[802SEC] IEEE Computer Society - CHC60 Request for Judges
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
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