March 2007 77 CHC 61 Sites Highlight “Unsung Heroes” in 2007 I n 2006, the IEEE Computer Society created a special student Web design competition in celebration of its 60th anniversary. The competition, dubbed the 60th Computer History Competition (or CHC 60 ), enjoyed such great success that organizers decided to run the competition again this year, offering a Microsoft-sponsored $10,000 first-place prize. CHC 61 COMPETITION THEME The overarching theme for the 2007 competition is “Unsung Heroes,” which encourages student teams to consider contributions to computing made by players from more obscure quarters. CHC 61 challenges a team of four undergraduates to create an English-language Web site that highlights lesser-known computer pio- neers. Particularly welcome are sites featuring female pioneers or pioneers in countries not immediately asso- ciated with early computing. Competition rules for CHC 61 encourage students to work together as a team to design, research, and imple- ment a high-quality Web site. Organizers stress the importance of transferable skills such as time manage- ment and the division of a major task among a group. Said CHC 61 chair Alan Clements of the UK’s University of Teesside, “Because the competition stresses teamwork and good design, the Web sites should include a section on the way in which the teams approached their project and how they allocated tasks among team members.” ESTABLISHING TEAMS AND PROJECTS Team members must be full-time undergraduate stu- dents in the same university and be enrolled during the academic school year that they register for CHC 61 . However, graduation prior to the final submission date will not invalidate a team member’s eligibil- ity. CHC 61 strongly encourages an inter-discipli- nary approach, drawing team members from all departments. Not all students on a team need to come from a computer-related department. Each Web site must be composed of original material created by the team. Any other material must be footnoted and, if necessary, have the copy- right owner’s permission to use it in the competi- tion. Teams can use software tools to create their site or they can generate their own code. A site will not be judged by the tools used to create it, but rather on its appearance, usability, and content. Sites should comply with W3C standards and should run stably on a variety of widely available browsers. IMPORTANT DEADLINES The application deadline for CHC 61 is 15 March. The final submission date for URLs is 14 July. CHC 61 will be restricted to 200 teams. If more than 200 teams register before 15 March, teams to participate in the competition will be selected at random. The top 10 teams will later be required to submit their Web site electronically on CD or DVD to be hosted on Computer Society servers. The winning team will be announced on 1 October 2007. Further information on CHC 61 is available at www.computer.org. ■ Apply for Merwin Student Scholarships by 31 May The 2008-2009 Richard E. Merwin Student Scholarship rec- ognizes student leaders in the Computer Society who show promise in their academic and professional efforts. The schol- arship, named in honor of a past president of the Society, is available to active members of IEEE Computer Society student branches. The Society awards up to 10 annual scholarships of $4,000 each, paid in four quarterly installments. Other awards and scholarships offered to students by the Computer Society include the Lance Stafford Larson best paper contest and the Upsilon Pi Epsilon/Computer Society Award for Academic excellence, which the IEEE Computer Society and the Upsilon Pi Epsilon international honor society jointly administer. Winners of the Merwin Scholarship serve as IEEE Computer Society student ambassadors for the particular IEEE region to which they belong. Student ambassadors collect and dissemi- nate information to Computer Society student chapters in their own regions and serve as a liaison to the Chapters Activities Board. To be eligible, applicants must maintain a minimum 2.5 GPA as a full-time junior, senior, or graduate student in a computer science, computer engineering, or electrical engineering program. For more information about Computer Society student scholarships and awards, visit www.computer.org/students/ schlrshp.htm. Merwin Scholarship applications are due by 31 May.
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COMPUTER SOC I E TY CONNECT ION
CHC61 Sites Highlight “Unsung Heroes” in 2007
I n 2006, the IEEE Computer Society created a specialstudent Web design competition in celebration of its60th anniversary. The competition, dubbed the 60thComputer History Competition (or CHC60),enjoyed such great success that organizers decided
to run the competition again this year, offering aMicrosoft-sponsored $10,000 first-place prize.
