I don't think I'll have the pleasure of making the conference, but  
anyone know what kind of questions are part of the contest usually?  
I've gone to a dozen programming contests, some ACM, some local  
companies, etc, and in each and every one I could've wiped the floor  
with Smalltalk, at least with the questions they ask, mostly thanks  
to our awesome class library.   Just curious!

Regards,
Aaron

On Mar 12, 2007, at 3:47 AM, Andres Valloud wrote:

> http://blogten.blogspot.com/2007/03/2007-smalltalk-coding- 
> contest.html.
>
> The Smalltalk Industry Council Announces the Third Annual Smalltalk
> Solutions Coding Contest
>
> The Smalltalk Industry Council (STIC) is pleased to announce the third
> annual Smalltalk Solutions Coding Contest. The Smalltalk Solutions
> Technical Conference being held in Toronto Canada April 29-May 2, 2007
> will serve as the home for the coding competition finale. Smalltalk
> Solutions is the premier forum for bringing together Smalltalk users,
> developers, vendors, and enthusiasts.
>
> Coding contest prizes include:
>
>     * 1st Place - iPod Video
>     * 2nd Place - iPod Nano
>     * 3rd Place - iPod Shuffle
>
> Each of the finalists will also receive a complimentary individual
> membership to the STIC.
>
> The Smalltalk Solutions Coding Competition is broken into 2 phases of
> competition. The first phase begins on April 13 and ends on April 22,
> running for 10 days. Registration is open until the contest begins on
> April 13. Participants must register for the competition at
> sts2007codingcontest at gmail.com. Confirmed registrants will receive the
> requirements for the first phase online.
>
> All coding must be done in Smalltalk. Conference registration is not
> required to participate in the first phase of the competition.
>
> The first phase of the competition will be judged by means of an
> objective score based on the performance the submission. A total of
> three (3) winners will be selected to compete onsite at Smalltalk
> Solutions 2007 in Toronto, Canada. The winners of the first phase will
> be announced on April 25 on the Smalltalk Industry Council web site.
>
> The Second and final phase of the competition will take place on
> Sunday, April 29, 2007 onsite at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre
> during Smalltalk Solutions pre-registration. The details of the second
> phase of the competition will not be released to the finalists until
> the competition begins.
>
> Prize winners will be announced during the conference.
>
> Feel free to contact us regarding the contest at the following
> addresses:
>
>     * Andres Valloud, at sts2007codingcontest at gmail.com.
>     * Suzanne Fortman, at sfortman at cincom.com.
>
> -- 
> Best regards,
>  Andres                          mailto:andresv at ntct1.com
>
>