The SIGACT Long Range Planning Committee is in the process of preparing a document to be distributed to relevant officials of funding agencies that highlights the impact that research in theoretical computer science has had on the practice of computing and on science in general. The idea is to emphasize the importance of maintaining a strong research program in theoretical computer science.
If you know of a result that has recently had influence in some area outside of theoretical computer science, please send a paragraph intended for a lay audience describing the result and its impact to
smith@cs.umd.edu
Thank you for your cooperation.
The SIGACT Long Range Planning Committee:
A. Amir, M. Blum, M. Loui, J. Savage, C. Smith (chair)