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Events and SightingsDAVID ALAN GRIER, EDITOR

Like its predecessor, the Happenings Department, the Department of Eventsand Sightings records past, present, and future events that are important tothe history of computing. Among these events will be conferences, celebra-tions, exhibits, awards, publications, collections, and anniversaries. In addi-tion to gatherings and temporal events, this department will chronicle Websites and other computer resources of interest to computer historians.

Submissions to this department may be sent directly to the editor [email protected].

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