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Google Code Jam Contest Open
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Mission Viejo, California - (Cheap Web Hosting Directory) - August 14, 2006 - An annual online coding competition of programming and creativity challenges, Google Code Jam 2006, has opened registration. This year marks the first year the finals will be held in New York City.
Craig Nevill-Manning, Director of Engineering for New York, Google Inc. explained, ''Google New York is very excited to be hosting Google Code Jam 2006. It's an incredible opportunity to introduce the best of the programming world to our New York Engineering office in downtown Manhattan and demonstrate the incredible diversity of experiences that Google offers engineers all over the world. If you can make it in Code Jam here, you can make it anywhere!''
Alan Eustace, Senior Vice President of Engineering at Google Inc. added, ''The Google Code Jam is an incredible opportunity for the most talented and fastest computer scientists in the world to come together and compete on an international stage," said "Google is proud to support these amazing coders as they take on some of the world's most challenging programming problems, and we're pleased to have the chance to introduce them to our research and development offices around the world.''
In addition to the trip to Google's New York Engineering Office, finalists will also divide $155,000 in prize money:
Grand Prize: $10,000
2nd - 10th place: $5,000 each
11th - 25th place: $2,500 each
26th - 50th place: $1,000 each
51st - 100th place: $750 each
Registration for Google Code Jam closes September 5, and the qualifying round begins on the same day. Last year, more than 14,500 competitors from 32 countries took part in the Google Code Jam, and Marek Cygan of Poland took home the grand prize. The Google Code Jam is powered by online programming firm, TopCoder. The top 100 contestants win an all expenses paid trip to New York City to compete in the finals at Google's New York Engineering Office.
Google's innovative search technologies connect millions of people around the world with information every day. Founded in 1998 by Stanford Ph.D. students Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google today is a top web property in all major global markets. Google's targeted advertising program provides businesses of all sizes with measurable results, while enhancing the overall web experience for users. Google is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia.
To learn more about Google Code Jam 2006, please visit: www.google.com/codejam2006.
For more information about Google, please visit www.google.com.
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