> "SOCIAL COMPUTING IN 2020" BLUESKY INNOVATION COMPETITION
>
> The University of California Transliteracies Project and UC Santa
> Barbara
> Social Computing Group announce the "Social Computing in 2020: Bluesky
> Innovation Competition." What will social computing technologies and
> practices be like in the year 2020?
>
> * ELIGIBLE: Undergraduate or graduate students anywhere in the world.
>
> * AWARDS: 1st prize, $3000 USD; 2nd prize, $1000, 3rd prize, $500.
>
> * SUBMISSION FORMAT: Description of an idea + Imaginative realization,
> embodiment, or illustration of the idea in a variety of possible
> formats
> (e.g., an essay, story, script, application sketch, fictional
> business plan,
> etc.).
>
> * DEADLINE: January 30, 2009.
>
> * FULL COMPETITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Guidelines & Submission Details
> http://socialcomputing.ucsb.edu/contest2020/
>
> Students from any discipline--humanities, arts, social sciences,
> computer
> science, engineering, etc.--are encouraged to apply. The competition
> emphasizes visionary, thoughtful, or critical concepts rather than
> technical
> knowledge as such.
>
> For more information, see the full competition announcement
> (http://socialcomputing.ucsb.edu/contest2020/).
>
> Inquiries may be directed by email to socialcomputing@lsmail.ucsb.edu
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> COMPETITION ORGANIZERS
>
> UCSB Social Computing Group (http://socialcomputing.ucsb.edu)
> (A working group in the UC Transliteracies Project:
> http://transliteracies.english.ucsb.edu)
>
> * Kevin Almeroth - Department of Computer Science; Associate Dean for
> Advancement and Planning, College of Engineering.
> * Jennifer Earl - Department of Sociology; Director, Center for
> Information
> Technology & Society.
> * Andrew Flanagin - Department of Communication; Co-director,
> Credibility
> and Digital Media@UCSB Project.
> * James Frew - Donald Bren School of Environmental Science and
> Management.
> * Alan Liu - Chair, Department of English; Director, UC
> Transliteracies
> Project.
> * Miriam Metzger - Department of Communication; Co-director,
> Credibility and
> Digital Media@UCSB Project.
>
> (With assistance from the UCSB Graduate Student Social Computing
> "Bluesky"
> Group.)
>