SIGUCCS 2002 Publications Competition

Each year ACM/SIGUCCS sponsors a competition to honor the best publications, Web sites, and promotional materials produced by university and college computing centers.

The 2001 competition was a huge success, with entries coming from small schools, big schools, schools on the East Coast, schools on the West Coast, and schools in-between!

Now is the time to start thinking about your entries for 2002 - you'll find a list of categories below. The deadline for entering materials will be Friday, September 6, 2002; see the link at the bottom of the page to submit your entries.

Awards for the competitions will be presented at the ACM SIGUCCS Fall User Services Conference, Providence, Rhode Island, November 20-23, 2002.

Prizes

The first prize for each category will be awarded to the overall top entry. However, in recognition of the differences in resources available to small schools versus large institutions, there will be two award levels in each category for second and thi rd prizes. Schools with fewer than 4000 full-time undergrads will compete in level 1 and those with 4000 or more, in level 2.

The entries will be displayed during the conference for perusal by the conference participants.

Important Note! First Place Winners in 2002: This year's category winners will judge the publications competition next year (2003).

Categories

This year's categories are:

• Category 1: Web-based Services
• 1a: Computing Services
• 1b: Student Employee Web Sites
• Category 2: Computing Newsletter
• 2a: Printed Computing Newsletter
• 2b: Electronic Computing Newsletter
• Category 3: How-to Guides and Instructional Materials
• 3a: Electronic How-to Guides
• 3b: Printed How-to Guides
• 3c: Printed Instructional classroom materials
• 3d: Electronic Instructional classroom materials
• Category 4: Quick Reference Guides
• Category 5: Promotional Materials
• 5a: General Service Promotional Materials
• 5b: Promotional video/audio
• 5c: Student-created Promotional Materials
• Category 6: Software CDs

The Fine Print

Qualifications: Your entry must be developed by staff who are affiliated with your college or university.

Institutions may enter up to three entries in each category. An institution may not enter a category judged by one of its staff or faculty members.

Deadline: Entry deadline is Friday, September 6, 2002. Any entries sent via U.S. mail should be postmarked no later than Friday, September 6, 2002. Entries sent on September 6, 2002 should be sent via express mail. No exceptions or extensions will be granted .

Acceptable media: We will ONLY accept entries submitted on paper, via the Web, or on CD ROM. We will NOT accept entries on diskette or videotape.