IMAGINE CUP Haseeb Shaukat MIC Business Manager Microsoft Pakistan

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

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.BarcelonaSpain 2004: São Paulo, Brazil - Theme: Imagine a world where smart technology makes everyday life easier.São PauloBrazil 2005: Yokohama, Japan - Theme: Imagine a world where technology dissolves the boundaries between us.YokohamaJapan 2006: Delhi, India - Theme: Imagine a world where technology enables us to live healthier lives.DelhiIndia 2007: Seoul, South Korea - Theme: Imagine a world where technology enables a better education for all.SeoulSouth Korea 2008: Paris, France - Theme: Imagine a world where technology enables a sustainable environment.ParisFrance 2009: Cairo, Egypt - Theme: Imagine a world where technology helps solve the world's toughest problems.CairoEgypt 2010: Warsaw, Poland – Theme: Imagine a world where technology helps solve the toughest problems.Warsaw, Poland 2011: New York City, United States – Theme: Imagine a world where technology helps solve the toughest problems.New York City, United States Agra & New Delhi, India Paris, France Yokohama, Japan Cairo, Egypt Seoul, South Korea Barcelona, Spain São Paulo & Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil "How boldly do you dare to dream?" – Ray Ozzie, Microsoft Chief Software Architect, at the Imagine Cup 2009 Worldwide Finals

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

IMAGINE CUP 2012 :: THEME …one theme “Imagine a world where technology helps solve the toughest problems”

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

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

SOFTWARE DESIGN PAKISTAN:

RoundDeadlineStatus Round 1 –one page document describing the idea along with team details 10 th of February, 2012 Done (120+ Projects from Pakistan) Round 2 – Tools and Technology Used25 th of February, 2012 Done Screening in progress Round 3- Detailed Project Report Submission and Presentation submission 20 th of March, 2012 Report and presentation submission. Round 4 – Regional Finals (Presentation + Demo) Regions: Sindh, Punjab, Baluchistan, KPK, Islamabad End of March 2012 Round 5 – Pakistan Finals (Presentation + Demo)Start of April 2012 Worldwide FinalsJuly 2012 Important :: All Software Design teams are also required to submit their Preliminary Project Summary (Round 1) on Imaginecup.com by March 13, 2012 (Ref: TIMELINES (SOFTWARE DESIGN PAKISTAN)

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

EVALUATION …

EVALUATION CHECK-LIST: Evaluators should explore about Imagine Cup competition » References will provide good assistance Teams to be evaluated must be registered on 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.

EVALUATION METHODOLOGY Problem Definition Solution Design & Innovation Technical Architecture & User Experience Business Viability Presentation

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