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# Announcements

## Latest Updates

### 06.07

The leaderboard has been updated and it's now in the test phase! 

### 05.07

* We have now uploaded the **test instances** for tracks 1 and 2. Please merge the recent changes from Github to get the updates. :arrow\_down: 
* For track 1 (Surrogate) the **test seed is 6537855 -** it can be found in `check_solution_surrogate.py`
* For track 2 (RL) the test seed for all instances is **19120623** :calendar: - it can be found in `baseline_rl/example_output_rl.py`, `env_rl.py` and `check_solution_rl.py`
* The **instance files** for track 2's test phase can be found in the folder `data/test`
* As in the validation phase, the **test phase of track 2** requires **100 Monte Carlo samples for each instance.** :game\_die: 
* The validation phase is still running so we have not changed the submission system yet. We will do so when the validation phase is over. 
* The leaderboard will be reset for the test phase. Please make sure you **submit your solutions again** on the website when the **test phase leaderboard is active.** :arrow\_up: 

### 28.06

* We are **one week** away from the end of the validation phase (**05.07**).
* After the validation phase is over we will provide the *test instances* on the [Github](https://github.com/paulorocosta/ai-for-tsp-competition) repository. 
* You will have again **one week** to submit your results for the test instances (**12.07 - AoE**). 
* Winners will be selected based on the **results of the test phase**. 
* If you have any technical problems with your submission during the test phase, please let us know as soon as possible so we can find a workaround for your case.
* If possible, please submit your test results **before the deadline** to avoid any issues near the end of the deadline.
* Best of luck! :shamrock: 

### 28.05

* Prizes have been announced! Please check [here](/ai4tsp-competition/master.md#prizes).

### 27.05

* 🎉 We are sorry about the delay but happy to announce that we are now officially in the **validation phase!** 👊🏻
* The validation instance of Track 1 has been updated. :rocket: 
* The validation instances of Track 2 remain the same as the tryout phase. :robot: 
* Because we want to look fancier we are also introducing our Documentation page.![:dancer:](https://a.slack-edge.com/production-standard-emoji-assets/13.0/google-medium/1f483.png)
* Within the documentation page, you can find our [FAQ](/ai4tsp-competition/faq.md), [README](/ai4tsp-competition/readme.md) and [Announcements](/ai4tsp-competition/announcements.md).
* We thank all participants that helped us improve the competition in the tryout phase.![:muscle:](https://a.slack-edge.com/production-standard-emoji-assets/13.0/google-medium/1f4aa.png)

### 14.05

* We have updated `batch_env_rl.py` to read from files appropriately. :arrow\_up\_small: 
* We have fixed a bug in the noisy travel times introduced in the last update. :lady\_beetle: 

### 11.05

* We are now in the tryout phase. This phase runs until the ~~**21st of May**~~**  27th of May**. Please expect a few updates to the master code until then. After this date, no further changes will be introduced. 
* We kindly ask you to report any issues you may encounter via the issues page on the Github repo or via the slack channel. 
* We changed the way randomness is calculated in the environments. Please update your code.