Paris, Here We Come!

I will be going to Paris, France next week to judge the Imagine Cup 2008 world finals. I am a co-captain, along with captains Rand Morimoto, Chris Amaris and fellow co-captain Valy Greavu.

Congratulations to the six round three world finalists! There were over 16,000 competitors and these six students won the right to be call the best of the best. They will compete in the final hands-on challenge from July 3-8 in Paris.

To find out more about the Imagine Cup and the IT Challenge, which is open to students around the world, please visit the Imagine Cup website. Be sure to sign up for IC2009 notification list by clicking the "SIGN UP to get news about Imagine Cup 2009" link on the homepage and enter your email address.

This will be my first time in Europe and I'm very excited! I'll be taking lots of pictures and hopefully getting in a blog post or two.

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Party with Palermo Registration is Open

For those of you attending TechEd 2008 Developers, registration is open for-

Party with Palermo: Tech Ed 2008 Developers Edition

June 2, 2008 @ 7:00PM - 10:00PM

Glo Lounge http://www.gloloungeorlando.com/ 8967 International Dr, Orlando, FL
Ph: 407.351.0361

Cover charge is 1 business card. This will get you in the door and register you for the grand prize drawings.

• Free to attend
• Free fingerfood
• Free drink
• Free swag

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TechEd 2008 Session Preference Survey is open

The TechEd 2008 Session Preference Survey is now open to registered attendees.

When you arrive at TechEd North America 2008 IT Professionals you will have the opportunity to attend up to 19 breakout sessions and 3 labs taking place during 19 timeslots. By entering the sessions and labs you're planning to attend, Microsoft can assign session rooms and determine which sessions to repeat.

Also, by taking the survey you are automatically entered with a chance to win one of five $100 American Express gift certificates!

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The Games have begun!

The Microsoft 2008 Scripting Games begin today!

Be sure to log in and download your Competitor’s Pack, review the events, take a look at the challenges and prizes.

Good luck!

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Imagine Cup 2008 - Time is Running Out!

As I mentioned in an earlier post, the Imagine Cup 2008 competition is underway. The last quiz for round 1 is scheduled for January 31.

The Imagine Cup is one way Microsoft is encouraging young people to apply their imagination, their passion and their creativity to technology innovations that can make a difference in the world – today.

If you're a student, this is your last chance to qualify for round 2 and possibly make it to the finals in Paris, France. Sign up, take the quiz, and you could maybe even win an Xbox 360 game just for trying!

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Imagine Cup 2008

I'm very proud to be a co-captain for this year's Imagine Cup IT Challenge in Paris, France. Last year I participated as an exam writer and round 2 judge for Imagine Cup 2007 that was held in Seoul, Korea.

The Imagine Cup started five years ago, and already more than 100,000 students from over 100 countries and regions have competed. This year, more students than ever will be looking for victory in the nine competitions set up under three main categories, each reflecting this year’s theme.

The IT Invitational highlights the art and science of developing, deploying, and maintaining IT systems that are efficient, functional, robust and secure. In most scenarios, IT professionals have a base set of tools and techniques, but still have to work through custom needs and configurations that require an intimate understanding of how all the pieces fit together. IT professionals also have to know how to manage, administer, monitor, and maintain the systems for ongoing network security and reliability.

The IT invitational challenges students to demonstrate their proficiency in understanding not only the theory of how Microsoft Windows-based networks and applications work, but also how to keep them working. This includes core file and print services, e-mail messaging, database systems, document collaboration and sharing, network virtualization, unified communications, and systems management.

Round 1 of the IT Challenge runs now until January 31, 2008.

Students can register for the IT Challenge on the Imagine Cup 2008 Competition Website. Check it out and good luck!

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2008 Scripting Games

February 15 - March 3, 2008

The third annual Scripting Games are coming to the Microsoft Script Center February 15 – March 3, 2008. Mark your calendars now, this will be the biggest scripting competition of the year.

I won my very own Dr. Scripto bobblehead doll at last year's TechEd in Orlando. I can't wait to compete for a matching set!

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