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• Imagine Cup Video Blog #5: What to Expect in Poland

  On your mark, get set, let’s go to Poland! In this video Jon Perera and others on the Imagine Cup team discuss what to expect at the Worldwide Finals. It’s going to be amazing. Are you ready??? Posted Jun 30 2010, 03:26 PM by editor with | with no comments Filed under: Imagine Cup, Finalists, Video, Global, Software Design, Worldwide Finals, Awards, Competition, Students, Technology, Resources, Jon Perera

• Imagine Cup Video Blog #1: Jon Perera Discusses the People’s Choice Award

  We are now a month away from the Worldwide Finals in Warsaw, Poland and the finalist teams have been selected. Can you feel the excitement? We also just launched the People’s Choice competition highlighting the video entries from the Software Design finalists... Posted Jun 09 2010, 02:04 AM by editor with | with no comments Filed under: Imagine Cup, Software Design, Poland, People's Choice, Worldwide Finals, Awards, Students, Technology, Education, Jon Perera

• Vote to Help Students Solve the World’s Toughest Problems

  Do you think a social media application can help stop the spread of malaria? Could a mobile alert system help warn citizens of a looming natural disaster?  Can a mobile phone be used to detect vascular diseases like sickle cell anemia and type 1... Posted Jun 08 2010, 11:29 PM by editor with | with no comments Filed under: Imagine Cup, Finalists, Software Design, People's Choice, Worldwide Finals, Awards, Competition, Students, Technology

• FteamS Will Represent Poland at the Worldwide Finals

  The local Polish Imagine Cup finals recently took place May 18-19, determining who will represent the home team in Warsaw later this summer. In the Software Design category, 96 teams submitted entries and of those, only 10 teams were selected to showcase... Posted Jun 07 2010, 07:49 PM by editor with | with no comments Filed under: Imagine Cup, Countries, Software Design, Poland, Worldwide Finals, Awards, Students, Technology, Resources

• Malaysia To Send Team HDC to the Worldwide Finals

  More than 1,280 students registered for this year’s Malaysian Imagine Cup competition. Only 29 teams were selected by a panel of judges to compete in the Malaysian finals taking place May 17-19 at Awana Porto Malai, Langkawi. Congratulations to Team HDC... Posted May 26 2010, 04:59 PM by editor with | with no comments Filed under: Imagine Cup, Finalists, Countries, Software Design, Worldwide Finals, Awards, Malaysia, Competition, Students, Technology

• Teams E-Donors & SmarterME Will Represent Taiwan at the Worldwide Finals

  More than 700 students participated in the 2010 Imagine Cup Taiwan Finals. Of the 228 teams that entered projects, only 36 of them (a total of 95 students) went on to the local finals held at Ming Chuan University Campus for a two day event. The Software... Posted May 19 2010, 05:26 PM by editor with | with no comments Filed under: Imagine Cup, Finalists, Software Design, Poland, Embedded Development, Worldwide Finals, Awards, Digital Media, Competition, Students, Careers, Technology, Resources, Taiwan

• Imagine Cup Local Finals in Mexico City

  This year’s Imagine Cup local Mexico finals were held at one of the finest museums in the country – the Papalote Children Museum in Mexico City. The museum features science and technology innovation and is run by one of the most important non-profit organizations... Posted May 14 2010, 04:32 PM by editor with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Imagine Cup, Finalists, Software Design, Mexico, Worldwide Finals, Awards, Competition, Students, Technology

• MAKE YOUR VOTE COUNT AND BE A ROCKSTAR

  Want to see what some of your fellow students are doing? In the United States, the People’s Choice Award kicks off today, giving you the chance to view and vote for your favorite Software Design projects now through April 23 rd (if you’re in the US).... Posted Mar 26 2010, 02:40 AM by editor with | with no comments Filed under: Imagine Cup, Software Design, People's Choice, Awards, Competition, Windows 7, Students, Technology, Envisioning, Windows Phone 7, Silverlight

• 7 Ways To Change The World With Windows 7

  At Microsoft we believe that the power of technology can accelerate change and help to solve some of society's most pressing issues. Windows® 7 has been designed to make your PC simpler, and to make the things you do every day easier. To celebrate... Posted Oct 28 2009, 07:14 PM by editor with | with no comments Filed under: Imagine Cup, Awards, Digital Media, Competition, Windows 7, Students, Technology

• Code 7 Contest

  Code 7 Contest Code to the Power of Windows ® 7! Check out this great new contest. It is the perfect way for past Imagine Cup competitors and new 2010 Imagine Cup participants to “flex their muscles” and compete! The Code 7 Contest is a worldwide contest... Posted Aug 17 2009, 09:40 PM by editor with | with no comments Filed under: Imagine Cup, Awards, Competition, Windows 7

• Imagine Cup 2010 – YOU Can Change The World!

  Imagine Cup 2010 Attention students! Since 2002, the Imagine Cup has been challenging the world's brightest students to step up and make a difference. Last year, over 300,000 students from 142 countries/regions registered for the 2009 Imagine Cup... Posted Aug 05 2009, 09:52 PM by editor with | with no comments Filed under: Imagine Cup, Software Design, Poland, Worldwide Finals, Awards, Game Development, Digital Media

• Design for Development Award - Tonight's the Night!

  Published 07 July 09 04:01 AM | Unlimited Potential team on http://blogs.technet.com/unlimitedpotential The Imagine Cup finalists for the Unlimited Potential Design for Development Award competed in Cairo yesterday. Early feedback suggests that... Posted Jul 07 2009, 02:53 PM by editor with | with no comments Filed under: Imagine Cup, Indonesia, Worldwide Finals, Student Profile, China, Awards, Uganda, Malaysia, Design for Development

• Connect to Winners of the 2009 Imagine Cup Worldwide Finals

  Click on the links below to learn more about each of the winning teams/entries: Software Design First place: Romania, SYTECH Second place: Russia, Vital Lab Third place: Brazil, Virtual Dreams Embedded Development First place: Korea, Wafree Second... Posted Jul 07 2009, 07:39 AM by editor with | with no comments Filed under: Imagine Cup, Worldwide Finals, Awards

• H.E. Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak Special Award Primer

  Today at 14:00, the H.E. Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak Special Award presentations will take place in Al Saraya 1. This award is designed to highlight Software Design projects that best intersect the Imagine Cup theme and the goals of the Suzanne Mubarak Women... Posted Jul 06 2009, 12:20 PM by editor with | with no comments Filed under: Imagine Cup, Software Design, Poland, United States, Indonesia, Cairo, Egypt, Awards, France

• Design for Development: Child mortality could be reduced by mobile phone

  Joe Wilson travels around the world meeting with students in his role as the Senior Director of Academic Initiatives for the Microsoft Developer & Platform Evangelism Division. When he spoke at the Huazhong University of Science and Technology in... Posted Jul 06 2009, 03:13 AM by editor with | with no comments Filed under: Millennium Development Goals, Indonesia, Worldwide Finals, Student Profile, China, Awards, Uganda, Malaysia, Design for Development