On Monday 18th March, the University of Sheffield opened its doors for Discovery Night. People of all ages came to meet the University's scientists and engineers, and to find out more about their research. We took this opportunity to show off the Raspberry Pi in action, and to launch our Challenge.

It all started with lots of Pi ...


and lots of cake ...

To celebrate the official launch of the Challenge at Discovery Night, I have issued the very first Mini-Challenge.

This Mini-Challenge problem is very easy to state, but rather more difficult to solve:


On Monday I will be exploring this problem with visitors to Discovery Night. If you can't be there, you can still take part on Twitter @pi3challenge.

Come and find out more about the Pi-Cubed Programming Challenge at Discovery Night at the University of Sheffield. Come and meet our scientists and engineers!

• Monday 18th March 2013, 4pm - 8.30pm
• Firth Court and Alfred Denny Building, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TN

The first Raspberry Jamboree, showcasing the uses of the Raspberry Pi in education, is being held on Saturday March 9 in Manchester Central. It promises to be an exciting event to coincide with the one-year anniversary of the Pi.

We will be announcing the Pi-Cubed Programming Challenge at 12.45pm in the 'Slices of Pi' session.

The Pi-Cubed Programming Challenge will be officially launched at "Discovery Night" on Monday 18th March, 4pm - 8.30pm, as part of the Sheffield Festival of Science and Engineering. Come and find us at Firth Hall, University of Sheffield.