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Imagine Cup

Imagine Cup. Haseeb Shaukat MIC Business Manager Microsoft Pakistan. Imagine Cup. The Imagine Cup is the world’s premier student technology competition.

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Imagine Cup

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  1. Imagine Cup Haseeb Shaukat MIC Business Manager Microsoft Pakistan

  2. Imagine Cup • The Imagine Cup is the world’s premier student technology competition. • Every year the Imagine Cup invites students to meet a challenge around a social cause. The current Imagine Cup competition theme is Imagine a world where technology helps solve the toughest problems. • The Imagine Cup started in 2003 with only 1,000 competitors • In 2011, more than 350,000 of the world's most influential students from over 183 countries/regions registered for the Imagine Cup. 128 Teams participated in the WW Finals “I wish there had been an Imagine Cup when I was growing up. It gets people involved in seeing that software is changing the world.“ - Bill Gates, Chairman, Microsoft Corporation

  3. History Started in Asia as a local competition ...Became Imagine Cup • 2003: Barcelona, Spain - Theme: Link between people, information, systems, and devices, using Web services and .NET as the springboard. • 2004: São Paulo, Brazil - Theme: Imagine a world where smart technology makes everyday life easier. • 2005: Yokohama, Japan - Theme: Imagine a world where technology dissolves the boundaries between us. • 2006: Delhi, India - Theme: Imagine a world where technology enables us to live healthier lives. • 2007: Seoul, South Korea - Theme: Imagine a world where technology enables a better education for all. • 2008: Paris, France - Theme: Imagine a world where technology enables a sustainable environment. • 2009: Cairo, Egypt - Theme: Imagine a world where technology helps solve the world's toughest problems. • 2010: Warsaw, Poland – Theme: Imagine a world where technology helps solve the toughest problems. • 2011: New York City, United States – Theme: Imagine a world where technology helps solve the toughest problems. Seoul, South Korea Paris, France Yokohama, Japan Barcelona, Spain "How boldly do you dare to dream?" – Ray Ozzie, Microsoft Chief Software Architect, at the Imagine Cup 2009 Worldwide Finals Agra & New Delhi, India Cairo, Egypt São Paulo & Foz do Iguaçu , Brazil

  4. Competitions Students can register and sign up to compete in; • Software Design • Game Design: Xbox/Windows • Game Design: Windows Phone • IT Challenge • Azure Challenge • KINECT Challenge • Windows Phone Challenge • KINECT FUN LABS Challenge • Windows Metro Style APP Challenge

  5. Imagine Cup 2012 :: Theme …one theme “Imagine a world where technology helps solve the toughest problems”

  6. Key Aspects • Appreciate emerging technologies • Windows Phone • Cloud • Inventing the wheel again • Its more about creativity not technology • Problem Focused • Any or all areas identified in the 8 Millennium Goals • Seriousness of students

  7. References • About Imagine Cup Pakistan (Session Recording) <Click Here> • Imagine Cup Year Book <Click Here> • Imagine Cup 2011 Winners Project Video <Click Here> • Imagine Cup 2010 Winners Project Video <Click Here> • Imagine Cup Pakistan Software Design registration page. <Click Here>

  8. Software Design Pakistan: • Round 1 – Ideas Hunt • email to: b-hashau@microsoft.com and also submit it at: http://www.imaginecup.com/PK/SD.aspx • Deadline: 10th of February, 2012 • Round 2 – Technology Insight • Submit to: b-hashau@microsoft.com • Deadline: 25th of February, 2012 • Round 3 – Detailed Project Report and Presentation submission • Submit report and presentation to: b-hashau@microsoft.com or Imaginecup2012@hec.gov.pk by 20thof March, 2012 • Round 4 – Regional Finals (Presentation + Demo) • Regional Finals dates will be shared shortly • All projects must be 100% complete and in working condition before the regional finals • Round 5 – Pakistan Finals (Presentation + Demo) • Imagine Cup 2012 WW Finals – Australia

  9. Timelines (Software Design Pakistan) Important :: All Software Design teams are also required to submit their Preliminary Project Summary (Round 1)on Imaginecup.com by March 13, 2012 (Ref: www.ImagineCup.com)

  10. Timelines (Software Design Pakistan) Launch Round 3 (Regional Finals) Round 1 (Idea Hunt) Worldwide Finals Round 4 (Pakistan Finals) Round 2 (Technology Insight) Round 3 (Detailed Project Report and Presentation)

  11. Evaluation …

  12. Evaluation • CHECK-LIST: • Evaluators should explore about Imagine Cup competition • References will provide good assistance • Teams to be evaluated must be registered on www.ImagineCup.com • EVALUATION: • Three Pages of Evaluation Sheets • Page 1 and 2: Teams Evaluation > 5 Questions • Criteria: Weightage • Microsoft will provide Round 1 and 2 evaluation • EVALUATION TIPs and RECOMMENDATIONS: • 15 Minutes Presentation(presentation + demo) followed by 5 min Q&A. • No Questions during presentation. • If you have any question, write it down and ask after the presentation. • No Discussion regarding the project among evaluators.

  13. Evaluation Methodology • Problem Definition • Solution Design & Innovation • Technical Architecture & User Experience • Business Viability • Presentation

  14. Questions • Imagine Cup Contact point: • B-hashau@microsoft.com • FOLLOW US: • http://www.imaginecup.com/PK/SD.aspx • https://www.facebook.com/MICPK • http://blogs.msdn.com/b/pakistan/

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