IOI 2003 - Call for Tasks  

The Scientific Committee of IOI 2003 cordially invites authors in the
areas of information and computer sciences to submit tasks for
consideration for the IOI 2003 competitions.  The International Olympiad
in Informatics (IOI) is an international event for talented secondary
school students to show their talent and capabilities in information
science and technology.

The tasks for the contest are programming problems, traditionally
algorithmic.  Tasks of other types, such as those of games, simulation,
interactive problems, etc. are also welcome.  Generally, the tasks
should be suitable for the IOI 2003 competition.  In particular, the
task should fulfill the following requirements:

 * The tasks should be innovative and have not been used in any
   similar competitions before nor exposed to any potential contestant.

 * The task description should be unambiguous and easy to understand.

 * The tasks should be culturally neutral.

 * The degree of complexity and difficulty of the tasks should be
   suitable for the competition, i.e., they should be solvable in a
   one or two hours time using C, C++, and Pascal and require only
   basic computer science knowledge.

Past IOI problems are available at: http://olympiads.win.tue.nl/ioi/

SUBMISSION CONTENTS 

Upon submission, the following materials should be included:
 1. The description of the task in English,
 2. The motivation behind the task,
 3. Solution or solutions to the problem,
 4. A plan for generating the test data, and
 5. Any other material the author feels is relevant.

Solutions should be written in C, C++, or Pascal, and should include
a description of the algorithm in English and a complexity analysis.

Task authors agree to assign the copyright of all materials submitted
to the Scientific Committee of IOI 2003.  The Scientific Committee
reserves the right to accept, adopt, reject, and modify the submitted
tasks and the relevant materials without further notice.

CONTACT INFORMATION 

The tasks should be submitted, via e-mail, to Hal Burch at tasks@ioi2003.org.
If you wish to use PGP, the key is available either from www.us.pgp.net
or at http://research.lumeta.com/hburch/tasks-pgp.txt (key ID CFB6946F).
The submission deadline is Feb.  15, 2003.  You will receive confirmation
of reception.  No more than one task per e-mail, please.

For further information, consult the IOI 2003 website at
http://www.ioi2003.org/ or e-mail the above address with any questions.