Some of you might know that our team at Texas A&M University won the South Central ACM ICPC Regionals late last year. (whew, a mouthful, isn’t it?) The ultimate result of this is that we are now in Shanghai, China for the ACM ICPC World Finals.
At the stroke of midnight on Friday, I began to pack. This, of course, requires that I have clean clothing to put into my luggage. Unfortunately, I had none. Six dollars and two hours later, I can now pack something to take abroad. 3:00 a.m., CST all of my clothes are packed and the majority of the wall warts needed to charge the various electronics that I’ve brought along. 3:30 a.m, CST we have a (albeit rushed) breakfast at IHOP and leave at 4:15 a.m., CST. Following photocopies of various identity documents, we fill out risk management forms and leave at 5:00 a.m., CST. At approximately 7:00 a.m., CST, we arrive at the airport in Austin, Texas and happen to run into the University of Texas team. We leave for Chicago and reach there at approximately 11:00 a.m., CST. In Chicago, after a seemingly endless concourse, we finally reach the end, gate B-17. An hour later, we begin the 14 hour flight to Shanghai. We arrive in Shanghai at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, localtime. We’ve now checked into the hotel, eaten some food and registered for the contest. I’d post more details, but I’m a bit tired myself. Pictures are available at http://anatifero.us/gallery/shanghai.
