Love technology? Want to win $25,000, plus a tonne of other prizes? Then you’re going to love Imagine Cup 2012!

The Imagine Cup is the world’s premier student technology competition. Each year the Imagine Cup challenges students from Australia and around the world to use technology to help solve some of the world’s toughest problems.

It can be a piece of software, a game, film, mobile apps, or even robots!

Register for Imagine Cup before December 1st, and receive your place in the Imagine Cup Summer Training Camp – where we’ll show you how to utilize the latest technology on the market, including the Windows Phone 7, and the XBOX 360 Kinect!

But hurry, as spots for the Summer Training Camp are filling fast! So sign up today at http://www.microsoft.com/australia/imaginecup/, and change the world!

Yours Sincerely,

Albert Ong

UTS Microsoft Student Ambassador

Not a software developer? Do you prefer to create short films? Enter the digital media category. Do you consider yourself an IT pro, there’s the IT challenge. There are plenty of categories available to compete ion, all with their own prizes.

Are you creative, can you get together a team to make an awesome game about the theme? Then enter game design, not only could you win monetary prizes, but you can also get feedback and meet top industry developers and peers.

However with Microsoft being a software company, and the organizer of the event, the big money is in software design. Come up with something original and unique that can help to solve one (or some) f the worlds toughest problems using software (and hardware if you want) and you could win $25,000.

The theme of the 2012 competition is “Imagine a world where technology helps solve the worlds toughest problems.”

Teams are permitted and encouraged, although check with the category you plan to enter for maximum team sizes and rules.

This theme is open to interpretation and imagination, so come up with some awesome ideas, register, and make your awesome solution that will get you through to the finals, and maybe even into 1st place!

Register now at www.imaginecup.com and start creating!

Need some inspiration? Check out the 2011 Software Design winners – Team Hermes:

Join us as Microsoft hosts the annual Australian Imagine Cup finals at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney this Thursday, the 5^th of May 2011.

The Imagine Cup is the world’s premier student technology competition. Each year the Imagine Cup
challenges students from Australia and around the world to use technology to help solve some of the world’s toughest issues.

This year’s competition culminates at the Australian Imagine Cup finals event, with 5 teams selected to battle it out in front of a live judging panel to see who will be selected for the coveted 1^st place spot in the Australian Imagine Cup finals and represent Australia at the world wide Imagine Cup finals in New York later this year.

There’ll be plenty of great door prizes on the night for the audience in attendance, including two XBOX360
Kinect Bundles and XBOX360 Games up for grabs!

Register now as seats are filling fast! https://www.microsoft.com.au/events/register/home.aspx?levent=672344&linvitation

Yours Truly,

Albert, Aarohi & Michael

I’m up and early this morning, to tell you about our first event this year for 2011:  MINDSTORM!!!

MINDSTORM! gives students like you an introduction to one of the world’s biggest technology competitions – Imagine Cup!

We will also have guest speakers, and there will be plenty of prizes!  And did I mention freebies?! =D

MINDSTORM!  (*Boo yah!*)

When: Friday 4th March at 10-12PM.

Where: CB10.2.240 (that’s Building 10, ground floor)

Entry is FREE!

So register now at http://mindstorm.eventbrite.com for your once-in-a-lifetime to change the world!  Don’t miss out!

Microsoft Student Film Festival

Wakey wakey! It’s ime to shine, and yank open those curtains to your penthouse…. wait! did I say penthouse?!

That’s right kids, a new competition hosted by Microsoft is giving you and 5 mates a chance to win a penthouse of your choice (whichever city) FREE for 7 MONTHS! (Rent up to $1500 per week) And in the spirit of all geeks, loaded with Dell notebooks, Xbox game packs, and HTC Windows Phones!

All you have do is:

1. Be a university student
2. Get Facebook, if you miraculously don’t have it  O.O
3. Become a fan of The Student House: http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/TheStudentHouse?v=app_4949752878&ref=mf
4. Go to the “Win A Share House” tab and sign up
5. Run around your uni and show people how much you luuuuuvvvv Windows 7!

It’s that simple!

And one more thing, just make sure that if you DO win that penthouse, don’t forget to leave a space there for me!  XD

Albert moovin out! =]

Registration is open from 10:30 to 11am, but trains take ~2hrs to get there, so be sure you know what train you need.

Let me know if you are going to the camp!

-Michael

It’s been a while since I made my last post, so it’s about time I got back up to date with UTSMSP.

Microsoft is holding career presentations to broadcast their Internship and Full Time positions in Microsoft for students in Business (for marketing, sales and services), and Engineering/IT (software). 

These presentations will be held in UNSW (as if not hold it at UTS!  D=) on two separate occassions for the two different areas:

• For Business students:

Wednesday 26th August, 2009

1:00-2:00PM

The Roundhouse, UNSW

• For FEIT students:

Tuesday, 25th August, 2009

6:00-7:00PM

UNSW, K17 Seminar Room

Don’t forget to bring your CV with you for your chance to win tons of great prizes!

There will be free food provided at the event.

If you have any questions, contact Lisa Harris at Lisabar@microsoft.com

The idea is simple, think up an idea for a Windows Mobile app, make a prototype, and submit it!

You could win one of two developer mentorships, and a share in over $10,000 in prizes.

The really cool prizes include a full pass to AU TechEd 2009 (on the Gold Coast ). Yes the one that includes the HP Mini Notebook free. You also get one-on-one time with a MVP mentor at TechEd, and everything is paid for. Flights, accommodation for 3 nights, all covered.

It’s easy enough to enter, just send your entry to codemgld@microsoft.com and include the following information:

• Full name, contact email and phone number
• The name of your application
• The genre that your app fits into (List is on the website)
• A 300 word (or less) description of the app

In your description be sure to include how it operates, what type of device it would target (touch etc), if it would be free or paid, and why you think someone would want to download/buy your application.

Be sure to also attach your Visual Studio project, including the code for your application prototype, and a video or slideshow that demonstrates your application running in the Windows Mobile 6.5 emulator. (or on a real device if you have one)

If your video is greater than 8MB in size, just send the information and the code, and the competition organisers will contact you to setup a Skydrive location through which you can submit the video.

Be sure to check out the rules and category listing at the Official Competition Website.

Good Luck!

The ODSTs will be dropping into Cockatoo Island, Sydney next Thursday (6/8/09) and they will be bringing the famous WETA Warthog, as well as a bungie staffer along with them to show off the game to a select group of people.

Microsoft Australia is offering students an extra chance to attend, by providing two VIP tickets to the event.

To enter, simply send 65 words (max) that explain why you think Halo is the best First Person Shooter ever released.

Send your entries to i-karoes@microsoft.com by Tuesday 4th August, 5:00pm AEST, and be sure to include your student number, and the name of the institution you are enrolled in.

The best 2 entries will win the tickets, and will be notified via email on the 5th of August.

For further information, and contest rules, visit http://blogs.msdn.com/msozacademic/archive/2009/07/31/win-a-vip-ticket-to-the-halo-3-odst-bungie-event-cockatoo-island-in-sydney.aspx

Get your entries in, and good luck!