eugene@eos.arc.nasa.gov (Eugene Miya) (05/04/89)
IBM: do they do supercomputers? ;-)
First, we had the Karp Challenge. Then, we had the Bell Prize. Then
came ETA's SuperQuest and Massive Parallelism challenge....
Well, Alan paid his $100. Gordon is paying money out yearly, but the
rules are on the verge of being revised. ETA, well, both of those
have disappeared with the company.
The following was picked up at the Kartashev's Supercomputer Conference:
IBM Call for Paper, 1989 Supercomputing Competition
CASH Awards for Outstanding Work in Large Scale Computer Analysis
and modeling
The IBM Corp. and IBM Canada, Ltd. are sponsoring the 1989 IBM [here's
the catch:] 3090 Supercomputer Competition
IBM invites authors from industry, research and academia to submit
papers in competition for major CASH [my emphasis] awards. The competition
will be for First, Second, and Third Prizes in each of four divisions:
The divisions are:
Physical Science and Mathematics
Engineering
Life and Health Sciences
Social Sciences, Humanities, and the Fine Arts
[These categories might be somewhat controversial: FA for example,
not many artists can afford 3090 time. Steve, you can complain about the
lack of CS, but knowing IBM, its math.]
The prizes in each division are:
First Prize - $25,000
Second Prize - $15,000
Third Prize - $10,000
[The carot. This is quite generous!]
All papers must describe analysis and modeling work using an IBM 3090
Supercomputer as the primary computational system [the stick, this means
you can't use it as a Cray server ;)]. Judging will be done by panels
of noted non-IBM experts in each division [who?]. IBM plans to publish
one or more volumes of PROCEEDINGS: 1989 IBM 3090 Supercomputing Competition.
The PROCEEDINGS will include all prize papers, selected additional papers,
and the abstracts of all accepted papers. To enter the competition,
authors must submit an acceptable abstract and complete the registration
procedures. All necessary information is provided in the General Information
Brochure which can be obtained from your local IBM Branch Office or by
contacting -
In the United States:
Competition Administrator
IBM Corporation
Department 72/BNG
44 S. Broadway
White Plains, NY 10601-4495
(914)-686-6318
[Note: I assume this number to be connect, the original
SuperQuest posting by another person was incorrect, know,
I tried phoning.]
In Canada
Competition Administrator
IBM Canada Ltd.
Department 2/645
245 Consumers Road
North York, Ontario M2J1S2
(416)-758-4136
A preliminary abstract and the completed registration must be received
by the Competition Administrator by October 2, 1989. Final papers must be
received by the Competition Administrator by January 15, 1990. Results
of the competition will be announced by March 1, 1990.
1989 IBM 3090 Supercomputer Competition
Please Post This Notice. [without the wise cracks]
[End page 1]
1989 IBM 3090 Supercomputer Competition
REGISTRATION FORM
TItle of paper
Division of judging
Alternate division of judging (Optional)
Author or author team
Name, address, phone and employer or institution of contact [this slot very
small, submit micro fiche]
Owner and address of IBM 3090 used in developing the paper [ditto]
If the author or majority of authors are affiliated with an accredited
academic institution and expect that institution to provide substantial
assistance, through counselling or advising or through the use of its
resources, complete the following line.
Affiliated academic institution Location
200-400 word preliminary abstract:
(start the asbtract on this page. Continue on additional pages as
necessary. Sign for the abstract on this page.)
[10 narrow horizontal lines]
Signed by author (or principal author team) Date
When completed, this form must be postmarked by October 2, 1989 and mailed to:
In the United States: or In Canada
Competition Administrator Competition Administrator
IBM Corporation IBM Canada Ltd.
Department 72/BNG Department 2/645
44 S. Broadway 245 Consumers Road
White Plains, NY 10601-4495 North York, Ontario M2J1S2
(914)-686-6318 (416)-758-4136
Please Post This Notice. [without the wise cracks]
[End page 2]
{Look at these big companies (Alan [Karp] works for IBM, Gordon [Bell]
worked for DEC once, and ETA was ETA, part of CDC). Are contests
the indicators of not great "super" sales? ;) The above which appeared
not as a glossy, but just a xerographic piece of paper (an IBM copier I am
sure) can easily be picked apart for details. Well, I hope CRI never offers
a contest!}
Longish signature follows "Type 'n' now"
Another gross generalization from
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