CHC61 COMPETITION THEMEThe overarching theme for the 2007 competition is
“Unsung Heroes,” which encourages student teams toconsider contributions to computing made by playersfrom more obscure quarters. CHC61 challenges a teamof four undergraduates to create an English-languageWeb site that highlights lesser-known computer pio-neers. Particularly welcome are sites featuring female
pioneers or pioneers in countries not immediately asso-ciated with early computing.
Competition rules for CHC61 encourage students towork together as a team to design, research, and imple-ment a high-quality Web site. Organizers stress theimportance of transferable skills such as time manage-ment and the division of a major task among a group.
Said CHC61 chair Alan Clements of the UK’s Universityof Teesside, “Because the competition stresses teamworkand good design, the Web sites should include a sectionon the way in which the teams approached their projectand how they allocated tasks among team members.”
ESTABLISHING TEAMS AND PROJECTSTeam members must be full-time undergraduate stu-
dents in the same university and be enrolled during theacademic school year that they register for CHC61.However, graduation prior to the final submissiondate will not invalidate a team member’s eligibil-ity. CHC61 strongly encourages an inter-discipli-nary approach, drawing team members from alldepartments. Not all students on a team need tocome from a computer-related department.
Each Web site must be composed of originalmaterial created by the team. Any other materialmust be footnoted and, if necessary, have the copy-right owner’s permission to use it in the competi-tion. Teams can use software tools to create theirsite or they can generate their own code. A site willnot be judged by the tools used to create it, butrather on its appearance, usability, and content.Sites should comply with W3C standards andshould run stably on a variety of widely availablebrowsers.
IMPORTANT DEADLINESThe application deadline for CHC61 is 15
March. The final submission date for URLs is 14July. CHC61 will be restricted to 200 teams. Ifmore than 200 teams register before 15 March,teams to participate in the competition will beselected at random. The top 10 teams will later berequired to submit their Web site electronically onCD or DVD to be hosted on Computer Societyservers.
The winning team will be announced on 1October 2007. Further information on CHC61 isavailable at www.computer.org. ■
Apply for Merwin StudentScholarships by 31 May
The 2008-2009 Richard E. Merwin Student Scholarship rec-ognizes student leaders in the Computer Society who showpromise in their academic and professional efforts. The schol-arship, named in honor of a past president of the Society, isavailable to active members of IEEE Computer Society studentbranches. The Society awards up to 10 annual scholarships of$4,000 each, paid in four quarterly installments.
Other awards and scholarships offered to students by theComputer Society include the Lance Stafford Larson bestpaper contest and the Upsilon Pi Epsilon/Computer SocietyAward for Academic excellence, which the IEEE ComputerSociety and the Upsilon Pi Epsilon international honor societyjointly administer.
Winners of the Merwin Scholarship serve as IEEE ComputerSociety student ambassadors for the particular IEEE region towhich they belong. Student ambassadors collect and dissemi-nate information to Computer Society student chapters intheir own regions and serve as a liaison to the ChaptersActivities Board. To be eligible, applicants must maintain aminimum 2.5 GPA as a full-time junior, senior, or graduate student in a computer science, computer engineering, or electrical engineering program.
For more information about Computer Society studentscholarships and awards, visit www.computer.org/students/schlrshp.htm. Merwin Scholarship applications are due by 31 May.
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Seymour Cray and Sidney FernbachAward Nominations Due 30 June
P resented each fall by the IEEE Computer Society,the Seymour Cray Award and the Sidney FernbachAward, two of the most coveted awards in com-
puting, recognize individuals for making outstandingcontributions to computer science and engineering.
Seymour Cray, often called the father of supercom-puting, was well known for discovering unconventionalsolutions to vexing problems. The IEEE ComputerSociety’s Seymour Cray Computer Science andEngineering Award recognizes individuals whose con-tributions to high-performance computing systems bestreflect Cray’s innovative, creative spirit. Recipients ofthe Cray Award also receive a crystal memento, an illu-minated certificate, and a $10,000 honorarium.
