Imagine Cup is a student most dignity technology competition. In this event, Microsoft persuade the young people generation to give all of their skills and creativity, making a technology innovation that can make a changes to the world. Various kinds of software is given from Microsoft for free, so that student can develop and express their skills. 1 team contains 3 - 4 people, also with 1 mentor to guide the team. You can chose various kinds of competition category that you wanted to work on. This competition is a way for Microsoft to introduce the young student generation to actualize imagination, spirit, and their creativity. Imagine Cup is held every one year. Now, entering the 7th year of Imagine Cup, it has already known as a global competition, searching for a brilliant solution for the global problems.

Competition Category :

1. Software Design
2. Embedded Development
3. Game Development
4. Robotics and Algorithm
5. IT Challenge
6. MashUp
   
7. Photography

Imagine Cup Competition first held in 2003. After the first event, The final round has been started in many country. Spain, Brazil, Japan, India, South Korea, and last year is France. This year, 2009, Final Imagine Cup was held at Cairo, Egypt 2009. I want to join the next Imagine Cup 2010 at Poland so much. Persuade all of my friends to challenge with lots of people from many countries and win.

Actually the most hardest part before signing in at Imagine Cup 2010 is searching for a team that has a strong teamwork, same purpose, helping each other, and the other criteria that helping to create such a great team. I think after the team has assembled and having the same commitment to win the Imagine Cup 2010, I believe we will be a winner although in the end we are not the top 3. Winning means we have already have our products that we create in our hands that can satisfying.

Microsoft making such a big and glorious competition is for the student for various kinds of country wanted to join the Imagine Cup and giving all of their strength, skills and their creativity to be the champion. Without Imagine Cup, we will not have the passion from the student to work and even thought making a small product. After Microsoft started the Imagine Cup, majority the students have a solution to help the world most toughest problems or something we will face in the future. This YouTube link below is Imagine Cup 2009 at Cairo, Egypt in windows embedded category.

Various kinds of software has been given by Microsoft so that the contestant can give all of their skills and creativity. For you that have already graduated or already have a job in any major, try tu use the Microsoft software that now you can get for free. Try visit the Microsoft BizSpark web to get all of the software from Microsoft at the bibliography below. We can also develop the software with our team, we don't have to join the Imagine Cup if you are not longer a student...

Bibliography:

1. http://www.microsoft.com/BizSpark/

2. http://imaginecup.com/