We gladly invite all the programmers around the world to take part in the Pool B contests of "<b>IPC ACM ICPC PREPARATORY SERIES</b>"↵
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This is a team contest (upto 3 participants in a team) of 5 hours each with ACM ICPC rules, organized on CodeChef. ↵
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You can read more about the **contests, schedule, event format and rules** from the previous [blog post](http://codeforces.me/blog/entry/21756) and [website](https://www.codechef.com/ipc/2015).↵
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The Schedule of the Pool B contests is as follows : ↵
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<td>Team Sataday</td><td><a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=ICPC+Preparatory+Series+By+Team+Sataday+&iso=20160131T2140&p1=44&ah=5">31st Jan, 21:40 (IST)</a></td>↵
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<td>Team Horcruxes</td><td><a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=ICPC+Preparatory+Series+By+Team+Horcruxes+&iso=20160203T21&p1=44&ah=5">3rd Feb, 21:00 (IST)</a></td>↵
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<td>Team ForTheWatch</td><td><a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=ICPC+Preparatory+Series+By+Team+ForTheWatch+&iso=20160207T14&p1=44&ah=5">7th Feb, 14:00 (IST)</a></td>↵
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You can **register** for the contest at [https://www.codechef.com/teams/register/IPC15P2A](https://www.codechef.com/teams/register/IPC15P2A)↵
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**Eligibility Criteria**↵
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The IPC programming series, though aimed at ACM ICPC aspirants, is not limited to them. Anyone who wants to try their hand at the problems from some of the finest programming minds in India can do so. Yes! It is open to all the programming enthusiasts across the globe.↵
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**Update:** ↵
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The leader board of the first contest can be found [here](https://www.codechef.com/rankings/IPC15P2A). Congratulations Mateusz Radecki for a convincing victory, by solving one problem more than 2nd ranked team! ↵
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The [second contest](https://www.codechef.com/IPC15P2B) of the Pool B is going to start in [less than 2 hours](http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=ICPC+Preparatory+Series+By+Team+Horcruxes+&iso=20160203T21&p1=44&ah=5).↵
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**Update 2:** ↵
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The leader board of the second contest can be found [here](https://www.codechef.com/rankings/IPC15P2B). Congratulations Evgeny Savinov! ↵
The [third contest](https://www.codechef.com/IPC15P2C) of the Pool B is going to start in [less than 8 hours](http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=ICPC+Preparatory+Series+By+Team+ForTheWatch+&iso=20160207T14&p1=44&ah=5).
↵
This is a team contest (upto 3 participants in a team) of 5 hours each with ACM ICPC rules, organized on CodeChef. ↵
↵
You can read more about the **contests, schedule, event format and rules** from the previous [blog post](http://codeforces.me/blog/entry/21756) and [website](https://www.codechef.com/ipc/2015).↵
↵
The Schedule of the Pool B contests is as follows : ↵
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<table style="width: 350.0px;border-collapse: collapse;" class="bordertable"> ↵
<tbody>↵
<tr> <th style="border: 1.0px solid gray;padding: 0.25em;">Contest by</th><th style="border: 1.0px solid gray;padding: 0.25em;">Date and Time</th>↵
</tr> ↵
<tr>↵
<td>Team Sataday</td><td><a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=ICPC+Preparatory+Series+By+Team+Sataday+&iso=20160131T2140&p1=44&ah=5">31st Jan, 21:40 (IST)</a></td>↵
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<td>Team Horcruxes</td><td><a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=ICPC+Preparatory+Series+By+Team+Horcruxes+&iso=20160203T21&p1=44&ah=5">3rd Feb, 21:00 (IST)</a></td>↵
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<td>Team ForTheWatch</td><td><a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=ICPC+Preparatory+Series+By+Team+ForTheWatch+&iso=20160207T14&p1=44&ah=5">7th Feb, 14:00 (IST)</a></td>↵
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</tbody>↵
</table>↵
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You can **register** for the contest at [https://www.codechef.com/teams/register/IPC15P2A](https://www.codechef.com/teams/register/IPC15P2A)↵
↵
**Eligibility Criteria**↵
↵
The IPC programming series, though aimed at ACM ICPC aspirants, is not limited to them. Anyone who wants to try their hand at the problems from some of the finest programming minds in India can do so. Yes! It is open to all the programming enthusiasts across the globe.↵
↵
**Update:** ↵
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The leader board of the first contest can be found [here](https://www.codechef.com/rankings/IPC15P2A). Congratulations Mateusz Radecki for a convincing victory, by solving one problem more than 2nd ranked team! ↵
↵
**Update 2:** ↵
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The leader board of the second contest can be found [here](https://www.codechef.com/rankings/IPC15P2B). Congratulations Evgeny Savinov! ↵
The [third contest](https://www.codechef.com/IPC15P2C) of the Pool B is going to start in [less than 8 hours](http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=ICPC+Preparatory+Series+By+Team+ForTheWatch+&iso=20160207T14&p1=44&ah=5).
