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ACM ICPC Dhaka 2007 kicks off
From left: Dr. Kaykobad of BUET, Prof Muhammad Zafar Iqbal of SUST and Syed Akhter Hossain, of EWU at the press conference.
Today the battle of brains takes place once again, as East West University (EWU) hosts the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) Dhaka Regional 2007 at Bangladesh China Friendship Conference Centre (BCFCC). This year 80 teams from 36 different universities all over the country as well as from China and Thailand are going to participate in this competition. Each team comprises three members. The programme starts at 7:30 in the morning and is scheduled to continue till 10:00p.m. EWU organised a press conference on November 30 to share the insights of ACM ICPC 2007. Syed Akhter Hossain, regional contest director and chairperson of CSE dept., EWU apprised that, "This year the ACM ICPC Dhaka Regional has been organised in the flavour of the world finals and for such reason BCFCC has been selected as the contest venue". Prof Muhammad Zafar Iqbal of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) urged the media to come forward and work closely with academia. He also said that, "We explore many talents through this sort of contest and media can exclusively highlight them to the corporate world". "Bangladesh always holds a prestigious stand in programming contest as it proved its capability of efficient event management and impartial judgement", Dr Kaykobad of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) told the media. "Our students need proper incentives to nourish their inner power and it is a sacred duty for all to properly address this issue", he stated. Partners that has offer their support to this contest are Global Brand, Therap, Southeast Bank, Prime bank, Pubali Bank, ETV, Radio Foorti, Computer Jagat, The Daily Star and The Daily Ittefaque.
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