High-performance computing pioneer SidneyFernbach made important early strides in the use of high-performance computers to solve large computational
problems. In 1992, the Computer Society establishedthe Sidney Fernbach Memorial Award to recognize indi-viduals who have made notable contributions to devel-oping applications for high-performance computing.Awards committees associated with the annualSupercomputing conference evaluate nominations forthe honor. The Fernbach award winner receives a cer-tificate of recognition and a $2,000 honorarium.
Winners of both the Cray and the Fernbach awardswill accept their honors during a special awards cere-mony at SC 2007 in Reno, Nevada, this November.
Computer Society awards recognize technical achieve-ments, contributions to engineering education, and ser-vice to the Society or the profession. Nominations forthe Cray and Fernbach awards are due by 30 June. Toobtain nomination materials for any IEEE ComputerSociety award, visit www.computer.org/awards/. ■
Computer Society and IEEE FoundationOffer Cash Prizes at Intel Science Fair
E ach year, both the IEEE Computer Society and theIEEE Foundation sponsor special awards for out-standing high school students at the Intel Interna-
tional Science and Engineering Fair, which takes place thisyear from 13-19 May in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Intel ISEF 2007, presented in cooperation with AgilentTechnologies, provides an opportunity for outstandingyoung scientists from around the globe to share ideasand display cutting-edge science projects while compet-ing for more than $4 million in scholarships, scientifictrips, tuition grants, and scientific equipment. The
annual event draws competitors from more than 40countries, making it the world’s largest internationalhigh school science and engineering competition.
The Computer Society typically sponsors six to eightindividual and team awards at ISEF that range from$300 to $700. Winners of Computer Society awardsreceive a framed certificate and a one-year free sub-scription to an IEEE Computer Society magazine of theirchoice. Computer will publish a group photo of the win-ners in an upcoming issue.
The IEEE Foundation Presidents’ Scholarship recog-nizes outstanding achievement in the research and pre-sentation of engineering knowledge in electricalengineering, information technology, or other IEEEfields of interest. Winners receive $2,500 during each offour years of undergraduate study, as well as an IEEEstudent membership. A framed certificate and anengraved plaque accompany the award.
ISEF moves to Atlanta in 2008. For further informa-tion about the IEEE Presidents’ Scholarship, visitwww.ieee.org/education/precollege/scholarship/index.html. For a detailed list of ISEF winners from previousyears, including recipients of Computer Society prizes,visit www.sciserv.org/isef/results ■
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Stanford’s Thomas Kailath Wins 2007 IEEE Medal of HonorThe IEEE Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the
IEEE, announced recently that communications andsemiconductor pioneer Thomas Kailath will receive the2007 IEEE Medal of Honor. Kailath’s innovative researchhas influenced modern work in wireless communi-cations and semiconductor manufacturing. An IEEE LifeFellow, Kailath’s award citation reads “for exceptionaldevelopment of powerful algorithms in the fields ofcommunications, computing, control and signalprocessing.”
Kailath is Hitachi America Professor of Engineering,Emeritus, at Stanford University. He is a recipient of theIEEE Information Theory Society’s Shannon Award, the2006 IEEE Signal Processing Society Jack S. Kilby Medal,and the IEEE Education Medal, as well as Guggenheimand Churchill fellowships. Kailath has been elected to
the US National Academy of Engineering, the AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academyof Sciences, the Indian National Academy ofEngineering, and the Silicon Valley Engineering Hall ofFame. In 1975, he served as president of the IEEEInformation Theory Society.
Kailath has authored, edited, and coauthored severalbooks, including Linear Systems, (Prentice Hall, 1980),Indefinite Quadratic Estimation and Control (SIAM,1999), and Linear Estimation, (Prentice Hall, 2000).
For a complete list of 2007 IEEE Medal recipients andother honorees, visit www.ieee.org/portal/pages/about/awards/pr/2007medalrecips.html. Nominationsfor the 2008 IEEE Medal of Honor are due by 1 July.Nomination forms are available at www.ieee.org/about/awards/sums/ mohsum.htm.
