We invite you to the Russian final of the Imagine Cup - April 16 in Moscow
Habrovchane and khabrovchanki!
We invite you next Saturday - April 16, 2011 - to visit the Russian final of the Imagine Cup competition. This is one of the largest student events held by us, and it will take place in the cultural center of the Higher School of Economics (Vorontsovo pole st., 5a, m. Kurskaya or Chkalovskaya). Start at 10:00 . To participate in the event, you must first register .
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The main part of the event is the performances of student teams representing prototypes of innovative software projects that make the world a better place. More information about the projects presented in the final - below. Based on the project presentations, the jury will have to select one winning team in each competition - these teams will represent Russia at the international finals in New York in July 2011. Teams that won other prizes will receive valuable prizes (netbooks from the sponsor of prizes - Acer companies, books, invitations to trainings and conferences from Intel and Quarta Technologies, etc.). And not only the teams - the audience will also be able to participate in contests and get prizes and gifts! The general sponsor of the event was the Russian Venture Company , the competition was supported by the Skolkovo Foundation .
You will be able to see for yourself the performances of the best Russian teams from the stage, if you come to the event, just do not forget to register in advance so that we issue a pass to the cultural center. In addition to the performances of the teams, you will find many interesting things:
We will also try to make an informal broadcast on UStream Imagine Cup TV . You can write reviews and questions to the speakers on Twitter with the traditional #imcup tag. If you come to the event - also bring with you phones and laptops with twitter to comment on what is happening - thanks to the traditional twitter broadcast on the stage, you will be able to communicate directly with the entire hall.
More information about the projects that will be presented at the event in the competition of software projects:
The following projects will be presented in the embedded systems competition:
Register and come to learn more about all projects, talk with their creators and other active students, as well as members of the jury, employees of Microsoft and other high-tech companies.
We invite you next Saturday - April 16, 2011 - to visit the Russian final of the Imagine Cup competition. This is one of the largest student events held by us, and it will take place in the cultural center of the Higher School of Economics (Vorontsovo pole st., 5a, m. Kurskaya or Chkalovskaya). Start at 10:00 . To participate in the event, you must first register .
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The main part of the event is the performances of student teams representing prototypes of innovative software projects that make the world a better place. More information about the projects presented in the final - below. Based on the project presentations, the jury will have to select one winning team in each competition - these teams will represent Russia at the international finals in New York in July 2011. Teams that won other prizes will receive valuable prizes (netbooks from the sponsor of prizes - Acer companies, books, invitations to trainings and conferences from Intel and Quarta Technologies, etc.). And not only the teams - the audience will also be able to participate in contests and get prizes and gifts! The general sponsor of the event was the Russian Venture Company , the competition was supported by the Skolkovo Foundation .
You will be able to see for yourself the performances of the best Russian teams from the stage, if you come to the event, just do not forget to register in advance so that we issue a pass to the cultural center. In addition to the performances of the teams, you will find many interesting things:
- Welcoming words from sponsors and partners of the project, as well as from the head of Microsoft student programs all over the world Emmanuel Ognissanti - a person who was in many ways at the origin of the Imagine Cup, and is now responsible for the strategy of working with students in the corporation.
- Kinect game zone and demo booth with Windows Phone 7 . You will be able to see and try with your own eyes the new generation of Microsoft phones that will appear in our stores later this year.
- The opportunity to talk with the most active students and participate in competitions - to get not only prizes, but also a lot of fun.
- Microsoft Human Resources Career Stand - you can learn a lot about how to get a job
- Red Bull style party - you will leave the event with new forces, inspired to participate in the contest next year!
We will also try to make an informal broadcast on UStream Imagine Cup TV . You can write reviews and questions to the speakers on Twitter with the traditional #imcup tag. If you come to the event - also bring with you phones and laptops with twitter to comment on what is happening - thanks to the traditional twitter broadcast on the stage, you will be able to communicate directly with the entire hall.
More information about the projects that will be presented at the event in the competition of software projects:
- Kinect for the Blind, MIPT - a system based on Kinect and a self-made tactile matrix, allowing blind and weak-sighted people to navigate the environment
- OriCrafter, MAI - a system that helps to fold origami - both for teaching children and for professional users.
- Crystal Ball, UNN - analysis of the political situation and prediction of instability in different countries based on the processing of information in news sources
- Clean City, SSTU - optimization of garbage collection in the city, based on a network of special sensors for filling tanks and building the optimal detour route
- Dobryashka, VolgGTU - a project that allows to organize the process of mutual assistance of citizens in the form of a distributed gaming platform
- Savior of Life, TPU - training system that allows novice doctors to conduct virtual operations on a human model
- SafeFood, SUSU - a system for analyzing the quality of products based on the Windows Phone 7 phone and developed by the sensor team
- Mobile chronometer, USTU - will allow a new approach to the process of accounting for the consumption of personal time
The following projects will be presented in the embedded systems competition:
- Finder, MIPT - Kinect-based robot capable of independently building a room map
- The system of rapid analysis of diseases by smell, SSTU - allows you to quickly analyze the contents of a certain class of substances in exhaled air, which will detect a number of diseases
- The system for growing larvae of Axolotl, SSTU - allows you to create an optimal environment for the cultivation of larvae that are actively used in medical research of stem cells
- SunFlowers, VolgGTU - the system of redistribution and trade in solar energy
Register and come to learn more about all projects, talk with their creators and other active students, as well as members of the jury, employees of Microsoft and other high-tech companies.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/117085/
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