KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Since
then over 430 ,000 volunteers have participated in 4,180 cleanups covering more
than 88,000 miles of waterways.

TopCoder's methodology emphasizes thorough specification and design,
distributed development using reusable components, and a rigorous quality
assurance review process and results in higher quality , lower cost software
solutions than traditional software development methodologies.

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, Now in its 14th year, National
River Cleanup Week is spreading its message of volunteerism to children across
the U.
"Educating people about the sources of litter and pollution in our rivers
is the first step in cleaning up our waterways," said David Brown, Chairman of
National River Cleanup Week ., TopCoder, Inc.com

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Prizes
of boats and other outdoor gear will be awarded. Group organizers can enter
the photo contest and publicity contest. All TopCoder members in good standing, who are at least
13 years of age, may compete in SRM competitions, however contestants must be
at least 18 years of age in order to be eligible for cash prizes.

About TopCoder, Inc.

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"We 're excited to be able to offer a return to prize money in our SRMs,"
said Rob Hughes, President and COO of TopCoder. Through its proprietary
programming competitions and rating system, TopCoder recognizes and promotes
the abilities of the best programmers around the world.
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National River Cleanup Week Announces a New Focus and New Sponsors for 2005

com , or call the NRCW office, (865) 558-3595 , for
a registration form.m.m.5540
jmckeown@topcoder.

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"In just a couple of hours a dozen volunteers can
collect a mountain of litter from one mile of shoreline. Forest Service, the Bureau of
Land Management and Bureau of Reclamation return as major sponsors of the
event. Advancement tournaments are
elimination tournaments and have substantial prize purses involved. TopCoder Software
harnesses the talent of these developers to design, develop and deploy
software through its revolutionary competitive development methodology.

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This year young people are being encouraged to tackle the question of
"Where does the trash come from?" in art, poetry, and essay contests.S.

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National River Cleanup Week is a non-profit organization whose mission is
to raise public awareness of the magnitude of trash accumulating in our
nation's waterways.
New sponsors in 2005 include Old Town, Extrasport , Wilderness Systems,
Thule, Lotus, Watermark, Hooked on the Outdoors, Canoe + Kayak, Paddler, and
the Shimoda Group. Additional support is provided by W. $5,000 Purse at Stake During Select Matches as TopCoder Opens Sponsorship of
Highly Popular Single Round Series

GLASTONBURY, Conn.topcoder.com/tc).

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Last year, 47,706 volunteers representing 340
registered groups collected an estimated 1,200 tons of trash and debris. To participate in the contests,
entrants must be part of a registered cleanup.com/tc) and downloading the competition arena as
an applet or Java Web Start application.

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Register
at http://www. "It provides another option
for sponsors to reach our high caliber membership while giving weekly
participants a chance to earn cash, gain recognition amongst the TopCoder
community and learn about quality employment opportunities. Plug-ins are also available for the
competition arena. In addition
to SRMs, TopCoder holds two advancement tournaments (the TopCoder Open and the
TopCoder Collegiate Challenge) each year.
TopCoder is the recognized leader in identifying, evaluating and
mobilizing effective software development resources.

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America Outdoors, the U.L.

S.) See the event
schedule on TopCoder's web site for the dates and times of all upcoming SRMs.

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topcoder.com. in the United States
and other countries.

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S. for a 9:00 p . match time (all times are Eastern U. For more
information about sponsoring TopCoder Events, recruiting TopCoder members and
utilizing TopCoder Software, visit http://www.

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topcoder.

Jim McKeown
TopCoder, Inc.

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The
first group of prize SRMs in more than 2 years will take place on Tuesday ,
June 21, Tuesday, July 19 and Monday, August 8th. Registration starts at 6:00
p.

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Kids will have a chance to improve our country's waterways, voice
their opinions about the importance of clean rivers , and win prizes for their
efforts during National River Cleanup Week, May 14-22. It's a great lesson
in the role of individual responsibility in keeping our rivers free of trash
and debris. Eligible TopCoder
members can now compete for a share of $5,000 across multiple divisions
inside the renowned TopCoder Arena (http://www.

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nationalrivercleanup.
TopCoder is a registered trademark of TopCoder , Inc.

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Previously,
TopCoder sponsored SRMs awarded more than $860,000 in total prize money."

How to Register for SRMs
Contestants can register for matches by visiting the TopCoder Developer
Center (http://www.

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Gore + Associates, Green
Mountain Coffee Roasters and a generous grant from the Trull Foundation. All other product and company names herein may be
trademarks of their respective owners.

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National River Cleanup Week was founded by America Outdoors in 1992., the leader in
online programming competition, skills assessment and competitive software
development, today announced the return of prize purses to its popular weekly
online Single Round Match (SRM) series on a select basis.633.