ACM ICPC World Programming Championship Final moved

The ACM ICPC Programming World Championship (among student teams) 2011 was to be held in late February - early March in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt .

Today, the participants received a letter - I think it's okay if I publish it, freely translating into Russian.


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The World Cup Final 2011 has been postponed.

[Information on how to get a ticket refund.]

The earliest possible date for the final is the last week of May.
Please do not plan anything for the last week of May.

Please do not plan anything on the last week of June.
July, as well as the first two weeks of August, are also considered as an option.

We will try to announce the date of holding no later than February 10th.
We plan to announce the date and venue no later than February 28th.

We hope to see you all at the great finale this year.

Well, I understand the organizers who do not want to bring the best students from around the world to a country with such an unstable political situation.

Obviously, the venue will change: well, the organizers cannot announce on February 28th that the final will be held in Egypt in the summer - how can they be sure that they will not have to endure it again ?! (Not to mention the fact that Egypt is wildly hot in summer, its brains will melt ...)

It should be noted that the 2013 World Cup Final is scheduled to be held in St. Petersburg. Let's hope that it will not have to endure.