New Mexico Supercomputing Challenge

Expo and Awards Ceremony

The end-of-year project expo and awards ceremony will take place in Los Alamos April 21-22, 2008.

All participants submitting final reports by April 2nd are invited to the Expo and Awards Ceremony at Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Note: Every team attending the Expo will be required to give a presentation not to exceed a half-hour on their work to a panel of judges on Monday, April 21st. A display board summarizing your work will be mandatory as well, and using a computer during your presentation is optional.

General Information

2008 Expo Information
A description of the Expo.
Learn about the Awards and Scholarships presented during the Awards Ceremony.

Directions/Housing/Parking

Directions and Map to the Hotels, Expo, and Awards Ceremony
Hotel arrangements

Schedules of Events

Tentative Schedule of events for the Expo and Awards Ceremony Activities
Finalist Team and Scholarship Applicant Schedule
Schedule for the Expo presentations
Tour schedule

Judging Information

A description of the judging of the finalist teams.
Judging Criteria that will be used during the final judging.
Display Board Requirements
Judges' rubric for the Expo judging.

Awards Ceremony

Slide Show of the Expo, shown before the Awards Ceremony began
The Awards Ceremony PowerPoint Presentation
Betsy's tribute to Willard Smith
Letter to participants from US Senator Pete Domenici
Awards Ceremony Pictures

Publicity

Los Alamos National Laboratory Coverage

Other sources

Santa Fe New Mexican, Challenge helps build young scientists, 04/22/08
Albuquerque Journal, Teen Tops Supercomputing Challenge Again, 04/23/08 or Journal article if you have a Journal subscription.
Supercomputingonline, Albuquerque duo wins Supercomputing Challenge