Competition Format

With the introduction of a 3-phased competition format there is now a new scoring system in Code Jam 2011. Each Phase contributes to a team's overall score and the totaled score will determine the winner for 2011.

The score distribution for each phase is as follows:

• Phase 1 (Code) - 50% of overall score
• Phase 2 (Presentation) - 30% of overall score
• Phase 3 (Challenge) - 20% of overall score

In the event of a tie an epic, one-legged dance off will determine the winner or our invited Judges will have the final say and will determine the winner.

Who will be scoring at each Phase?

• Phase 1 submissions will be scored by Software Engineers employed at Teleios Systems Ltd.
• Phase 2 presentations will be scored by a panel of up to 5 judges who may come from a combination of sponsors, invited guests and Teleios Systems.
• Phase 3 challenge submissions will be scored by an automated test suite.

Stage 1 - Code - 50%

Stage 1 entries for Teleios Code Jam 2k11 must be submitted via email to codejam@teleios-systems.com on or before October 7th, 2011.

The theme for this installment of Teleios Code Jam is:

Using information technology to facilitate development in a multi-state region.

Participants are expected to deliver solutions that would revolve around this year's theme. Solutions are expected to have regional impact rather than local isolation and can address areas such as sport, entertainment, culture, disaster recovery/preparedness and health-care but are not limited to these domains. You can read more about the theme here. Your imagination is your limit. SMS integration has been a core feature of the past Code Jams, however, this year the SMS component is entirely optional.

All submissions must comprise each of the following items:

1. An executable or final build of your software solution
2. Any supporting files required to execute your solution in its entirety
3. A brief user manual
4. Source code files which must be contained in an Eclipse/Visual Studio 2005/Visual Studio 2008/Visual Studio 2010 project

Solutions can be developed using any of the following technologies:

• Java 1.5+
• PHP 5
• MS .Net 3.5+ (C# or VB)
• MS SQL Server 2005+

Submitted solutions are also expected to run on a Dual Core processor machine equipped with 4 Gb RAM and Windows 7.

Stage 1 submissions contribute to 50% of the team's overall score. Only the top eight teams from stage 1 will advance to stage 2.

Stage 2 - Present - 30%

Participants advancing from Stage 1 will present their solutions to a panel of judges on Teleios Code Jam day. Teams may be asked questions about their application by the judging panel. This segment of the competition contributes to 30% of the team's overall score.

Stage 3 - Build - 20%

There will be a segment on the day where a challenge will be given to the competing teams. Teams will be expected to derive an algorithm that solves the chosen problem in the most efficient manner.

The judges' decision is final.