The 2003 World Finals were held March 25 in Beverly Hills. Caltech was crowned the new North American Champion after solving six of ten problems. UC San Diego solved three problems. (Caltech also came in fourth in the Java Challenge, which was a separate competition held the day before the Finals.) The final standings, problem set, and photos of all the Finals activities can be found on ACM's World Finals web page. We thank the teams and coaches from both schools for representing the Southern California Region and hope that they enjoyed their time at the Finals!

Here are some other photos taken during the contest.  (Updated 4/10/03)

The 2002-03 Regional Contest was held Saturday, November 16, 2002, at Riverside Community College in Riverside, California. Fifty-six teams from twenty-three schools competed this year.

We would like to express our thanks and great appreciation to

• securing the use of the contest facilities;
• preparing the labs with the contest staff before the contest, including weekend, late, and (for some people) all night hours;
• ensuring a smooth recovery from the power outage on the 9th and arranging for us to use an alternate location for our site prep work that day (thanks, Jun!);
• making themselves available the day of the contest;
• and recruiting and coordinating a large and enthusiastic group of volunteers.

We would also like to thank