Fwd: ENIAC Day - Celebrating ENIAC and the people who made it happen. February 15th 2021
Arta Szathmary
From: Jim Scherrer <in...@thecompuseum.org>
Date: Fri, Jan 29, 2021 at 10:49 AM
Subject: ENIAC Day - Celebrating ENIAC and the people who made it happen. February 15th 2021
To:
ENIAC Day
Celebrating ENIAC and the people who made it happen.
Hello Friends of Compuseum:
Now's the time to consider if you and/or your firm would like
to be a sponsor or partner of our ENIAC Day.
At this time we have 20 sponsors and the list is growing of
those who share our enthusiasm for this event.
If you wish your logo placed on the web site as a Sponsor or
Partner", please send a high resolution logo and make a small
donation to the Donate Button on www.ENIACDay.org web
site.
Compuseum has planned 3 events; one for 2/11 (5PM), one
for 2/15 (3PM) , and one for 2/18 (5PM). You can sign up at
www.ENIACDay.org
web site.
Once a year, the computer industry comes together across the
world to celebrate this amazing machine, the ENIAC; the worlds
first all electronic, programmable computer one of the world’s
greatest engineering inventions bearing the official name of
"Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer."
ENIAC Day aims to raise awareness of the contribution that
computing machines make to our society and to celebrate the
the people who gathered together to design, build, install,
operate and support the ENIAC. The day is held on the 15th of
February each year, in recognition of the anniversary of the
first launch announcement of ENIAC in 1946.
How to Celebrate ENIAC Day
February 15th, 2021 is the 75th Anniversary of the launch of
ENIAC.
This is a chance for members of the public to recognize how
much people rely everyday on electronic computers for
business, manufacturing, tourism, aviation, science,
engineering, life care, education, media, communication and in
many more roles and the important role that the ENIAC team
played in that march of technology.
For electronic computing geeks and leaders, ENIAC Day is an
opportunity to learn more about the innovative activities of
this remarkable team of engineers.
Compuseum Helps Celebrate ENIAC Day
Compuseum- the newest Computer Museum.
Compuseum stepped in to help manage ENIAC Day activity with a
new web presence. The website, www.ENIACDay.org will
maintain information about this anniversary and tip off those
wishing to organize events. Individual ENIAC Day organizers
are encouraged to check back for event details. ENIAC Day
organizers can download a range of promotional collateral from
the website including press releases for local media,
tweetables, flyers and online banners. Event and brand logos
will be made available via the main website http://ENIACDay.org
The hashtag #ENIACday will be used to tie in activity across
different social media platforms.
ENIAC Day aims to create awareness and drive digital literacy
while also improving the teaching of Information Technology
and more generally, the "celebration of computing and the
people who make IT happen".
This web site has been established by the Compuseum (www.TheCompuseum.org),
near the site of the world's first all-electronic,
programmable computer, the ENIAC and who sponsors the
organizing web site www.WorldComputerDay.org
Jim Scherrer, Founder and President
COMPUSEUM, INC.
Technology Center
137 North Wawaset Road
West Chester, PA 19382-6735 - USA
610-793-4600
www.TheCompuseum.org
in...@TheCompuseum.org
SKYPE = JS.Scherrer
Twitter: @TheCompuseum
Sponsors of www.WorldComputerDay.org
Sponsors of www.ENIACDay.org
The mission of Compuseum is to stimulate the public and the technology industry to share information and to raise the public awareness of the important role the digital age has played and will continue to play in our society. Compuseum will be a springboard into various ways to teach and discuss new and emerging technologies, and their implications, within the context of prior achievement. Thank you for helping the Compuseum bring people together from across America and around the world to learn about, discuss, and celebrate the computer technology revolution.
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