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General Rules

The following rules apply throughout the event:

  1. Smoking is prohibited during all activities.
  2. Contestants must attend all activities.
  3. All participants must wear their badge for all activities.
  4. Contestants (and reserve) must wear the official contest T-shirt during the contest.
    (You're free to wear the T-shirt for any other activity.)

Rules Inside the Contest Hall

In addition to the General Rules listed above, the following rules apply during the contest:

  1. Contestants may only bring printed material to the contest hall. No electronic devices or media are allowed inside the hall. Computers, calculators, CD's, disks, music players, flash memory, etc. are all prohibited. (Contestants may use the calculator that comes part of the operating system.)
  2. Cellular phones (mobiles) are strictly prohibited inside the contest hall.
  3. All printed material needed during the contest must be brought into the contest hall during the practice session. No material will be allowed in on the contest day.
  4. All bags brought into the contest hall will be checked.
  5. Contestants are not allowed to talk to their coaches during the contest. In general, contestants are not to converse with anyone except members of their team and personnel designated by the regional contest director.
  6. A team may be disqualified by the regional contest director for any activity that jeopardizes the contest such as dislodging extension cords, unauthorized modification of contest materials, or distracting behavior.
  7. Until the contest begins, contestants are not allowed to touch anything at the team workstation until so directed by the Regional Director or Contest Hall Supervisor.
  8. You're not allowed to change your PC2 password. Any attempt to change it, will result in your team's disqualification.