The Imagine Cup continues to encourage students around the globe to imagine a better world in which people are empowered by technology. The United Nations has identified some of the hardest challenges in the world today in its Millennium Development Goals — ranging from reducing poverty and halting the spread of HIV/AIDS to providing universal primary education.
The Imagine Cup is calling on programmers, designers, and technologists to rise to this challenge and use these Development Goals as their inspiration.
“The Imagine Cup inspires students to use their creativity to help change the world for the better by discovering new ways to use technology to address some of the world’s toughest challenges. Some of the greatest innovations and companies of tomorrow will be created by today’s students.”
- Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Chief Executive Officer on April 23, 2009 in Warsaw, Poland announcing the host country for the Worldwide Finals of Imagine Cup 2010.
"Imagine a world where technology helps solve the toughest problems.”
JOIN US: Does the idea of creating an application that can be used by real people around the world challenge you? Enter the Software Design competition and show the world your solutions to the world’s toughest problems. YOUR MISSION: Together you can make a difference. Create inventive software and service solutions that unleash the power of technology to benefit your community, country or region… or … the entire planet.
The Imagine Cup 2010 theme is: "Imagine a world where technology helps solve the toughest problems." When considering your project, get inspired and educated by reviewing the 2010 Theme and the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. WHO: You and up to 3 friends, for a maximum of 4 team members. Having a mentor guide your team in the development of an ground-breaking software project is a good idea.
PRIZES: Finalist teams will receive a trip to Warsaw, Poland to compete in the Imagine Cup Worldwide Finals in July, 2010, where the following prizes will be awarded to the top three teams:
