From the UPE Business Meeting, its back to the Practice Session. Teams start massing in front of the Contest Area.

The Ulm team mugs with the championship trophy. They won the ACM Southwest European Regional.

It's great to mug with the trophy.

Mugs and more mugs...

And now its time for teams to enter the contest area for the orientation and practice session...

Comenius University listens carfully to question and answer period. Look at the booty that ACM and Microsoft left for the teams! The CDs are games and the latest development software.

Of course minds are on those trophies up front as well.

The practice session starts with a few introductions and last-minute instructions. By the way, the balloons are given to teams that solve problems. They are color coded so that with a quick look around the room, you can tell how the contest is going.

Let's take a look at the teams during practice!