Are You An Extreme Programmer? Or a Hybrid Champion?

Are you up to a programming challenge? IEEE will once again hold its IEEE Xtreme Programming Challenge this October 24th. Teams will have 24 hours to solve a programming challenge that will be revealed when the competition opens that day at 00:00:00 UTC.

This is specifically for teams at universities with IEEE student branches -- and if you're not already involved in your student branch, you should be.

Interested? Don't delay - if you want to compete, you must register by October 12!

Meanwhile, registration is now open for next summer's Formula Hybrid International Competition. This is a really exciting event, where teams of college and university students design, build, and race high-performance, plug-in hybrid vehicles. It's held at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, NH, every year, and attracts teams from all over the world.

Formula Hybrid attracts not only some great minds, but some very interested recruiters, who look to this competition to find their next great automotive engineers. It's a great way to examine green technologies, and a perfect way to practice teamwork and learn from your peers.

Registration for the 2010 Formula Hybrid competition opened this week, and closes in mid-December. That leaves you several months to create your vehicle, time you'll really need. Give it a try!

Any other competitions you're excited about this year? Let us know in the comments section!