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• Microsoft Education VP Michael Golden Gives Tips to Student Competitors in ‘Twinterview’

  Michael Golden, vice president of Microsoft’s Education Products Group, conducted a twinterview with the Imagine Cup blog team  earlier today. Golden arrived in Cairo last Thursday and leaves tomorrow for the July 8-9 Education Leaders Forum in Paris... Posted Jul 07 2009, 10:35 AM by editor with | with no comments Filed under: Imagine Cup, Educators, Egypt, Cairo, Egypt

• McNeill Makes Trip to Pyramids, Nile River after Finishing His Last Presentation

  E McNeill enjoyed his trip to see the pyramids and Great Sphinx today – immensely. “Everything was impressive,” said the American who is competing in the Game Development finals. “It's incredible to think that they've literally been around for... Posted Jul 06 2009, 02:09 PM by editor with | with no comments Filed under: Imagine Cup, United States, Egypt, Cairo, Egypt, Game Development, Game and Development

• 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

• IT Challenge – Wins the Quiet Contest!

  Did you walk by the IT Challenge room last night and earlier today? It’s been so quiet in there the past 24 hours. You could hear a pin drop. What’s been up in there? Inquiring minds wanted to know. So…I asked Rand Morimoto the IT Challenge captain (for... Posted Jul 05 2009, 03:29 PM by editor with | with no comments Filed under: Imagine Cup, Finalists, Cairo, Egypt, Worldwide Finals, IT Challenge

• Inspiration at the Imagine Cup Finals in Cairo

  Posted by Ray Ozzie Chief Software Architect Today I had the privilege of kicking off the Worldwide Finals of the seventh annual Imagine Cup in Cairo, Egypt.  The event is an inspiring culmination to a six-month, global technology competition that... Posted Jul 05 2009, 10:18 AM by editor with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Imagine Cup, Welcome, Millennium Development Goals, Cairo, Egypt, Worldwide Finals

• E McNeill Makes it Big, Advances to Final Round

  When E McNeill found out he had advanced to the final round in the Imagine Cup’s Game Development category Saturday evening, he was shocked. “Joe Wilson called out Brazil, then the UK, and then the United States,” McNeill said. “We didn’t know which one... Posted Jul 04 2009, 09:35 PM by editor with | with no comments Filed under: Imagine Cup, United States, Cairo, Egypt, Game Development, Game and Development

• Software Development Team Aims to Get Traffic Moving, Clean Up the Air in Cairo

  Just look around, said the members of team OTS, showing off their home city on Friday during a colorful and seemin gly dangerous bus ride to the Imagine Cup opening ceremony. “Do you see Cairo traffic,” asks Mai Medhat Galal Attia, a computer engineering... Posted Jul 04 2009, 07:17 PM by editor with | with no comments Filed under: Imagine Cup, Millennium Development Goals, Egypt, Cairo, Egypt, Worldwide Finals

• Imagine Cup Finalists Announced for Software Design and Embedded Development

  The first round of cuts have been made in Software Design and Embedded Development. Learn more about the teams here .  The list of finalists will be winnowed down again between 21:30 to 22:30 tonight.  Software Design Virtual Dreams - Brazil... Posted Jul 04 2009, 04:34 PM by editor with | with no comments Filed under: Imagine Cup, Finalists, Cairo, Egypt, Worldwide Finals, Awards

• Citadel and the Muhammad Ali Pasha mosque wows Imagine Cup attendees

  Check out these super quick facts about the Citadel and the Muhammad Ali Pasha mosque, the picturesque location where the 2009 Imagine Cup opened on Friday night. 1. What better place to start a “cutthroat” competition than at a fortress in Cairo that... Posted Jul 04 2009, 09:40 AM by editor with | with no comments Filed under: Imagine Cup, Egypt, Cairo, Egypt, Worldwide Finals

• 2009 Imagine Cup Worldwide Finals Opening Day Recap

  From the students’ arrival to a speech by Ray Ozzie in the shadow of the amazing Citadel, the opening day of the Imagine Cup was absolutely unforgettable. If you missed it, check this out!   Posted Jul 04 2009, 08:02 AM by editor with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Imagine Cup, Welcome, Finalists, Video, Embedded Development, Egypt, Cairo, Egypt, Worldwide Finals

• Khan al-Khalili Bazaar in Cairo

  Khan Al-Khalili is a very famous and very ancient bazaar selling goods for mainly tourists in downtown Cairo. It may well be one of the world’s first “malls” and it’s a long way from the elegance and sleek style of the home of the Worldwide Finals: Citystars... Posted Jul 01 2009, 03:34 PM by editor with | with no comments Filed under: Cairo, Egypt

• Hello from Cairo and Worldwide Finals!

  The 2009 Imagine Cup Worldwide Finals in Cairo, Egypt begin this week! A group of us, who plan to blog during the entire event, arrived yesterday evening. For those travelling to Cairo, remember to bring a pen in your hand luggage (for paperwork in the... Posted Jun 30 2009, 09:58 PM by editor with | with no comments Filed under: Imagine Cup, Cairo, Egypt, Worldwide Finals