The Computer Conservation Society (CCS,www.computerconservationsociety.org) in the UK has announced a call for applications for the second Tony Sale Award. Tony Sale (1931-2011), one-time president of the British Computer Society (BCS, www.bcs.org), and co-founder of CCS, lead the team that rebuilt Colossus, so it is not surprising that the award is to recognise achievements in computer conservation, restoration, and reconstruction. Projects that were completed in the past five years are invited, the hardware and software as the object of work can represent any period in computing history.

Any individual or group anywhere in the world may submit entries, the closing date for submission is 31 July. A prize of 1000 pounds and a trophy that goes with it will be presented to the winner in a ceremony at BCS headquarters in London on 6 November.

Martin Campbell-Kelly, computer historian and chairman of the judging panel said: “Computer history may be relatively short, but progress has been incredibly fast and it is vital that this history is not lost. We can gain important insights and perspective by understanding the context and the challenges faced by computing pioneers over the past decades.”