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Imagine Cup 2010 – Calling All Students

Posted Friday, October 02, 2009 10:48 AM by scottwy
Imagine Cup is the world’s premier student technology competition. The first round is now open for all students! Simply come up with an idea that uses technology to solve the world’s toughest issue. And get the chance to win 1 of 3 Prezzy Cards worth Read More...
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Imagine Cup People’s Choice Award

Posted Tuesday, June 30, 2009 1:14 PM by scottwy
Team Think from Lincoln University, New Zealand’s Imagine Cup Winner for 2009, with their software solution “LearnIT” designed to increase global literacy rates are off to Cairo, Egypt this week for the World Wide Finals. The New Zealand team will join Read More...
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2009 Imagine Cup Preliminary Round

Posted Wednesday, April 08, 2009 2:56 PM by scottwy
        I’ve spent the last two days as part of the judging panel for the preliminary round of the NZ Imagine Cup competition. The teams have come up with some great ideas that fit with the theme of “Imagine a world where technology Read More...
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Imagine Cup NZ – People’s Choice –You Vote

Posted Wednesday, March 11, 2009 3:52 PM by scottwy
Imagine Cup is hotting up with the teams hard at work refining their ideas before the preliminary judging round in April. You can have your say on their efforts by visiting the site , viewing their vids and voting. You could win an Xbox or a copy of MS Read More...
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An Evening with Industry

Posted Saturday, September 13, 2008 12:14 PM by scottwy
I've been invited to speak at a New Zealand Computer Society event on Thursday. They've invited all graduating students from the Wellington region to come along and learn what a career in technology might hold. There will be speakers from a number or Read More...
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Imagine Cup - Industry Help Needed

Posted Friday, August 08, 2008 12:46 AM by scottwy
Imagine Cup is an annual event we run to encourage students to get involved in technology careers and innovation through a worldwide competition. A critical part of a team's preparation is working with industry mentors to help them refine their ideas, Read More...
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The Future is in Good Hands...

Posted Saturday, May 03, 2008 6:08 AM by scottwy
Yesterday we held the NZ finals for the Imagine Cup - a global Microsoft technology competition where students are asked to create a technology solution around the theme of " imagine a world where technology enables a sustainable environment ". Read More...
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The Children are our Future...

Posted Friday, February 29, 2008 12:15 AM by scottwy
Since moving to the DPE team I've been amazed at the sheer number of activities going on within our communities, none more so than the academic community. With events like Dev Jam happening around Uni orientation and the Imagine Cup getting under way Read More...
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