Come January 29 to the Microsoft office for Imagine Cup #imcupmeet!

We often hear from students - especially undergraduates - that they would like to take part in the competition for software projects Imagine Cup, but it’s hard to come up with an idea or find like-minded people. This year we decided to try and help you with this! January 29, 2011 , on Saturday, at the Microsoft office in Krylatskoye, an #imcupmeet event will be held for students who are potential participants in the Imagine Cup software project competition. Beginning - at 11:00, the end - according to circumstances (but we expect around 20:00). Sign up if you want to participate!


At the training camp you can learn more about how to effectively participate in the competition and win. During this day, you will communicate with the participants of the past competition and with potential participants from other universities, jury members and Microsoft employees conducting competitions in Russia. This event is for ideas that have already come up with, and for all interested undergraduate and graduate students. Among other things, it is planned:

• Round table on the topic " Why the Imagine Cup is needed " - with the participation of participants of past years, judges of the international final, Microsoft employees
• Brainstorming and the generation of brilliant ideas for those who have not yet invented their own
• Formation of teams , the ability to find the missing link in the team, to meet and talk
• Opportunity to talk with experts and jury members, improve project positioning
• Competition of mini-projects
• The opportunity to communicate with people from the business environment and understand how to turn an idea into a product

For those who already have their own ideas and commands , this is a great opportunity:

• talk about your idea and get critical feedback, comments and tips for improvement
• find missing team members who can bring new ideas and expertise to it
• understand how best to present a project at a competition
• find out what may be the future development of the project to turn it into a business

For students who have not yet come up with ideas and have not decided whether they want to participate:

• chat with interesting young people who are in love with information technology
• learn more about the competition and ask questions to the organizers, former participants and jury members
• right at the event to come up with and develop an idea, make a presentation and / or prototype and get feedback

The best projects and the most active participants at the end of the day will receive prizes . We are also working on inviting interesting (and even stellar) speakers and consultants for you - we will share the details more closely. Follow #imcupmeet and / or my twitter . Come to the Microsoft office on Saturday, January 29, at 11:00. The event will last approximately until 20:00. The exact address of the office - st. Krylatskaya, 17, p.1 . You can get from m. Krylatskoe, by bus 829, or from m. Molodezhnaya, by bus 229, to the stop "Polyclinic". Special buses from the subway to the office on Saturdays do not go. To participate in the event you need to register . In case of insufficient number of registered participants, we reserve the right to cancel the event. Take with you :

• Interesting ideas
• Business cards - to get acquainted. This is one of the goals of fees.
• Who has - laptops. At the end of the day, a contest of the best “preliminary projects” will be organized - laptops will be useful for preparing mini-presentations and developing prototypes. If you have a Yota - also take with you, we will try to provide guest Wi-Fi, but it may not be enough for everyone.
• Good mood, cameras, etc. - everything that you usually take to meet friends. Take your twitter account with you and write with the hashtag #imcupmeet .
• Chocolates and other specific foods you eat. There will be water, coffee, cookies and sandwiches, but if you need other food during the day, take it with you. Buy anything near the office is not possible.
• Warm clothing. According to the experience of past events, it may be cold at the weekend in the office, and there will be nobody to turn on the heating.

See you soon!