Edit: Registration deadline extended by 12 hours -- to 9PM pacific time today!
Hello Codeforces!
We (Ritwin, nikilrselvam, spycoderyt, lethan3, Mokuroh54, andy0liang, applepi216, bitset, minifinity) are excited to announce the Stanford Local Programming Contest (SLPC 2026) — a 3-hour ICPC-style team contest with over $3,000 in prizes!
SLPC has historically been Stanford's internal contest and ICPC team tryout. This year, we're opening it up to the broader competitive programming community.
- Date: Saturday, April 4, 2026
- Local Division: In-person at Gates 403, Stanford students only -- lunch and boba provided!
- Open Division: Online, open to everyone
- Registration deadline: April 2, 2026 at 8:59 PM PDT
Links
- Website
- Registration
- Discord -- great place to find teammates!
Format
- Teams of 3
- 3 hours, 8–10 problems
- Local Division: beginner-friendly, ICPC pre-regionals level, 1 computer per team
- Open Division: ICPC Regionals to NAC level, 1 computer per person
Schedule (all times PDT)
| Time | Local Division (Gates 403) | Open Division (Online) |
|---|---|---|
| 10:30 AM | Check-in opens | — |
| 11:00 AM | Beginner workshop + lunch | — |
| 12:00 PM | Check-in deadline | — |
| 12:30 PM | Contest begins | Contest begins |
| 3:30 PM | Contest ends | Contest ends |
| 4:00 PM | Closing ceremony + boba | — |
Prizes
| Place | Local Division (per member) | Open Division (per member) |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | $200 | $150 |
| 2nd | $150 | $100 |
| 3rd | $100 | $50 |
| 4th | $80 | — |
| 5th | $60 | — |
| 6th | $50 | — |
| 7th | $40 | — |
| 8th | $30 | — |
| 9th | $20 | — |
| 10th | $10 | — |
| Total | $2,190 | $900 |
Info
Check our website for more information and to register! And ask here or in the discord server if you have any questions.
omg Ritwin contest orz orz orz orz
As an author, there will be problems on the contest.
dang giving out money for online contests atp is crazy
I have prepared one of the problems of all time
True
As a problem, there will be authors on this contest.
Lame
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Platform and link?
I thought it is today, Sorry for the disturbance.
Where we have to write the contest, I mean on which platform?