Week 1 Update

[Sam Olmsted]

Hello Everyone,

This is the first of weekly updates. This email is meant to keep
people up to date with current events on our projects, since we no
longer have a meetings together. If you don't see your name and you
are working on a project or would like to, please let me know so
everyone is aware.

-- Development (for more information see the wiki)

* Oran
Working on NFA puzzles for a new category Turing.

* Tony
Working on Linux based puzzles for a new category, to help teach
people about the command line.

* Russell
Working on documentation for IRC and an IRC bot.

* Ian
System designs for a contest framework (working with John).

* John
System designs for a contest framework (working with Ian).

* Ying + Daniel
Working on an auto-grader.


-- Funding

* Grants
Throughout this past semester we have been encouraged to start looking
at grants, so the other day I did some digging around. Here is what I
found:
(1) National Science Foundation Grant: Cyberinfrastructure Training
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12782
(2) National Science Foundation: REU Computer and Information Science
and Engineering
http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/list_result.cfm?unitid=5049
(3) EPSCoR Infrastructure Improvement through Cyber Connectivity
http://nmepscor.org/content/c2-grant


-- Competitions

* UNM
I talked to Jed this week and we are now set for the 23rd to run
another competition.

* Santa Fe
I called and emailed the Santa Fe community college but have not heard
back from them.


-- Communications

* New Mexico Technology Council
I sent an email to the New Mexico Technology Council. They are
interested in what we are doing because they would like to make
Albuquerque a headquarters for "cyber" related companies.

* Book Store
Our shirts have been ordered.