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Learn new skills, make new friends, and change the world!
The Imagine Cup provides exciting competition opportunities for all students! Are you interested in building an app? Does building a gadget prototype that leverages natural user interface motivate you?
Sign up and compete today! Among many other cool incentives and prizes, you could win a trip to the Imagine Cup 2012 Worldwide Finals in Sydney, Australia, 6-10, July 2012!
- OPPORTUNITIES TO COMPETE:
- Windows Metro Style App Challenge
- Kinect Fun Labs Challenge
- Windows Azure Challenge
- Windows Phone Challenge
- Software Design
- CELEBRATING 10 YEARS. TELL US YOUR IMAGINE CUP STORY
- PREPARE FOR YOUR CAREER
- STAY CONNECTED TO THE IMAGINE CUP
Windows Metro Style App Challenge sponsored by Microsoft Windows
Participating in Round 1 is easy! You just need to pass a short quiz to automatically advance your team to Round 2 where you’ll be asked to design and build a Metro style Windows app that helps make the world a better place.
Hurry – there is only one quiz left! Learn more about taking the quiz on 6 March.
Did you miss the information sessions with Captain Jura Clapman? No problem, we have archived the recordings! Watch Captain Jura describe the Windows Metro Style App Challenge and provide helpful hints about competing successfully: Session 1 and Session 2.
Kinect Fun Labs Challenge sponsored by Microsoft Studios
This Challenge will test your team’s ability to build a gadget that leverages natural user interface features such as skeletal tracking, speech recognition, face recognition, and gestures – all while solving the world’s toughest problems. We will provide you with state-of-the-art tools to develop Kinect Fun Labs style applications on your PC. And… the top 100 teams that advance to Round 2 will receive a free Kinect for Windows sensor!
Hurry – Round 1 submissions are due by 23:59 PM GMT on 6 March 2012. You just need to submit a project plan!
Did you miss the information sessions with Captain Dan Waters? No problem, we have archived the recordings! Watch Captain Dan describe the Kinect Fun Labs Challenge and provide helpful hints about submitting a successful entry: Session 1 and Session 2.
Windows Azure Challenge
This Challenge will test your team’s ability to create a web application that helps solve some of the world’s toughest problems. And… the top 100 teams that advance to Round 2 will receive a free Azure 180-day pass on which to build their application!
Hurry – Round 1 submissions are due by 23:59 PM GMT on 13 March 2012. You just need to submit an application summary and SketchFlow prototype!
Did you miss the information sessions with Captain Jen Perret? No problem, we have archived the recordings! Watch Captain Jen describe the Windows Azure Challenge and provide helpful hints about submitting a successful entry: Session 1 and Session 2.
Windows Phone Challenge sponsored by Nokia
This Challenge will test your team’s ability to create a Windows Phone app that helps solve some of the world’s toughest problems.
Hurry – Round 1 submissions are due by 23:59 PM GMT on 13 March 2012. You just need to submit an application summary and SketchFlow prototype!
Did you miss the information sessions with Captain Jukka Wallasvaara? No problem, we have archived the recordings! Watch Captain Jukka describe the Windows Phone Challenge and provide helpful hints about submitting a successful entry: Session 1 and Session 2.
Software Design
All teams who are competing in Software Design, either locally in your country/region or online through imaginecup.com, are required to complete and submit a Preliminary Summary at imaginecup.com by the close of Round 1 on 13 March 2012. The Preliminary Summary must be submitted in addition to any materials your team must submit locally.
Find out if your country/region is hosting a local Software Design Competition.
Did you miss the information sessions with Captain Rob Miles? No problem, we have archived the recordings! Watch Captain Rob Miles describe the Software Design Competition and provide helpful hints about submitting a successful entry: Session 1 and Session 2.
Celebrating 10 Years – Tell Your Imagine Cup Story
Are you a previous Imagine Cup competitor? We want you to share your Imagine Cup journey with the world. Your story could be highlighted on imaginecup.com! We will feature as many new stories as we can. Please answer the following questions and send them to stories@imaginecup.com, and don’t forget to include a picture of you and your team. All responses need to be in English, please.
- Why did you choose the Imagine Cup competition?
- What inspired you to create your project?
- What year did your team compete and what was your team name?
- What are you doing now with your project?
Stay Connected to the Imagine Cup
- Join the Imagine Cup 2012 Facebook community.
- Follow us on Twitter. Don’t forget to use hashtag #ImagineCup when you tweet about Imagine Cup.
- Check the latest news on the Imagine Cup blog.
- Chat with the competition captains and other students around the world on the Imagine Cup forums.
Prepare for your career today!
Microsoft Students to Business is a Microsoft Community Initiative designed to connect Microsoft partners and customers with qualified students for entry-level and internship positions. Students who register and create a profile in their local portal get access to training and certification opportunities, to free software, and to potential employers in the technology industry.
S2B is a bridge connecting students interested in a career in technology to the tools they need to build or further develop the skills needed for a successful career in technology, and Microsoft’s vast ecosystem—organizations worldwide looking for students skilled in Microsoft technologies. Join us today!
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