Mental Calculation World Cup 2022

Paderborn, Germany, 15-17 July 2022

Preliminary Program (Subject to Minor Changes)

With the exception of the dinner on 16 July, all events will take place at Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum.

15 July
participants arrive
9:00 The museum opens. Participants and accompanying persons can visit the museum for free (highly recommended!)
17:00 Get your welcome bag at the checkin at the museum's main entrance
17:00 (Bistro, downstairs) Welcome evening with dinner, short lecture on cube rooting by Willem Bouman and HECTOC Challenge (open for everyone, see here for the HECTOC rules)
Please tell us in advance if you arrive later than 18:00 (the museum's entrance will close at this time for the general public)

16 July
9:00-14:00 Contest, part I
Food will be available on 13:00-15:00 at the place where we met on Friday.
17:00-18:00 mental calculation show
19:00 evening: Dinner at Brauhaus (address: Paderborn, Kisau 2) in the historic city centre of Paderborn

17 July
9:00-14:00: Contest, part II
Food will be available on 13:00-15:00 at the place where we met on Friday.
after the contest: guided museum tour at world's largest computer museum (three groups, starting at 14:30, 14:45 an 15:00)
17:00 award ceremony (end: about 18:00)
Those who stay in Paderborn for one more night are invited to a guided city tour (about 90 minutes, in English language).
The city tour starts at 19:00 at the fountain in front of the townhall.
For those who stay at Welcome Hotel, we will walk together to the townhall, starting at 18:40 (be sure to be on time!) from the hotel lobby.