<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><p class="MsoNormal">Dear SIGCIS Friends,</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">As we ponder the computer industry, in which ‘there is no
rear-view mirror,’ now is the perfect time to look to the past for perspective,
insight and inspiration by helping the Computer History Museum nominate its
2012 Fellows.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">What is a CHM Fellow?</p><p class="MsoNormal">CHM Fellows <span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">have changed the world with their
accomplishments.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">They may have worked in such diverse
fields as hardware, software, networking, computer science, business,
education, public service, or journalism, but they have one thing in common:
their contributions have had a direct influence on computing and culture,
changing our lives in profound ways.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal">The tradition began with the Museum’s
first Fellow, early computing pioneer Grace Murray Hopper, and has grown to a
distinguished and select group: <a href="http://www.computerhistory.org/fellowawards/hall/">http://www.computerhistory.org/fellowawards/hall/</a></p><p class="MsoNormal">Fellows are nominated by the Museum’s
community (of which we hope SIGCIS members feel a part!) and are selected by a committee
composed of Museum staff, historians, industry leaders, and other CHM Fellows. </p><p class="MsoNormal">Futurist Paul Saffo once told me: “The
computer industry suffers from ‘prostalgia:’ the longing for things that aren’t
invented yet.”<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal">CHM Fellows, celebrated at an annual spring
gala event, is our way of taking a breath, thinking historically about
technological change and honoring the people who effected that change.</p><p class="MsoNormal">For complete info, including the simple
one-page nomination form, please visit: <a href="http://www.computerhistory.org/fellowawards/nominations/">http://www.computerhistory.org/fellowawards/nominations/</a></p><p class="MsoNormal">Nominations close September 10.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Thank you for supporting CHM and
computer history. We hope to hear from you!</p><p class="MsoNormal">Dag</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
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--<br>Dag Spicer | Senior Curator | Computer History Museum<br>Editorial Board | Annals of the History of Computing<br>1401 N. Shoreline Blvd. | Mountain View CA 94043<br>Tel: +1 650 810 1035 | Fax: +1 650 810 1055<br><br>Revolution: The First 2000 Years of Computing<br>Visit in person or online! <a href="http://www.computerhistory.org/revolution/">http://www.computerhistory.org/revolution/</a><br><br>Twitter: @dag_spicer<br><br><br><br><br><br>
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