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>
>
>
> 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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