NADC

Code of Conduct

General Rules and Code of Conduct During the Contest

● ICPC Regional Rules can be found via this link: https://icpc.global/regionals/rules

○ These NADC Code of Conduct Rules supplement the ICPC Regional Rules

● Permitted forms of communication with other two members of team

○ In-person

○ Via cell phone

○ Via internet-based communication tools

● Permitted access to code

○ Textual (books, notes, etc.)

○ Code stored on local machine

○ Code repositories (via internet)

■ NOTE: You might want to make sure your team’s code repositories are private

○ Static code found via web search (via internet)

○ Sharing with team members (email, file share, etc., via internet)

● Team members may work on problems independently

○ Each team member can work on their own machine

○ Each team member can submit problem solutions to the Contest Control System (CCS)

● Permitted internet access

○ Search engines and links to websites that the search engines produce that have static information available

○ Submission of problem solutions to CCS

○ Zoom (or related) meetings for contest content delivery

■ Communication with team members

■ Main contest information

■ Help desk for tNADC

■ Code of Conduct

■ General Rules and Code of Conduct During the Contest

■ ICPC Regional Rules can be found via this link: https://icpc.global/regionals/rules

■ These NADC Code of Conduct Rules supplement the ICPC Regional Rules

■ Permitted forms of communication with other two members of team

■ In-person

■ Via cell phone

■ Via internet-based communication tools

■ Permitted access to code

■ Textual (books, notes, etc.)

■ Code stored on local machine

■ Code repositories (via internet)

■ NOTE: You might want to make sure your team’s code repositories are private

■ Static code found via web search (via internet)

■ Sharing with team members (email, file share, etc., via internet)

■ Team members may work on problems independently

■ Each team member can work on their own machine

■ Each team member can submit problem solutions to the Contest Control System (CCS)

■ Permitted internet access

■ Search engines and links to websites that the search engines produce that have static information available

■ Submission of problem solutions to CCS

■ Zoom (or related) meetings for contest content delivery

■ Communication with team members

■ Main contest information

■ Help desk for technical issues

■ Items listed earlier in this rule set that specifically mention or imply internet use

■ The following items are NOT allowed during the contest

■ Communication with anyone other than team members, members of the Contest Control System, contest organizers, and technical team for submission of problem solutions, clarifications, and technical help

■ Accessing websites that provide sentient (human or AI) help

■ Disclosing information about the problem set or your solutions to anyone other than your team members

■ Use of fee-, institution specific-, or restricted subscription-based resources, such as restricted access journals, upgraded websites requiring payments, etc.

■ Failure to comply with this code of conduct may result in contestant expulsion from the NADC as well as future contestsechnical issues

○ Items listed earlier in this rule set that specifically mention or imply internet use

● The following items are NOT allowed during the contest

○ Communication with anyone other than team members, members of the Contest Control System, contest organizers, and technical team for submission of problem solutions, clarifications, and technical help

○ Accessing websites that provide sentient (human or AI) help

○ Disclosing information about the problem set or your solutions to anyone other than your team members

○ Use of fee-, institution specific-, or restricted subscription-based resources, such as restricted access journals, upgraded websites requiring payments, etc.

● Failure to comply with this code of conduct may result in contestant expulsion from the NADC as well as future contests