Smalltalk Coding Contest Reminder

All,

The Smalltalk Industry Council (http://www.stic.org) is pleased to announce 
the first annual 2005 Smalltalk Solutions Smalltalk Coding Contest.  The Sma
lltalk Solutions Technical Conference will be held in Orlando June 27-29, 20
05 and will serve as the home for the coding competition finale. Smalltalk S
olutions is the premier forum for bringing together Smalltalk users, develop
ers, vendors, and enthusiasts. 

Coding contest prizes include:

1st round of the competition

The top 3 ranked in no particualr order will receive a free conference regis
tration and a free membership to STIC

2nd Round of the Competition

1st Place - $1,000 USD to be used towards a future Camp Smalltalk attendance
2nd Place - iPod
3rd Place-  iPod shuffle

Each of the finalists of the first portion of the contest will  receive a Sm
alltalk Solutions 2005 conference registration valued at $670 USD as well as
 a complimentary individual membership to the STIC. This does not include tr
avel, lodging meals, tutorials, or any other fees associated with the confer
ence attendance. Please note, in order to compete in the second round of the
 contest, finalists must be able to attend the conference. The second round 
of the contest will consist of the three highest ranking contestants who are
 able to attend the 2005 Smalltalk Solutions conference. 

The Smalltalk Solutions Coding Competition is broken into two phases of competition. Th
e first phase begins on Monday, May 16 at 9 a.m. EST and ends on Wednesday, May 18 at 9
 a.m. EST running for 48 consecutive hours.  Registration will begin March 1 and partic
ipants must register for the competition online at www.stic.org  by May 13 a
t 6 p.m. EST.  Confirmed registrants will receive the requirements for the f
irst phase online.  All coding must be done in Smalltalk.  The problem will 
require a web application. Client GUIs will not be acceptable solutions.Conf
erence registration is not required to participate in the first phase of the
 competition.  Please note, in order to compete in the second round of the c
ontest, finalists must be able to attend the conference. The second round of
 the contest will consist of the three highest ranking contestants who are a
ble to attend the 2005 Smalltalk Solutions conference. 

One representative from each of the four board member companies consisting o
f Cincom Systems, GemStone, IBM, and Knowledge Systems Corporation will judg
e the first phase of the competition.  Each submission will be submitted to 
the judges as blind submissions and a total of three (3) winners will be sel
ected to compete onsite at Smalltalk Solutions 2005 in Orlando, Florida.  Th
e winners of the first phase will be announced on June 1, 2005 on the Smallt
alk Industry Council web site. 

The second and final phase of the competition will take place on Sunday, Jun
e 26, 2005 from 6 p.m. to10 p.m. onsite at the Wyndham Orlando during Smallt
alk Solutions pre-registration.  The details of the second phase of the comp
etition will not be released to the finalists until the competition begins.

Prize winners will be announced during the keynote general session on Wednes
day, June 29, 2005.  


Contact:
Jason Jones
Smalltalk Industry Council
1143 Executive Circle

Suite G
Cary, NC 27511
Phone: 919-789-8549
http://www.stic.org

http://www.smalltalksolutions.com 

jsj@ksc.com



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