Until 31 May there is time to present works in both competitions.
The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation invites to participate in the competitions stories and essays as part of celebrations for the 50 years of implementation of the country's first scientific computer, Clementina.
The organization by the Department of Computer
The Short Story Competition "Clemence, the first computer" proposed as a trigger the arrival of the first computer to a university in Argentina.
The call is aimed at both large and boys and will remain open until May 31, 2011.
The jury will consist of Liliana Hecker, Guillermo Martinez and Juan Sabia.
The essay contest of historical research has as its theme "Fifty Years of Computing
Papers may address an overview of the topic or delving in a subject area of \u200b\u200bcomputing, a period or geographical area.
even be submitted written on one or more of the computer-related institutions of our country.
In this case the work may be submitted from April 15 to May 15, 2011 and the jury will be composed of Jorge Aguirre, Dora and Paul Jacovkis Barrancos.
Participation in both events is free and only accept unpublished works.
The first and second prize in each contest is a laptop.
The awards ceremony will take place between July 15 and August 8 as part of the sample Technopolis.
Clementina was the first computer science in the country and its implementation on 15 May 1961, launched the activities of the Institute of the Faculty
His big drivers were the then dean of the faculty, Dr. Rolando Garcia, and a committee composed of Dr. Manuel Sadosky, Dr. Alberto González Domínguez, and Dr. Simon Altmann.
Clementina The computer, a Ferranti Mercury, reached the port of Buenos Aires on 24 November 1960 and since its operation laid the foundations of computing Argentina.
For terms and conditions of participation contests visit:
www.dc.uba.ar
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