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Russian Team Wins Computer History Contest

LOS ALAMITOS, Calif., 8 October, 2006 -- A team from the Russian State Technological Institute in Moscow won the IEEE Computer Society 60th Anniversary History Competition (CHC60) with its website on the Russian Shoty.

CHC60 encouraged teams of four undergraduate students to work together as a team to design, research, and implement a high-quality website. The aim of the competition was to make students aware of the rich and exciting history of the computer as well as stress the importance of transferable skills such as time management and the division of a major task among a group of people.

The competition is part of a series of events throughout 2006 to celebrate the IEEE Computer Society’s 60th anniversary.

“The judges were impressed with the Russian State Technological Institute’s site. The site was well laid out and easy to navigate. They presented their topic in an interesting and informative manner.“ said Alan Clements, chair of the competition and a professor at the University of Teesside in Teesside, UK.

Nearly seventy teams from sixty-three universities in twenty-seven countries vied for a First Place prize of $10,000, generously provided by Northrop Grumman. Other universities in the competition included State University of New York at Binghampton (USA), University of Warwick (United Kingdom), Florida Gulf Coast University (USA), and the Technical University of Iasi (Romania).

To see the Russian State Technological Institute site, as well as a list of the top teams and links to their sites, visit http://www.computer.org/education/chc60.

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The CS serves the information and career-development needs of today’s computing researchers and practitioners with technical journals, magazines, conferences, books, conference publications, and online courses. Its Certified Software Development Professional (CSDP) program for mid-career professionals and Certified Software Development Associate (CSDA) credential for recent college graduates confirm the skill and knowledge of those working in the field. The CS Digital Library (CSDL) is an excellent research tool, containing more than 250,000 articles from 1,600 conference proceedings and 26 CS periodicals going back to 1988.