Grid Computing Now! competition

 

If you've an idea for harnessing the power of grid computing to solve an environmental problem this may just be the competition for you. The winning entry will receive support to progress the idea. The competition "Grid computing for a greener planet" is being organised by Grid Computing Now!

They are a government funded knowledge transfer network and the competition, which is open to UK residents, invites participants to harness the power of grid computing to help minimise the environmental impact of human activity. Entrants will be judged primarily on their solution's feasibility, scope and creativity. Grid computing, a service for sharing computer power and data storage capacity over the Internet, can be applied to any environmental issue that stands to benefit from a huge amount of raw processing power to calculate massive data sets. There will be three stages to the competition: an initial proposal of 1,000 words, an apprentice workshop (where finalists can speak to grid architects and academics to develop their ideas) and the final presentation at the British Computer Society on the 1st December 2008. The entry deadline for the first stage of the competition is Monday 1st September 2008. The competition is open both to IT professionals and to students, recent graduates or research students.

Prizes include; free one-year membership to the BCS, a mentor from industry to help the winner progress their idea, a week long internship at the National e-Science Centre at the University of Edinburgh, a Sony VAIO or Xbox 360 and a one-year limited subscription to The 451 Group's EcoEfficient. Further information, entry forms and rules of the competition are on the Grid Computing Now! website