The Imagine Cup is the world’s
premier student technology competition and seeks innovative competition entries
that address the Imagine Cup 2012 Theme: Imagine a world where technology helps
solve the toughest problems. The Imagine Cup consists of several different
competitions, as described at www.imaginecup.com. Only the
Software Design Competition has a national stage in the UK, but UK students can
participate in any of the other Imagine Cup competitions online at www.imaginecup.com.
The UK Software Design
Competition consists of the following steps and for more information on these
steps refer to the UK SD Terms and Conditions:
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a)
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Before 13 March 2012
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Teams register their members and an
optional mentor at www.imaginecup.com
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b)
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Before 13 March 2012
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Teams submit a Round 1 Preliminary
Summary Document at www.imaginecup.com
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c)
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Before 13 April 2012
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(Optional) Teams participate in an
Institution UK SD Competition Qualifier
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d)
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Before 15 April 2012
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Teams submit a Round 2 Software
Design Video at www.imaginecup.com
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e)
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18 April 2012
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Microsoft announces the teams that
have qualified for the Finals of the UK SD Competition
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f)
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19 - 24 April 2012
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A panel of academics and industry
experts judge the UK SD Competition Finals
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g)
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25 April 2012
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Microsoft announces the winners
(First, Second and Third places) of the UK SD Competition Finals
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h)
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Before 27 April 2012
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The team members and the mentor of
the First placed team confirm their compliance with relevant eligibility
criteria and travel documentation
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Prizes for the UK SD Competition finalists (excluding mentor)
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First
Place Team:
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Each
team member wins a Windows Phone, a trip to the MTC in Reading and will travel
to Sydney, Australia for the Imagine Cup Worldwide Finals*
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Second
Place Team:
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Each team member wins a Windows
Phone
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Third
Place Team:
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Each
team member wins a Pocket Digital Camcorder
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*subject to
UK SD Terms and Conditions
By entering the UK SD Competition you agree to abide by
the Imagine Cup Official Rules, the Software
Design Competition Rules and agree to the UK SD Competition Terms and Conditions.
