picoCTF-Africa 2024 Awards Ceremony

May 14, 2024

2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. CAT

CMU-Africa, Auditorium

Agenda

12:45 p.m. Food is available

1:45 p.m. Group photo at stairwell

1:55 p.m. Guests are invited to be seated for award ceremony program

2:00 p.m. Remarks from Conrad Tucker, CMU-Africa director 

2:05 p.m. Remarks from College of Engineering leadership

2:10 p.m. Remarks from the Rwanda Ministry of ICT

2:15 p.m. Presentation of awards

  • Awards for best African teams
    These awards are sponsored by the Upanzi Network
    3 awards for the undergraduate level
    3 awards for the high school level
    1 award for the best performing gender-balanced team
  • Awards for the best teams in Rwanda
    These awards are sponsored by the Rwanda Ministry of ICT
    3 awards for the undergraduate level
    3 awards for the high school level
  • Awards for the best teams in Botswana
    These awards are sponsored by the Upanzi Network
    2 awards for the undergraduate level will be recognized online
  • Awards for the best teams in Sierra Leone
    These awards are sponsored by the Sierra-Leone Ministry of ICT and the National Cybersecurity Coordination Centre
    3 awards for the undergraduate level will be recognized online

3:25 p.m. Closing remarks from Assane Gueye, co-director of CyLab-Africa and the Upanzi Network

3:30 p.m. The awards ceremony ends and students may proceed to games

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