IP: CSIDC-2000 World Finals

[Dave Farber <farber@cis.upenn.edu>]

>Reply-To: <shriver@genesis2.com>
>From: "BDS \(Bruce D. Shriver\) \(E-mail\)" <shriver@genesis2.com>
>To: "Dave Farber \(E-mail\)" <farber@cis.upenn.edu>
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>
>Dave,
>
>I'd like to invite you and your IP readers to attend the World Finals of the
>IEEE Computer Society's International Design Competition, CSIDC-2000.  The
>event will take place in Washington, DC on 26-27 June 2000 with students
>from Asia, Canada, Eastern Europe, Russia and the United States.
>
>CSIDC-2000 is the "first ever" international design competition for teams of
>undergraduate students in computer science, computer engineering, and
>related fields.  There are design competitions in many fields of science,
>engineering, and technology.  But, there was no such competition in computer
>science and computer engineering until the Computer Society initiated the
>CSIDC competition.
>
>The students are competing for prestige and for substantial financial
>prizes, e.g., the first place team will receive $25,000.  The teams were
>required to design a "Health-Care Information Appliance" and the "top 10"
>teams will be demonstrating their designs at the CSIDC World Finals.  You'll
>be able to see demonstrations of the projects and talk with members of the
>teams as well as their faculty mentors at the World Finals. The awards
>ceremony, in which the top five teams will be identified, is Tuesday
>afternoon, 27 June 2000.
>
>I've attached a copy of the Computer Society's Press Release at the end of
>this message. It gives additional information about the top ten
>universities, their projects, and the CSIDC. If you have any questions,
>please give contact either me at shriver@genesis2.com or 914.762.3251.
>
>Regards,
>
>Bruce
>
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>IEEE Computer Society NEWS RELEASE  Ten Finalists Selected in
>First-of-its-Kind Global Competition
>
>For Immediate Release 06 June, 2000 Contact: Anne Marie Kelly, IEEE Computer
>Society +1 202 371 1013 or amkelly@computer.org
>
>Washington, DC - The IEEE Computer Society announces the selection of the
>ten finalist teams in the first annual Computer Society International Design
>Competition (CSIDC). CSIDC 2000 challenged undergraduate students around the
>world to design a special-purpose computer-based device. The goal of this
>new competition is to advance excellence in education by having students
>implement solutions for real-world problems.
>
>The top ten teams and their topics are Boston University (USA), "Health
>Pilot: Your Digital Health Care Assistant"; McMaster University (Canada),
>"The Total Heart Care Unit"; Moscow State University (Russia), "A System for
>Weariness Condition Diagnosis"; National Taiwan University (Republic of
>China), "Family Health Guard"; Poznan University of Technology (Poland),
>"Health Care Information Appliance"; Slovak University of Technology
>(Slovakia), "AMADIA - Asthma Monitoring and Allergy Data Information
>Appliance"; Technical University of Plovdiv (Bulgaria), "Internet Appliance
>for Woman's Barrenness"; The University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong) "Personal
>Medical Expert: The Health Care Information Appliance Project"; University
>of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign (USA), "Embedic"; University of Waterloo
>(Canada), "Diabetes Internet Appliance."
>
>CSIDC 2000 had more than 180 team applications for its original fifty team
>slots. Each of the fifty teams received the same hardware and software
>project kit.  The CSIDC "Health Care Information Appliance Project" required
>teams to create a working model of an "information appliance" (IA) to
>address a specific challenge in the practice and delivery of health care.
>The project's goal was to improve public health by helping people become
>more involved in their own health care.  IAs are devices designed primarily
>to create, send, retrieve, and manipulate information via a network of
>computers, such as over the Internet.  IAs are easy to carry, simple to
>operate, reliable and competitively priced.
>
>Each team submitted a final report that was first judged by Submission
>Evaluation Teams consisting of sixty international experts from industry and
>academia, and then selected by a panel of judges.  Dr. Bruce Shriver,
>Chairman of the CSIDC Committee said, "The CSIDC competition received an
>impressive set of projects from around the world, indicative of innovative
>and practical applications using cutting-edge technology. The World Finals
>should be a very fascinating event."  The top ten student teams will now
>compete head-to-head in an intensive two-day competition held at its CSIDC
>World Finals at the Crystal City Marriott in Arlington, VA. On Monday and
>Tuesday, 26 -27 June, each team will make a one hour presentation to a
>distinguished panel of judges. Students will be judged on their prototype's
>creativity, usability, and marketability.
>
>Prizes for CSIDC winners range from $25,000 for first place to $2,000 for
>fifth place, plus honorable mention awards of $1,000.  The schools with the
>top three winning teams will each receive financial aid components of up to
>$10,000.  For more information about the competition, visit
><http://computer.org/CSIDC>.  All media representatives are encouraged to
>attend the competition.  There will be a media room with up-to-date
>information and opportunities to film and interview the students, the
>faculty mentors, and the CSIDC Committee.
>
>The CSIDC is supported by preeminent financial and technology sponsors
>including AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.), Hewlett-Packard Co., Intel
>Corp., Lucent Technologies, Microsoft Corp., Motorola, Science Applications
>International Corp. (SAIC), Sun Microsystems Inc.; the US National Science
>Foundation (NSF); Caldera Systems Inc., Calluna Technology Ltd., General
>Software Inc., M-Systems Inc., Metrowerks Inc., Microsoft Corp., Pervasive
>Software Inc., QNX Software Systems Ltd., and VersaLogic Corp.
>
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