Hello, Codeforces!
It is the last call to register for the 2nd “Hello Muscat 2023” ICPC programming bootcamp, the continuation of the “Hello” bootcamp series, organised by Harbour.Space University, in collaboration with PhazeRo, Gutech, UK Oman Digital Club, Leagues of Code, Gutech CS Club and Codeforces!
We are inviting all of you to join us from March 8th to March 16th, 2023 in Muscat, Oman for an intense 8 days of programming! It is not only a great opportunity to train but also a chance to discover a new amazing country. March is an especially great time to visit Oman if you want to enjoy nice beach weather — don’t miss it!
As always, we can’t wait to see you there to learn, practice and compete on the international stage, smoothing your road towards the joined World Finals 2022 and 2023 in Egypt!
Our coaching line-up combines talent and experience, featuring ICPC world champions winners and finalists, as well as legendary names from the field of competitive programming: Mike Mirzayanov MikeMirzayanov, Yahor Dubovik 244mhq, Artem Plotkin Rox, Maksym Oboznyi MaksymOboznyi, Gleb Evstropov GlebsHP and Nikolay Budin budalnik.
It will be an amazing opportunity for teams from all over the world to learn from these well-known and successful coaches in the ICPC world!
The Bootcamp will be split into three divisions:
Division A. Division A will be a mirror of the Petrozavodsk Programming Camp. Suitable for teams who already qualified for the world finals ICPC or are aiming that high.
Division B. Designed to help teams prepare for the next season of ICPC regional competitions.
Division C. Designed for newcomers to the world of ICPC competitive programming. For those with a handle on the basics but want to compete in future regional competitions, this division is the perfect starting point.
Tentative Schedule:
| Div A — Mirror of the 44th Petrozavodsk Camp | Div B Thematic Lecture and Contest | Div C Lecture and Contest | |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 8th | Contest | Sqrt Decomposition | Containers and algorithms from the standard library |
| March 9th | Contest | Dynamic Programming optimizations | Binary search |
| March 10th | Contest | Matchings and Flows | Basic data structures |
| March 11th | Leisure day | Leisure day | Leisure day |
| March 12th | Contest | Advanced DFS usage (Bridges, SCC, Eulerian paths) | Dynamic Programming |
| March 13th | Contest | TBD* | Graphs |
| March 14th | Contest | TBD* | TBD* |
| March 15th | Contest | Final Contest | Final Contest |
*Topic will be decided based on participants’ levels
**Schedule time is in GMT+4
Types of participation: On-Site and Online
We believe that participation in our Bootcamp should be accessible by all teams wherever they are and that is why we made onsite and online types of participation.
Full Scholarships Available: Online
We are delighted to invite all the recent medalists, eligible finalists and teams ICPC, IOI and IMO 2022 and 2023 to join our Bootcamp for FREE online. Please register using a promo code IOI_IMO_ICPC_FINALIST. Note that we will ask for proof of your full scholarship eligibility. On a case by case basis we may also consider granting full scholarship to Codeforces members with rating above 2200 (promo code — CF2200), do not hesitate to apply!
Standard Participation Fees:
| On-site: Price: 1500 € What is included:
| Online: Price: 100 € What is included:
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Daily schedule: On-Site and Online
On-site
| Div A | Time | Div B,C |
|---|---|---|
| Breakfast | 8:00 — 9:00 | Breakfast |
| Transportation to the venue | 9:15 — 10:00 | Transportation to the venue |
| Contest | 10:00 — 12:00 | Class |
| 12:00 — 15:00 | Contest | |
| Lunch | 15:00 — 16:00 | Lunch |
| Problem analysis | 16:00 — 17:00 | Problem analysis |
Online
| Div A | Time | Div B,C |
|---|---|---|
| Contest | 10:00 — 12:00 | Class |
| 12:00 — 15:00 | Contest | |
| Break | 15:00 — 16:00 | Break |
| Problem analysis | 16:00 — 17:00 | Problem analysis |
You can ask any questions by email: ilya.yarmolkevich@harbour.space
