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| And a Good Time Was
Had by All! |
| Thanks to all those who
joined us--both in person and via webcast--for our 40th Anniversary
Celebration. It was a wonderful event, from recounting the early
history of computing and the Computer Science Department, to
recollections of people and the good times we had, to a look into what
the future holds. We look forward to the next 40 years! Watch
these pages! Over the next several weeks, we will post many of
the pictures and videos taken at the event. A
Real Media version of the
Banquet Video is now available.
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| Thank You For Joining
Us Friday, March 28, 2003! |
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We’ve put together an exciting celebration of computer science
at Purdue University on Friday, March 28, 2003. It was certainly a special day at the birthplace of the nation’s first
academic program in computer science.
Some of the country’s leaders in computer science and information
technology were involved in the day’s activities —
panel discussions, a departmental open house, and tours, capped
by a magnificent evening reception and dinner in the Purdue Memorial
Union.
Distinguished guests, alumni, students, and former and current
faculty assembled to reflect on the past, assess the present,
and dream about the future of computer science and information technology.
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| Frank O'Bannon Spoke at Banquet |
Indiana Governor
Frank O'Bannon was our
featured speaker at the closing banquet on Friday evening, March 28th.
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| The Panelists |
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The Morning
Sessions
Life as a
Student
Chris Benes, Mike Goodrich, Ajay Gupta, Tom Ho, Kevin Kahn, and Steve Tolopka.
Gene Spafford, Moderator
Remembering People Who Made a Difference
Walter Gautschi, Mike O'Donnell,
Herb
Schwetman, Vincent Shen, John Steele,
and Curt Worsey.
Buster Dunsmore, Moderator
The Afternoon
Sessions
The
Future of Information Technology
Andre Bondi, Eric Dittert,
Alan Hevner, Kevin Kahn, and Dave Schrader.
Douglas Comer, Moderator
The Future
of Academic Computing Research
Linnea Cook, Dennis Gannon,
Larry Peterson, Dan Reed, Walter Tichy, Stu Zweben.
Mike Atallah, Moderator
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Were you there?
Share Your Stories
Tim Korb writes: In 1981,
my wife, Kathy, and I joined the CS Department from jobs in industry, where
the dress code was more formal than the usual academic attire. Our
tweed jackets didn't go unnoticed by the grad students, especially PhD
student Dave Schrader. One day in my mailbox appeared
this letter from "Gentleman's Quarterly".
Mr. Tweedenham never did return my call.
Call for PhotosDo you have photos from your days at Purdue?
We're collecting old photos to be shared on the web and at the 40th
Anniversary Celebration.
Photos, stories, however you want to contribute:
Please send email to 40th@cs.purdue.edu
if you can help!
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