Microsoft Imagine Cup 2008 (India Finals) May 8, 2008

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Event Overview

Microsoft is deeply committed to the cause of technology innovation for a better world, and to engaging with the youth. The Imagine Cup (www.imaginecup.com), an annual worldwide student-technology competition, showcases our commitment to both these causes. Each year, students compete in multiple categories bound by a unifying theme and this year’s theme is “Imagine a world where technology can enable a sustainable environment.”

In the software design invitational (SDI) category of the competition, teams of students design software-based solutions and applications to address issues related to theme. The top eight teams will showcase their solutions at the national final, with the top three teams presenting at the main event. The panel of judges includes Mr. Kiran Karnik (Past President of NASSCOM), Prof. Samir Barua (Director of IIM-Ahmedabad), and Dr. Gopichand Katragadda (GM - Operations, GE Global Research Bangalore).

The highlights of the event include a welcome address by Tarun Gulati (GM - DPE India, Microsoft) and a video message from Dr. R. K. Pachauri (Chair of the Nobel-Prize-winning IPCC), as well as key-note addresses by Mr. Kiran Karnik, and by Mr. R. K. Misra (Winner of the Lead India Campaign). There will also be a panel-discussion on the role of the ecosystem in spurring innovation among India’s youth. The discussion will be hosted by Rajdeep Sahrawat (Vice-President, NASSCOM) and will also feature Prof. Samir Barua, Dr. Gopichand Katragadda, Prof. S. Sadagopan (Director, IIIT-Bangalore), and Paul Murphy (Director of Innovation, Microsoft India). Mr. Ravi Venkatesan (Chairman, Microsoft India) will award the winners.

The agenda is as follows:

· 0900 to 1130: Registration (only for confirmed attendees)

· 1000 to 1200: Project exposition featuring the top eight teams

· 1200 to 1245: Lunch

· 1245 to 1305: Welcome address and video message

· 1305 to 1400: Presentations by the top three teams

· 1400 to 1415: Key-note address

· 1415 to 1445: Panel-discussion

· 1445 to 1515: Awarding of winners and closing key-note

· 1530 to 1630: Press-conference (invitees/press)

The colleges represented include the following:

BITS Pilani Goa Campus
NIT Kurukshetra
Chennai Mathematical Institute
Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology (Gandhi Nagar)
Delhi University
Vivekananda Educational Society’s Institute of Technology (Mumbai)
Bharti Vidyapeeth College of Engineering (Mumbai)
Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues Institute of Technology (Mumbai)


Registration



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