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Rayan 2024
By Arpa, 3 days ago, In English

Salam, Codeforces!

On behalf of Sharif University of Technology, we are thrilled to invite you to the Rayan Programming Contest 2024!

The contest will feature three exciting rounds:

  1. Warm-Up Round: Already in progress on rayan.global! You can participate here. Participation in this round is optional for advancing to the Selection round.
  2. Selection Round: Scheduled for November 30, 2024, on Codeforces.
  3. Final Round: The grand finale will take place onsite in Tehran.

Prizes

  • 50 exclusive T-shirts for participants in the Selection round.
  • A total prize pool of $40,000 for the Final round winners!

We would like to express our gratitude to:

  • MikeMirzayanov for making this event possible.
  • KAN for his dedicated coordination efforts.
  • The Rayan team for organizing the contest.

Looking forward to seeing you in the upcoming rounds!

Best of luck,
Rayan Programming Contest Team

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40,000? is there a wrong additional 0 ?

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    No, the amount is correct!

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How many people will advance from the selection round to the final round?

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Isn't it a bit risky to hold onsite in Iran right now ?

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    It will be in a few months, so I think we have enough time to see if the war escalates and reaches Iran, or not.

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    We successfully hosted IOI 2017 a few years ago and IPHO 2024 a few months ago. You can ask people who came to Iran about safety.

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      I asked one and he says it's not safe.

      Update: The second one says it's safe because he came back alive.

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        How is it unsafe (other than war potential)

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rayan.global states that:

Top 60 contestants, at most 3 from each country, will advance to the final

Arpa, can you please elaborate on what country here means (origin/residence/citizenship) or provide a link to the formal rules?

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    We mean the country of citizenship. If it differs from what is stated in your Codeforces profile, we'll use the country indicated on the passport you will present for traveling to the onsite contest.

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      Is the only means of verification for citizenship a valid passport? Is it permitted to use, for example, an official citizenship certificate?

      (One scenario I'm envisioning is someone who is a dual citizen who may wish to compete representing a country but may have trouble traveling on that country's passport to Iran.)

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In the website it's is said that "The top-performing teams from the second rounds will be invited to compete in the onsite World Final". So is it a team contest? In that case, how big can teams be and what restrictions apply to forming a team?

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    It's an individual contest. There was a typo in that post which is now fixed. Thanks for pointing it out.

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Is this a team contest or Individual ?

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    It's an individual contest.

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My government strongly recommends not visting Iran on their official site (Google translate is pretty accurate). It also states:

In the event of a long-term arrest, make arrangements for family law matters (e.g. custody of your children or looking after relatives in need of care) and, if necessary, grant powers of attorney to handle your private and professional obligations on your behalf.

Is there maybe a way to particpate not onsite or at a different location?

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    Are you sure that you will be able to be in top-60 (even modulo the condition of max 3 participants form the country)? If not, then what’s the point to worry beforehand?

    Also, based on your profile information you’re from Germany — no surprise that recommendations of your government are like that. I’m afraid to ask what are the recommendations in regards to the trips to Russia.

    But jokes aside, do you seriously believe to what’s written in the media and on your government’s website? Come on dude, don’t be so naive!

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Also SALAM to you

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is this open to all ages and nationalities?

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