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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear SIGCIS,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>There are a few ENIAC-related events coming up around its 70<sup>th</sup> anniversary and the launch of our new MIT Press book <i>ENIAC In Action: Making and Remaking the Modern Computer</i>. (Which you can read more about on the MIT Press blog <a href="https://mitpress.mit.edu/blog/eniacs-birthday">https://mitpress.mit.edu/blog/eniacs-birthday</a>).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>PHILADELPHIA, PA:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#2B2B2B'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2B2B2B'>15 February 2016, University of Pennsylvania. Wu & Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall 101. 2:30-4:30. ENIAC 70th Anniversary Event, Engineering School. Book signing, talk by Thomas Haigh "Working on ENIAC: Rethinking the Myths of Innovation," and by Mark Priestley "A History of ENIAC in Three Programs." Followed by a reception and musical performance! Full program pasted below.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#2B2B2B'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2B2B2B'>February 16, 2016, University of Pennsylvania. History Department Lounge, College Hall. 12:00-1:30, brown bag with the authors of <i>ENIAC in Action</i> on "The Many Histories of ENIAC."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2B2B2B'>COLLEGE PARK. MD:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#2B2B2B'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2B2B2B'>February 18, 2016, University of Maryland College Park. "Working on ENIAC: The Lost Labors of the Information Age" with Thomas Haigh & Mark Priestley. Sponsored by Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities and by Computer Science. Human-Computer Interaction Lab (2105 Hornbake, South Wing), 12:30-1:30. <a href="http://mith.umd.edu/?post_type=mith_dialogue&p=16584"><span style='color:navy'>Details online.</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2B2B2B'>MILWAUKEE, WI:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#2B2B2B'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2B2B2B'>February 23, 2016. University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee, Greene Hall. 2:45-4:45. Talk by Thomas Haigh and book signing, with light refreshments. RSVP if possible here.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>LONDON, UK<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='color:#2B2B2B'>May 11, 2016. "The History of ENIAC in Three Programs," with Mark Priestley. Computer Conservation Society, London. UK. <a href="http://www.bcs.org/content/conEvent/10076"><span style='color:navy'>Details online.</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Some events will be happening on April 6 & 7 at Weber State University in Utah. We’ll post details of all events at <a href="http://eniacinaction.com/148-2/">http://eniacinaction.com/148-2/</a> as they become available rather than repeatedly spam you. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tom<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center;line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT \, sans-serif";color:black'>ENIAC 70<sup>th</sup> Anniversary Celebration<br>Monday, February 15, 2016</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT \, sans-serif";color:black'>We have three featured events that will be accessible to guests throughout the day. Each location will be indicated with a balloon bouquet.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT \, sans-serif";color:black'>ENIAC Suite - Moore 100</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT \, sans-serif";color:black'>Guests are welcome to visit ENIAC at any time throughout the day. Two notable additions to the artifact's display are 1) the plaque which describes ENIAC's history and purpose and 2) the interactive kiosk designed as a guide and historical reference for guests to explore.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT \, sans-serif";color:black'><br>Virtual ENIAC Walk-Through - SIG Center for Computer Graphics, Moore 103</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT \, sans-serif";color:black'>A continuous loop will be on display throughout the day that will give guests the sense of what it was like to walk around in the room where ENIAC was created and operated here at The Moore School before relocating to Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Virginia.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT \, sans-serif";color:black'><br>ENIAC in 3D - Additive Lab, Towne Café Space</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT \, sans-serif";color:black'>Guests can watch a 3D model of ENIAC being built from the ground up on three state-of-the-art 3D color printers. The printing of the model from start to finish will take a few hours and completion is estimated around 3pm.</span><span style='color:black'><br></span><b><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT \, sans-serif";color:black'><br>Colloquium – Wu and Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall 101<br><br>2:30 pm: "Working on ENIAC: Rethinking the Myths of Innovation"<br></span></b><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT \, sans-serif";color:black'>Thomas Haigh, Associate Professor of Information Science<br>University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee<br><b><br>3:30 pm: "A History of ENIAC in Three Programs"<br></b>Mark Priestley, Independent Researcher<br><b><br>4:15 pm: Book Signing, Levine Lobby</b><br>"ENIAC in Action: Making and Remaking of the Modern Computer" <br>Thomas Haigh, Mark Priestley<br>MIT Press</span><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT \, sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT \, sans-serif";color:black'>4:30 pm: Reception, Levine Lobby</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT \, sans-serif";color:black'>5:15 pm: "The Counterparts" </span></b><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT \, sans-serif";color:black'>- A Capella group will perform songs from the WWII era<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>