Hull University in the Microsoft Imagine Cuphttp://www.wherewouldyouthink.com/imagine-cup-journal/How we are taking on the worlden-US2008-08-21T12:02:57ZSquarespace Site Server v5.0.0 (http://www.squarespace.com/)Imagine Cup 2007http://www.wherewouldyouthink.com/imagine-cup-journal/2008/1/14/imagine-cup-2007.htmlRob2008-01-14T09:27:55ZHull also won the UK heat of the Microsoft Imagine Cup in 2007. Their team, "The Seedlings" was made up of MEng students and went to Seoul in Korea for the world finals.

The seedlings getting their UK prize.

The team was mentored by Rob Hogg, an industrial mentor who is the Managing Director of software company Black Marble. Rob Miles also went along to the world finals as a competition judge. You can read about his adventures in his blog starting here.

]]>Pow Wowhttp://www.wherewouldyouthink.com/imagine-cup-journal/2006/5/24/pow-wow.htmlRob2006-05-24T14:45:47ZMicrosoft Imagine CupAfter winning the UK round of the Imagine Cup earlier this year Hull Team "3 Pair" are now working away on their project for the world finals. Keven and Mark from Microsoft came up to see us to see how things were going.

What happens when the photographer shouts "Look Thoughtful"

Picture above are, from left to right, Tom, James, Andy and Kevin. At the back you can see all the planning and development milestones. They are taking the whole thing very seriously…..

The department has set up an "Imagine Cup" lab and the students are using this as their base. If the team wins the worldwide competition in Delhi in August we will make the name change permanent! You can find out more about how things are going at the Imagine Cup blog on the register:

http://www.regdeveloper.co.uk/imagine_cup/

]]>Imagine those HP Laptopshttp://www.wherewouldyouthink.com/imagine-cup-journal/2006/3/31/imagine-those-hp-laptops.htmlRob2006-03-31T19:42:59ZThere was something of a surprise in store for team 3-Pair when they were asked to meet up with the head of the department for a "status report". Instead of having to deliver something, they were instead presented with a shiny new laptop each, which were supplied by Hewlett Packard, an Imagine Cup sponsor and shipped up to Hull by Microsoft with ribbons and bows included.

Warren Viant hands over the hardware to our lucky lads. We hope that they put them to good use.....

]]>The Hull Possehttp://www.wherewouldyouthink.com/imagine-cup-journal/2006/3/27/the-hull-posse.htmlRob2006-03-27T13:37:09ZWe have just received the pictures taken by the official Microsoft photographer. This is the entire Hull posse.

You can click on it for the Flickr page and a larger version. An Imagine Cup gallery is being prepared.

]]>Hitting the Presseshttp://www.wherewouldyouthink.com/imagine-cup-journal/2006/3/14/hitting-the-presses.htmlRob2006-03-14T10:04:39ZMicrosoft Imagine CupThe press interest in our success continues. We have now hit The Register, a web site for software developers, and also the BBC News site.

Fame at last!

]]>UK Imagine Cup Finalshttp://www.wherewouldyouthink.com/imagine-cup-journal/2006/3/11/uk-imagine-cup-finals.htmlRob2006-03-11T00:56:23ZMicrosoft Imagine CupWe set off to the competition on Thursday afternoon and on the way we drove past this.

An omen perhaps? Then on the bus I decide to risk life and limb to take some pictures of the Hull teams.

The Cheese Eaters got the back seat. All that lovely legroom.....

Team "Three Pair" seem happy enough. And Andy on the right has definitely just thought of something...

These two guys are two thirds of Team Ariel. Lot of DS machines went down the motorway with us....

These guys with the artistic Contre Jour (i.e. the sun is in the wrong position) picture are Team Medaware. A few minutes after this photo was taken we arrived at our swanky hotel and then the fun began.

Andy Sithers from Microsoft worked very hard to ensure that our table was well supplied with liquid refreshment...

This is the event in full swing. The food was excellent and then we had a quiz.

One of the things we had to do was put names to all the Simpsons characters. Our table got all of them. Can you?

Then in the morning after things got real and serious. This is the opening of the event. Film crews and everything!

We took our stand and some sample apps. Spiffy eh?

This is all of Team Ariel, including the chap from Durham, in front of their poster. They can tell you how it works. But then they'd have to kill you.... Having said that, these guys finished second in the competition overall.

Who says cheese is bad for you? The Cheese Eaters and our stand.

Team Medaware and their poster. These guys are first years. So they only (ONLY?!) managed to come third in the entire competition. Well done guys!

And this is Team Three Pair who, to continue the playing card analogy, aced the competition. A good idea, a blinding presentation, and a trip to India to do it all again. Only bigger. Very well done guys.

We took this picture at the champagne reception at the end. It is the only staged picture in this set of shots....

It was Friday, and we were in a very thankful mood.....

Of course you do realise that, should you ever be lucky enough to win the UK Imagine Cup, this kind of thing could happen to you... Be careful what you wish for people....

Thanks to Microsoft for a great competition. Kudos to everyone, mentors, team members, organisers (you know who you are Dianne) who managed to make the whole thing go so well...

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