IEEEXtreme 8.0 Press Kit

Contents:

Introduction to IEEEXtreme

IEEEXtreme 8.0 Promotional Flyer

IEEEXtreme Media and Web Assets

Sample Press Release for Local Advertising

IEEEXtreme Facts and Figures

Introduction

IEEEXtreme is a global challenge in which teams of IEEE Student members,

supported by an IEEE Student Branch, advised and proctored by an IEEE

member, compete in a 24-hour time span against each other to solve a set of

programming problems.

IEEEXtreme 8.0 will be held 18 October 2014 00:00:00 UTC and

team registration opens on 8 September 2014.

Included in this press kit is a promotional flyer that can be printed and

displayed at local colleges and universities, a list of useful media and web

assets, sample language for local advertising, and IEEEXtreme facts and

figures.

Any questions concerning IEEEXtreme can be emailed: IEEEXtreme@ieee.org.

Frequently asked questions and answers page:

http://www.ieee.org/membership_services/membership/students/

competitions/xtreme/xtreme_faq.html

Contents:

Introduction

IEEEXtreme Promotional Flyer

Guidelines for Hosts and Proctors

IEEEXtreme Student Branch Checklist

The InstituteIEEEXtreme Winners: Where Are

They Now?

Sample Language for Local Advertising

Incentive Program for U.S. Universities

IEEEXtreme Media and Web Assets

Media Assets

The Institute MagazineIEEEXtreme Winners: Where Are They Now?

http://theinstitute.ieee.org/people/students/ieeextreme-winners-where-are-they-now

IEEE.tv VideoLooking Ahead to IEEEXtreme 8.0

http://youtu.be/JoxA6FiQXok

Prezi Presentation

http://prezi.com/q1egihzsgukv/ieeextreme-80-looking-ahead-october-18th-2014/#

Web Assets

IEEEXtreme WebsiteOfficial Rules Available

http://www.ieee.org/xtreme

FacebookPhotos of Past Events Available

https://www.facebook.com/IEEEXtreme

Twitter

https://twitter.com/ieeextreme

Sample Press Release for Local Advertising

College Students to Compete in IEEEXtreme Worldwide Programming Competition

Prize-Winning Team to Attend one of IEEE's Global Conferences

Undergraduate and graduate computer programming students are gearing up to compete for the rights to call

themselves the "world's best programmers" - and a free trip to one of hundreds of IEEE technical worldwide

conferences -- during the upcoming programming competition, IEEEXtreme 8.0. The eighth annual worldwide

college programming competition involves teams of IEEE student members working collaboratively to solve a

series of challenging programming problems.

IEEE, the world's leading technical professional association for the advancement of technology, conducts the

computer programming competition. IEEE student branches will host the competition on their local campuses.

The 24-hour competition will begin simultaneously at college campuses around the world at 00:00:00 UTC

18 October, 2014. The registration deadline is 3 October, 2014. More information about the IEEEXtreme 8.0,

including an online registration form, is available at http://www.ieee.org/xtreme.

About IEEE

Through its more than 400,000 members in 190 countries, IEEE is a leading authority on a wide variety of

areas ranging from aerospace systems, computers and telecommunications to biomedical engineering, elec-

tric power and consumer electronics. Dedicated to the advancement of technology, IEEE publishes 30 percent

of the world's literature in the electrical and electronics engineering and computer science fields, and has de-

veloped over 900 active industry standards. The organization annually sponsors more than 850 conferences

worldwide. Additional information about IEEE can be found at http://www.ieee.org.

IEEEXtreme Facts and Figures

IEEEXtreme is made up of IEEE student members; there are more than 120,000+

worldwide student members from various technical fields; top membership countries

are India, USA, China, Canada, UK, and Germany.

IEEEXtreme has grown tremendously in the past few years, with a 28% Year-to-Year

growth between IEEEXtreme 6.0 and 7.0.

Last year, IEEEXtreme 7.0 saw over 7,200 active participants in the global coding

challenge; India, USA, Sri Lanka, Canada, Tunisia, and Greece were most active.

The top placing teams from past years have been from every corner of the earth. The

following were the top placing teams from IEEEXtreme 7.0.