[STDS-802-16] Fwd: IEEE Computer Society - CHC60 Request for Judges
>From: Paul Nikolich <paul.nikolich@ATT.NET>
>
>Dear EC members,
>
>Kathy Land asked me to forward this to you. Kathy and the CS are
>looking for Judges in an undergraduate competition regarding
>building a website that illustrates the history of computing. I
>guess Kathy thinks some of us are old enough to have actually
>participated in one or two 'historical events' (hrmph) and might
>make good judges as a result. Please review and respond directly to
>the website.
>
>Regards,
>
>--Paul
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Land, Kathy S." <susan.land@NGC.COM>
>To: <sab2006@COMPUTER.ORG>
>Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 7:29 PM
>Subject: IEEE Computer Society - CHC60 Request for Judges
>
>>Sponsor Chairs, could you please forward to your committee email reflectors?
>>
>>Much appreciated, Kathy
>>
>>
>>
>>We are writing to ask you to help the IEEE Computer Society with the
>>evaluation of CHC60. As part of its 60th anniversary celebrations in
>>2006 the IEEE Computer Society is running a competition for
>>undergraduates called CHC60. This competition is team-based and requires
>>a team of four students to work together on a substantial project for
>>over three months.
>>
>>The students are required to create a website that illustrates some
>>aspect of the history of computing. We are writing to you to request
>>your help in evaluating the websites. The Computer Society requires over
>>80 judges to help evaluate the projects. Such a large number is
>>necessary because we wish to obtain a broad consensus about individual
>>projects and because we do not
>>wish to burden judges by giving then large numbers of projects to
>>evaluate.
>>
>>
>>
>>What is CHC60 and how are the Projects Evaluated?
>>
>>
>>The evaluation process will begin in mid July and the evaluation will be
>>performed electronically via the Internet. This activity will take
>>approximately 3-4 hours of your time. The details of CHC60are as
>>follows:
>>
>>CHC60 is a long-term (two-semester) project for a team of four
>>undergraduate students. The theme of the competition is computer history
>>and teams are requested to create a website to illustrate an aspect of
>>the history of computers or computing.
>>
>>Any topic in the history of computing is permissible - there are no
>>boundaries or limitations. However, an important aspect of the
>>competition is originality. Students will receive less credit for
>>covering a topic that is dealt with endlessly in textbooks and on the
>>web (e.g., the basic details of ENIAC). Of course, dealing with a
>>conventional topic from a new angle or in a different way will be
>>regarded as demonstrating originality.
>>
>>This is an international competition and teams from universities all
>>round the world are taking part. Teams have been encouraged to look at
>>the history of computing in their own countries or to tackle more
>>neglected areas (e.g., why some PC's failed and others succeeded, or
>>legal battles between computer companies or individuals).
>>
>>Teams will be judged on three aspects of their website:
>>
>>1. Its originality and its contribution to computer history.
>>2. The quality of the information (its breadth and depth, how well
>>researched it is etc)
>>3. The quality of the website (its look and feel, how easy it is to
>>navigate, the quality of any multimedia elements).
>>
>>Teams have also been told that they will be allowed to construct dynamic
>>elements such as processor or system simulators if they wish.
>>
>>The final date for the submission of team websites is July 14th. It is
>>anticipated that the entries will be divided into batches and a group of
>>judges will select the best from each batch, and these will then go
>>through a second judging process to select the best team.
>>
>>
>>
>>What is the Computer Society Looking for?
>>
>>
>>We are looking for judges in computer science. It is not necessary to be
>>an expert on computer history or web design. The web sites created by
>>the teams should be targeted at the student of computing or the
>>professional (that is, the viewer may be assumed to have a background in
>>commuting but not necessarily be an expert in the subject of the web
>>site).
>>
>>As well as general computer scientific we would like to recruit judges
>>with backgrounds in web design and multimedia and those will backgrounds
>>in computer history.
>>
>>
>>
>>If you are interested in being a judge in support of CHC60, simply reply
>>to this email (susan.land@ngc.com) with the following information:
>>
>>
>>
>>1. Your name
>>
>>2. Your email address
>>
>>3. The country in which you work
>>
>>4. The type of organization to which you are affiliated (academic or
>>industry), or to which you were affiliated prior to retirement
>>
>>5. Your area of expertise (hardware, software, or systems)
>>
>>6. The name and address of your affiliation (i.e., your business
>>address) or your home address
>>
>>7. A contact telephone number
>>
>>
>>
>>If you can also suggest the names and provide email addresses of other
>>people who may be prepared to help with the evaluation of projects in
>>CHC60, we would be grateful.
>>
>>
>>
>>Susan K. (Kathy) Land
>>
>>CHC60 Executive Committee
>>
>>SUSAN.LAND@ngc.com
>>
>>
>>
>>Alan Clements
>>
>>Chair CHC60
>>
>>alanclements@ntlworld.com