3rd Computer Games Olympiad -- Announcement
Victor Allis
3RD COMPUTER OLYMPIAD
and
3RD CONFERENCE ON COMPUTER GAMES
Maastricht, The Netherlands,
August 22nd-28th 1991
In the context of the 3rd Lustrum of the University of Limburg and with the
co-operation of David Levy, the founder of the Computer Olympiad, the
3rd Olympiad and Conference on Computer Games will take place in Maastricht,
the Netherlands, from August 22nd-28th, 1991.
OLYMPIAD
The Computer Olympiad is a kind of Olympic Games for computers and computer
programs. The programs will be playing against each other at a variety of
well-known strategy games:
Awari Chinese Chess Go-Moku Reversi/Othello (r)
Backgammon 10 x 10 Draughts Nine Men's Morris Scrabble (r)
Bridge Go (9x9) Qubic
Chess Go (19x19) Renju
Competition is open to programs, both commercial and non-commercial,
which run on computers at the tournament site. Although it is
encouraged to bring your own computer, the organization will make PC's
available for those who cannot bring their own computer. However, the
fee for renting a computer is Dfl. 100.-.
CONFERENCE
The 3rd Conference on Computer Games will take place alongside the Olympiad.
Papers are invited on any aspect of programming "thinking" games. Papers
should ideally be 3,000 to 4,000 words in length, though papers of any
length will be considered.
HOW TO ENTER
The organization committee for both the Olympiad and Conference consists of:
Victor Allis, Tons van den Bosch and Jaap van den Herik.
To enter a program in the Olympiad, send mail or email to Victor Allis at
the address listed below, containing
(1) name of the program,
(2) name(s) of the author(s),
(3) game played by the program,
(4) address and telephone number where you can be reached,
(5) Whether you bring your own computer.
(6) Whether you need help hiring a computer.
(7) The exact dates you need accomodation for, and number of persons in
your group.
For each non-commercial program an entrance fee of Dfl. 180,- applies, while
for commercial entries the entrance fee is Dfl. 900,-, to be paid in full at
the beginning of the Olympiad. Authors of programs can take part in the
Conference without extra charge. Authors are encouraged to enter their
programs as soon as possible, but not later than August 9, 1991.
To submit a paper for the Conference, send mail or email to Jaap van den Herik
at the address listed below before July 31. Notification of acceptance
of submitted papers is sent at August 10. The conference proceedings will be
edited by Jaap van den Herik and Victor Allis. Contributors have free entrance
to the Conference.
To register for the Conference send mail or email to Tons van den Bosch
at the address listed below, containing your name and address. For the
Conference an entrance fee of Dfl. 50,- applies, except where noted
above.
ACCOMMODATION
Requests for accomodation (between Dfl. 30,- and Dfl 65,- per person per night
with breakfast) will be considered but no guarantee can be given due
to the summerfestival in Maastricht during the Olympiad.
INFORMATION
Any additional information on the Olympiad and Conference can be obtained by
sending mail or email to Victor Allis at the address listed below.
email (for all three): al...@rlim.uucp
postal address: Vakgroep Informatica, FdAW
University of Limburg
P.O. Box 616
6200 MD Maastricht
The Netherlands
visiting address: Vakgroep Informatica, FdAW
Bredestraat 24
6211 HC Maastricht
The Netherlands.
telephone: +31 43 887477 or
+31 43 887485
Victor Allis,
Tons van den Bosch,
Jaap van den Herik.
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