UWA Programming Competition Society

27/04/2026

AllUni is back this year!

AllUni is an inter-university competition spanning New Zealand and Australia styled similarly to ICPC.

AllUni has beginner (for new programmers) and advanced divisions (for students who are more experienced), each with their own huge prizes.

Details?
📅 Date: Saturday, May 23rd
⏰ Time: 9:00AM - 4:00PM
📍 Location: 206 Ezone Central, UWA

Make sure to sign up ASAP using the link in our bio!

17/06/2024

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20/03/2024

Hey everyone, Good-luck to all our SPAR competitors today!
For anyone without the competition link: contest.sppcontests.org

08/03/2024

Hello everyone! We're happy to announce that our weekly training sessions will be returning, starting next week on Tuesday. Our first session will be an introduction to the essentials of Competitive Programming and programming in C. Hope to see you there!

Date: 12/3 (Tuesday)
Time: 4pm - 5:30pm
Location: CSSE 1.24

06/03/2024

Hi everyone!

Starting from next Monday, Gozz will be running his famous Foundations of Programming sessions! Come along for a beginner-friendly guide to programming and the internal workings of computers. If you've always wanted to learn programming but don't know where to start, or if you want to revise some foundational computing concepts, these sessions will be perfect for you.

Time : Mondays, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Location: CSSE 1.24

Hope to see you all there!

02/03/2024

Hey everyone!

Here's a reminder that our AGM and Fresher Welcome is this Tuesday!! We'll be welcoming new members and you'll be able to vote on our committee for 2024!! Whether you want to meet new people, know more about the club, or just to vibe and have some free pizza, rest assured you'll be equally welcomed 🙂

Details:
Date: 5th of March, 2024 (Tuesday)
Time: 4:30pm - 6:30pm
Location: EZONENTH: [210] Learning Studio

Also, if you're interested in being part of the committee, please fill out the following form! This is a great way to know more about the club, gain soft skills and make friends! Even if you're not available for the AGM physically, you can still nominate yourself for a position. 🔥 🤩

For any new members, please note that there is a role specifically for you: Fresher Representative 🫡

https://forms.gle/C6sZSSwhoqR8JsuM8

If you have any questions about the nominations or the commitments and responsibilities, please don't hesitate to contact anyone on current committee!! Everyone is super friendly, and I promise we don't bite 👀

Please let us know if you are interested in attending our 2024 Annual General Meeting and nominating yourself for our committee!

27/02/2024

Hi everyone! The first SPAR (previously known as ANZAC) programming competition will be held on this Saturday. SPARs are practice contests for the ICPC (International Collegiate Programming Contest), and both beginners and experienced programmers are warmly welcomed to participate. On the day, a prize will be given for the best performing UWA team, as well as the best performing UWA Fresher team. Hope to see some of you there! 🎉 😎

Date: 2/3 (Saturday)
Time: 9am - 2pm
Location: TBC

Note:
To register for the competition, please make an account for your team on the DOMjudge server. The DOMjudge server is currently under construction, but we will notify everyone when registration has been fully opened. Registrations from last year will not roll over to this year.
For more information and rules, please visit:

SPAR (South Pacific Algorithmic Rounds) (formerly ANZAC) is a series of practice contests for the ICPC. Any team of up to three students from a university or high school can take part. Both beginners and experienced competitors are welcome. 2024 Schedule Register your team by filling out the Google....

24/02/2024

Hey everyone! Thank you so much to those of you who came to O-Day today! We had so much fun meeting new people, as well as reconnecting with returning members.

In case you are new here (if you are, welcome to PCS!! 🤩 )/need a friendly reminder, we have our Start-of-Semester contest and social event tomorrow 😮 !!

Below are the details:

Contest:�
The competition will be held from 3pm to 6pm AWST, at CSSE 2.01. Please be assured that all experience levels are welcome to join in the fun! Participants who are new to competitive programming are recommended to form teams of three, while experienced programmers are encouraged to participate solo. You will be attempting to solve 6 problems in the 3-hour duration. May the odds be ever in your favour! 👀 🔥 🏆

Social event:�
After the competition, we will be hosting a social event from 6pm to 9pm AWST, at CSSE 2.07. We will be playing boardgames and/or will be watching a movie! Most importantly, pizza will be provided!

Attached below is a general guide to finding your way to the rooms in the CSSE building. If you are lost at any point, or have any questions at all, please don't hesitate to contact our friendly committee members in the chat! Hope to see you there!! 🥳 🍕

22/02/2024

Hello everyone,

This is just another announcement that we're coming up to a new year, so our committee nominations are now open. We'll be holding our AGM and Fresher Welcome - where we welcome new members and vote in our committee - on Tuesday the 5/3/2024, 4:30PM-6:30PM.

If you're interested in being part of the committee and helping the club out (please do), please fill out the following form:

https://forms.gle/C6sZSSwhoqR8JsuM8

For any new members, please note that there is a role specifically for you: Fresher Representative. Also note that even if you're not available for the AGM physically, you can still nominate yourself.

If you have any questions about the nominations or the commitments and responsibilities, please don't hesitate to contact anyone on current Committee.

TLDR: AGM and Fresher Welcome coming up. Nominate yourself for committee.
Time: 5/3/2024, 4:30PM-6:30PM
Location: TBC

Please let us know if you are interested in attending our 2024 Annual General Meeting and nominating yourself for our committee!

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