If you havn't heard already—Team Phoenix, a University of Canterbury team has the New Zealand finals of Imagine Cup 2008! The team is off to Paris as the New Zealand representitive to compete against teams from 60 other countries around the world.

 

Heres some of the media coverage the team have received to-date:

The Press (Thursday, 1 May 2008, page B5) - Imagining greener transport

 

The Press (Saturday, 3 May 2008, page E6) - Winners off to Paris to compete in world finals

 

The New Zealand Herald (Thursday, 8 May 2008, page C4) - Simon Hendery: Students to take green transport idea to the world

 

Computerworld (Monday, 12 May 2008, page 7) - Imagine Cup highlights green innovation

 

Chronicle (Friday, 23 May 2008, page 3) - Winning solution to traffic congestion

 

The Star (Friday, 13 June 2008, page A3) - Transport idea means Paris trip for students

University of Canterbury - Imagination a winner

 

 

iStart - Young software guns off to Paris

 

Clarus - Team Phoenix clean up at Imagine Cup Nationals

Telogis Inc. (Tuesday, 8 July 2008) - Press Release: GeoBase Mapping Platform is a Winner for Team Phoenix
http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080708005923&newsLang=en

And here is the team's blog: http://imaginecup08.spaces.live.com/

Here's the second Microsoft Student Partners presentation. 

 

Date: 15th July 2008

Time: 12noon

Location: Room 315, MSCS Building, University of Canterbury

 

  1.  Introduction to Microsoft Visual Studio

  2.  New features in Visual Studio 2008

We've got copies of Office 2007 Professsional, Age of Empires III, and other software to give away!