stwing.upenn.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id DC3C9AFC for ; Wed, 12 Jul 2006 18:14:21 -0400 (EDT) Received: from singularity.stwing.upenn.edu ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (singularity.stwing.upenn.edu [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 00348-02 for ; Wed, 12 Jul 2006 18:14:14 -0400 (EDT) Received: from coruscant.stwing.upenn.edu (coruscant.stwing.upenn.edu [165.123.132.62]) by singularity.stwing.upenn.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id E4D6FB27 for ; Wed, 12 Jul 2006 18:14:13 -0400 (EDT) Received: by coruscant.stwing.upenn.edu (Postfix, from userid 5302) id CFB60E51D; Wed, 12 Jul 2006 18:14:13 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 18:14:13 -0400 From: William Lovas To: caml-list@inria.fr Subject: 2006 ICFP contest Message-ID: <20060712221412.GA2298@coruscant.stwing.upenn.edu> Mail-Followup-To: caml-list@inria.fr Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at stwing.upenn.edu X-Miltered: at nez-perce with ID 44B57442.001 by Joe's j-chkmail (http://j-chkmail.ensmp.fr)! X-Miltered: at concorde with ID 44B57440.000 by Joe's j-chkmail (http://j-chkmail.ensmp.fr)! X-Spam: no; 0.00; lovas:01 wlovas:01 stwing:01 upenn:01 icfp:01 icfp:01 o'caml:01 cheers:01 2006:98 2006:98 24.:98 experimental:01 organized:02 functional:02 programming:03 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.3 (2005-04-27) on yquem.inria.fr X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=disabled version=3.0.3 Hey all, Just a heads up: registration opened about a week ago for the 2006 ICFP Programming Contest. This year's contest is being organized by the POP group at Carnegie Mellon, and promises to be quite a bit different from previous years' competitions -- hopefully better :) The somewhat cryptic theme offered is "computational archaeolinguistics". O'Caml teams have traditionally made a strong showing in the past, though the coveted first and second prizes have eluded them in recent years. Maybe it's time for a triumphant return! The standard announcement follows below. Stay tuned to icfpcontest.org for details as they develop. cheers, William --- 9th annual ICFP Programming Contest --- Language lovers: Registration is now open for the 9th Annual ICFP Programming Contest! http://icfpcontest.org/ The contest, associated with the International Conference on Functional Programming, will be held on the weekend of July 21-24. The contest task will be released at noon EDT on Friday, and entries will be accepted until noon EDT on Monday. Registration is free and open to all. Teams may participate from any location, and may use any programming language(s). Last year, 360 participants formed 161 teams from 26 countries. Prize money totaling $1750 US will be awarded to help defray the costs of travel to the conference for the winners and for small cash prizes. In addition, the winners of the contest will receive bragging rights for the programming language of their choice. This makes the contest a popular avenue for demonstrating the superiority of a favorite language, or for exercising an experimental tool. Though the specifics are secret until the contest begins, we promise that this year's task will be very different from past competitions. The theme is "computational archaeolinguistics." Stay tuned for more information as the contest approaches! - 2006 Contest Organizers CMU Principles of Programming Group