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The ICPC operates under the auspices of the [[ICPC Foundation]] and operates under agreements with host universities and non-profits, all in accordance with the ICPC Policies and Procedures.<ref name="icpcpp">https://icpc.baylor.edu/compete/ICPC-Policies-and-Procedures.pdf</ref> Since 1977 until 2017 ICPC was held under the auspices of [[Association for Computing Machinery|ACM]] and was referred to as ACM-ICPC.<ref>https://icpc.baylor.edu/download/community/history/Factsheet-2017.pdf</ref>

Tracing its roots to 1970, over 320,000 ICPC alumni populate the professional ranks of high-tech companies, consulting firms, financial institutions, investment firms, high-tech startups, venture-capital firms, academia, and public service.<ref>https://www.quora.com/What-is-more-important-to-companies-like-Google-competitive-programming-skills-or-work-experience-in-programming/answer/Bill-Poucher</ref> ICPC Alumni are developers, software engineers, senior software engineers, leads, chiefs, CTOs, CEOs, founders, and co-founders. They are also professors, researchers, and in public service. A good number are in venture capital, helping others start companies. One is a comedian.<ref>https://www.quora.com/Is-it-confirmed-that-anyone-who-is-a-winner-of-the-ACM-ICPC-can-get-a-job-in-Google-Facebook-and-Microsoft-with-a-good-salary/answer/Bill-Poucher</ref>

==Mission==