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<p class=BmNormal style='text-align:justify'>The IT History Society wanted to let
you know of a contest to build for everyone’s reference on the IT History
Society website an international database of all IT historical and archive
sites.  This site will benefit IT professionals and students for research of
our industry.<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=BmNormal style='text-align:justify'>We want to point out that the
Society wants to incentivize everyone to join in the creation of this site, we
are launching a contest that is open to all <b>IT History Society</b> members
and <b><u>anyone else in the international IT community.</u></b><u><o:p></o:p></u></p>

<p class=BmNormal style='text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p>

<p class=BmNormal style='text-align:justify'>The prizes for the <b>most</b>
submissions are –<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=BmNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><u><span style='line-height:115%'>First Prize</span></u></b><span style='
line-height:115%'> </span>– <b><span style='color:red'>A Kindle 2.0</span></b>
<img width=99 height=99 id="Picture_x0020_1"
src="cid:image001.jpg@01CA7F0D.44FEEBA0"
alt="cid:image001.jpg@01CA41EF.50BB6CD0"><b><span style='color:#4F81BD'>(You
will love this!)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=BmNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='
line-height:115%'>Second Prize</span></b><span style='
line-height:115%'> </span>– <b><span style='color:red'>An Apple iTouch</span></b>
<img width=258 height=102 id="Picture_x0020_4"
src="cid:image002.jpg@01CA7F0D.44FEEBA0"
alt="cid:image002.jpg@01CA41EF.50BB6CD0"> <b><span style='color:#4F81BD'>(Very
cool!)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=BmNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='
line-height:115%'>Third Prize</span></b><span style='
line-height:115%'> </span>- <b><span style='color:red'>An Apple iPhone</span></b>
<img width=115 height=131 id="Picture_x0020_7"
src="cid:image003.png@01CA7F0D.44FEEBA0"
alt="cid:image003.png@01CA41EF.50BB6CD0"> <b><span style='color:#4F81BD'>(Closing
in on 100,000 uploadable apps soon – very hot!)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

<p class=BmNormal><b><span style='line-height:115%'>Fourth
Prize</span></b><span style='line-height:115%'> </span>–
<b><span style='color:red'>An Autographed Copy of "The Digital Hand"
  which comprises of 3 volumes by Dr. James</span></b> <b><span
style='color:red'>Cortada</span></b> <img width=72 height=108
id="Picture_x0020_10" src="cid:image004.jpg@01CA7F0D.44FEEBA0"
alt="cid:image004.jpg@01CA41EF.50BB6CD0"> <b><span style='color:#4F81BD'>(An
ITHS Director and IT History Guru!)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

<p class=BmNormal><b><span style='line-height:115%'>Fifth
Prize</span><span style='color:#4F81BD'> – </span><span style='color:
red'>Your choice of autographed copies between the Digital Hand: How Computers
Changed the Work of American Manufacturing, Transportation and Retail
Industries, or How Societies Embrace Information Technology by Dr. James
Cortada</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=BmNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><u><span style='line-height:115%'>The Contest Rules</span></u></b>-<o:p></o:p></p>

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 <li class=BmNormal style='text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b>Contest
     end date:</b>  January 31, 2010.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class=BmNormal style='text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b>Submitters:</b> 
     Anyone (<b><u>a member of the Society or not</u></b>) can submit an entry.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class=BmNormal style='text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b>Duplicate
     entries</b>:  All entries may be submitted even if other submitters
     put in the same entry<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class=BmNormal style='text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b>Submission
     of entries:</b>  all entries are to be submitted via the following
     URL <a href="http://www.ithistory.org/resource_sites/resource-form.php"><b>http://www.ithistory.org/resource_sites/resource-form.php</b></a> 
     with the following required fields:  <b>Institution, Country,
     Institution URL, Sector site services (Public, Private, Academia,
     Research, or Other), and your (the submitter) email address.</b>  Any
     additional information would be appreciated.  There is no issue if
     each participant have aides submit entries under one email address.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class=BmNormal style='text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b>Minimum
     total submissions:</b>  If there are fewer than 75 submissions, the
     contest can be terminated and no prizes will be awarded (We will extend
     the contest before the January 31 deadline, if we expect fewer than 75
     submissions.)<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class=BmNormal style='text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b>Winners:</b> 
     The winners of all the prizes will be those entrants with the most
     legitimate entries.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class=BmNormal style='text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b>Award
     announcement:</b>    Contest winners and their awards will
     be notified by email after the tallies are completed.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class=BmNormal style='text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b>Rights:</b> 
     The <b>IT History Society</b> reserves the right to reject any entries and
     or participants based solely on its own judgment that the entries are not
     within the spirit of the contest.<o:p></o:p></li>
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<p class=BmNormal style='text-align:justify'>We are optimistic that the
contest will be a success and valuable to our fellow professionals. 
Please spread the word and point colleagues to this email and the contest URL
– <o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=BmNormal style='text-align:justify'><a
href="http://www.ithistory.org/resource_sites/resource-form.php"><b>http://www.ithistory.org/resource_sites/resource-form.php</b></a><b>
<o:p></o:p></b></p>

<p class=BmNormal style='text-align:justify'>Anyone who wishes to join the <b>IT
History Society</b> (membership of the <b>IT History Society</b> is not
required to enter the contest), please refer them to the application for
membership link at <a href="http://ithistory.org/membership/member-form.php"><b>http://ithistory.org/membership/member-form.php</b></a>
<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=BmNormal style='text-align:justify'>Questions?   Please
address them to <a href="mailto:info@ithistory.org"><b>info@ithistory.org</b></a><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=BmNormal style='text-align:justify'>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p>



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