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Willamette-SAO Foundation Programming Contest and Spring Conference

Software Association of Oregon Foundation

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Oregon Computer Science Teachers Association

2007 Spring Conference

Saturday, March 10, 2007

at Collins Science Hall, Willamette University

Salem, Oregon

Get your registration form by clicking HERE

The morning workshops are designed for technology teachers to meet with each other to share and network with peers in specific curriculum areas: Exploring Gaming as a Gateway to Computer Science - LEGO Robotics - Teaching Programming Topics.

The afternoon will feature your choice of a panel discussion with representatives from the technology departments of colleges and universities or sessions geared to 4th to 9th grade teachers on programming in Alice or becoming involved in the First Lego League.

The conference is held parallel with The Willamette University High School Programming Contest (see details below) Teachers do not have to have a team competing in the contest to participate in the CSTA Conference. Teachers with teams competing are encouraged to attend the CSTA conference.

Registration forms available by clicking HERE. Contact john.ossowski@sao.org for additional information. Registrations received by 2/28/07 are no-charge and include lunch; after 2/28/07 $10 fee.

Willamette University-SAO Foundation Programming Contest

On March 10, 2007 the 21st Annual High School Programming Contest will be held at Willamette University in Salem. High school students from around the state will compete in small teams to solve challenging problems, using only a single computer, their programming skills and their wits to succeed.

Over the course of five hours the teams will tackle a set of fourteen problems, ranging from novice level tasks up to challenging puzzles involving significant analysis and advanced data structures. Solutions will be scored for correctness and completeness, with bonus points awarded for harder problems and early submission. The top three teams and the best novice team will take home striking sports-style trophies to display at their schools.

The contest is co-sponsored by Willamette and the SAO Foundation and is funded this year in part by a grant from The Autzen Foundation. It is held in conjunction with the spring meeting of the Oregon CSTA group, which provides talks and discussion for team coaches and other teachers during the contest.

Check out the links below for more information or contact Fritz Ruehr at 503-370-6165 or fruehr@willamette.edu.

Samples from previous year's competition