Dear Pangfeng, Congratulations to you and your team for qualifying to compete in the Association for Computing Machinery’s 2005 International Collegiate Programming Contest World Finals. The team's hard work has certainly paid off - earning a chance to compete in the most prestigious international programming competition of its kind. In Shanghai, the team from the National Taiwan University will take its place on stage among more than 200 of the best collegiate programmers from all over the world. We at IBM are excited to be a part of the World Finals, as we are proud to collaborate closely with educators in order to better prepare college students for IT careers. The IBM Academic Initiative is another exciting program, offering many benefits to partnering colleges and universities in support of technology education on a worldwide scale. This support helps to ensure that universities have the most up-to-date curricula that are relevant to the career aspirations of their students. You may have been reading about this year’s ICPC Challenge, where the contestants will be building applications on IBM’s Blue Gene/L. It is the fastest supercomputer in the world, and is being used to solve some of the most complex problems across a variety of industries. The ICPC Challenge will be a rare opportunity for students to work with such processing power. IBM has been sponsoring the ACM ICPC World Finals for the past seven years, and we could not be happier with the results. Participation in the ACM ICPC has increased five-fold since 1997, which means the road to the world championships has become even more challenging – and the trophy even more coveted. Each year, the World Finals event has proven to be increasingly exciting, as the teams battle down to the very last minute. When your team travels to Shanghai this April, they will be proudly representing your university, as well as showing their strength and abilities in the exciting field of computer science. We are sure they will pursue their future careers with the same dedication and spirit with which they enter this contest Good luck as you prepare for your journey to Shanghai and your chance to compete against the world’s best collegiate programmers. We at IBM will be cheering for you! Henry Chow, Innovation, Integration, Integrity General Manager, Greater China Group Tel: 86-10-6539-1188 Ext 3088 Fax: 86-10-6539-1618 e-mail: [email protected] --

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