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Subject: Re: 1998 WCCC and/or WMCCC sponsorship

Author: Don Dailey

Date: 12:09:09 07/12/98

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On July 12, 1998 at 12:56:09, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On July 12, 1998 at 11:03:54, Don Dailey wrote:
>
>>On July 11, 1998 at 20:44:45, Dave Gomboc wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>On July 11, 1998 at 16:28:55, Tom Kerrigan wrote:
>>>
>>>>*sigh*  I work at Intel. I'm on a Xeon validation project. You're not going to
>>>>impress me with these statements.
>>>>
>>>>-Tom
>>>
>>>Since you work there, is there any chance you could talk to someone at Intel
>>>about sponsoring the W(M?)CCC chess tournament this year?
>>>
>>>Dave Gomboc
>>
>>There is an excellent chance that there will be computer chess
>>championship this year in Boston MA.  MIT has offered space and
>>if it works out it will be late in the year, probably November.
>>It's not a sure thing yet but looks like a strong possibility.
>>
>>They still need a sponsor however.   ICCA is always looking for
>>sponsors and has suggested many times in the past that we (the
>>computer chess community) try to help with leads for them.  So if
>>anyone has any contacts, please let the ICCA know.
>>
>>- Don
>
>
>How about early December rather than November?  November is on the end
>of quarter/semester schedules, and for me, makes it impossible to attend,
>the reason I have been unable to attend the previous WMCCC events.  I can
>get away for a weekend + 2 days (ala ACM events) but a week is very
>difficult, when teaching...

I hope you can come.  But it's ICCA's event and I don't know what
all their constraints are.  However we have discussed early
December also and that is still a possibility.   But if you cannot
come send your parallel program.   We can probably also let you use
a 4 processor Alpha if you don't find something better.

- Don



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