PClassic 2009!

High School Teachers and Administrators,

I'd like to personally invite you to register a team for this year's
Philadelphia Classic (PClassic) Programming Contest to be held at the
University of Pennsylvania, on Saturday, February 21st, 2008. The
contest is designed and run by Penn undergrads in the Dining
Philosophers Computer Science Club. The contest is open to any high
school that can transport students to the Penn campus. The event is
tentatively scheduled for schools to arrive between 9am and 10am, and
for the contest to be complete by 4:30 or 5pm. A more detailed
schedule will be available as the date approaches.

The contest consists of teams of 4 students from a high school. (If
you are interested in bringing more than one team, please let us know)
There will be 8 programming questions, to be answered in Java. Points
are awarded for correct responses and speed is used to break ties. To
encourage teamwork and critical thinking, only one computer is used
for each team – students are encouraged to work out solutions on paper
first. Examples of questions can be found on our website,
http://dp.seas.upenn.edu/ In addition to the contest, we provide a
simple breakfast, lunch, t-shirts, and a tour and talk about Penn's
Computer Science and Engineering departments. Prizes and trophies will
also be awarded to the winners.

To register for the contest, please fill in the form located at
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=pEHkWRTDiXT0XJv-3FHJgGg&hl=en

(If the form does not work, contact us at pclassic@gmail.com)

Also, keep an eye on our website http://dp.seas.upenn.edu/ for updates
and more information about the contest. (This website now contains the
feed from our blog located at penndp.blogspot.com)

If you are not the relevant contact for this message at your school, I
ask that you please forward this message to the appropriate teacher or
department head. In addition to Computer Science/Programming teachers
and students, we have seen registrations from math teachers, business
teachers, and technology departments in the past. If you know any
personnel at other schools who may be interested, feel free to forward
along this invitation.

A registration fee of $50 per team of 4 students is required on the
day of the contest. If this fee prevents your school from attending
the contest, please let me know at pclassic@gmail.com and we
may be able to make arrangements.

Questions? Feel free to contact our contest email address at
pclassic@gmail.com.
I'd be glad to help you with any concerns.

Matt Evans
President, Penn Dining Philosophers