Google Code Jam 2011 - May 6th

Google Code Jam 2011

Google Code Jam is a programming competition in which professional and
student programmers are asked to solve increasingly complex algorithmic
challenges in a limited amount of time.
The contest is all-inclusive: Google
Code Jam lets you compete in the programming language and development
environment of your choice. The competition consists of four online rounds, starting on May 6th and
culminating in the world finals at Google's office in Tokyo, Japan.

Eligibility:

The exact details are explained in the Terms, but here are some of the
requirements that you have to meet at the time of registration:

• You are 13 years of age or older. Only those who are 18
  years of age or older around the time of the final round (see the Terms for
  the exact date) are eligible to attend the onsite finals.
• You are not a current employee/intern of Google Inc.,
  or an employee of any Google affiliate or subsidiary. If you have a job
  offer from Google, you must stop competing when you become an employee. Note
  that if you advance to the final round, and become a Google employee before
  the final round, you will not be eligible to travel to or compete in the
  final round.
• You are not an immediate family member (parent, child,
  sibling, or spouse) of, or living in the same household as, a Google
  employee or an employee of any Google affiliate or subsidiary.
• You are not a resident of Quebec, Italy, Saudi Arabia,
  or anywhere that the contest is prohibited by law.

Schedule:

Date	Time (UTC)*	Duration	Description
Wednesday, April 6, 2011 Ends: Saturday, May 7 at 23:00 UTC	19:00 UTC	31d 4hr	Registration
Friday, May 6, 2011	23:00 UTC	24hr	Qualification Round
Saturday, May 21, 2011	01:00 UTC	2hr 30min	Online Round 1: Sub-Round A
Saturday, May 21, 2011	16:00 UTC	2hr 30min	Online Round 1: Sub-Round B
Sunday, May 22, 2011	09:00 UTC	2hr 30min	Online Round 1: Sub-Round C
Saturday, June 4, 2011	14:00 UTC	2hr 30min	Online Round 2
Saturday, June 11, 2011	14:00 UTC	2hr 30min	Online Round 3
Friday, July 29, 2011	TBD	TBD	Onsite Finals

* All times are 24-hour Coordinated Universal
Time (UTC). Here's how to convert UTC into your local time.

Website

Courtesy: Google

For Further Reading,

Google code Jam, Google Placement Papers