Host, volunteer team prepare to welcome contestants

Tomorrow is the big day, as contestants from six continents arrive in St. Petersburg to compete in this year’s ACM-ICPC World Finals sponsored by IBM. Preparations for this year’s contest have taken more than a year, and involved a multi-national team from ICPC...

Things are coming together at the Jubilee Sports Palace for the completion. Looking good, SysOps team! (at Jubilee Sports Palace – St. Petersburg)

Scenic day on the Neva river inSt. Petersburg. (at St. Petersburg – Russia)

Today we officially kick off our daily photo contest! If you are traveling to the #ICPC2013 World Finals, send us your best shot of your travels and you could win! Winners will be announced daily on Facebook, Twitter, and ICPCNews.com

Special delivery! Two of our great host volunteers welcomed boxes and boxes of contest shirts today in St. Petersburg. Good work, guys! (at St. Petersburg – Russia)

Let the World Finals begin! Today we took some time to get to know St. Petersburg and admired St. Isaac’s Cathedral. Glorious! (at St. Petersburg – Russia)