Welcome to USACO 2004


 USA Team wins Gold and Silver at  IOI 2004
 Eric Price (S), Anders Kaseorg (G), Alex Schwendner (S),  Brian Jacokes (G)

 This year the USACO will conduct five Internet contests, the U S Open, and the summer training camp and final round. The summer training camp will be held at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside in Kenosha, WI, May 26 - June 3,2004. Sixteen students will be  invited by the USACO committee.  Four students will be chosen to represent the USA at the 16th IOI in Athens, Greece, September 11 to 18, 2004. The link to the contest page is:

http://ace.delos.com/contestgate

2004 Finalist
2004 Awards
 Training Camp Pictures

 
Internet Contests

Schedule

The Internet competitions have different formats: varying numbers and varying time limits, and even varied entrance criteria. All of the contests, emphasize individual competition and programming (vs. team contests popular in other venues).

Contests run from early Friday through late Monday, with results announced Tuesday morning. 
 

The USACO training pages at http://train.usaco.org are still available free of charge for anyone who wishes to practice. A host of competitors who have completed the training pages are assisting in the effort to add dozens of new problems to the training pages.

  • Nov. 14-18, 2003 :
    The USACO Fall Contest. It is open to all pre-college students who have access to the Internet. Four hours in length. http://ace.delos.com/contestgate
     
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  • Dec 12-16, 2003 :
    The USACO Pre-Holiday Tournament is open to all pre-college students who have access to the Internet. Five hours in length.
    http://ace.delos.com/contestgate
     

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  • Jan 16-20, 2004 :
    The USACO Winter Contest is open to all pre-college students who have access to the Internet. Three hours in length.
    http://ace.delos.com/contestgate
     
  • Feb 13-17, 2004 :
    The USACO February Contest is open to all pre-college students who have access to the Internet. Five hours in length.
    http://ace.delos.com/contestgate
     
  • March 12-16, 2004 :
    The USACO Spring Contest is open to all pre-college students who have access to the Internet. Three hours in length.
     
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The Mailing List Training Materials
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Send a message to: majordomo@delos.com. Include the text "subscribe hs-computing" in the body of the message. This is a wonderful opportunity for those seriously interested in making the final round of the USACO.

 


The USACO training pages at http://train.usaco.org are still available free of charge for anyone who wishes to practice.
 
U S Open

Schedule
The USACO U S Open is a five-hour proctored competition that is conducted at local high schools under the direction of a local coordinator. A 2004 USACO U S Open and International Champion will be selected. 

  •  April 21  for USA participants.
           (makeup day: April 22)

  •  April 23-26 for non-USA participants.

http://ace.delos.com/contestgate

 
Summer Training Camp

Schedule
USACO Olympiad Training Camp and USACO Finals, is held at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. Approximately 15 students are invited by the USACO committee.  Four students will be chosen to represent the USA at the 16th IOI in Athens, Greece, September 11 to 18, 2004.

 

  • May 26 - June 3, 2004
Criteria For 2004
We will use all contest results and work on the training materials as evaluation criteria for choosing attendees at the USACO training camp to be held in June, 2004. 
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This means that candidates who show long-term strength (and/or growth) are more likely to be chosen for camp than those who have one lucky contest. We will be keeping a record of all  progress on the training materials.