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October 2007 - Posts
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I hope by now that all of you are aware of the Academic Resource Centre, this marvelous global resource contains a wealth of information and materials contributed by academics and professionals from around the world. Here you will find papers, labs, videos, tests and much more, all ready to present to your students . In September this year we added 154 pieces of new content which included 140 videos from the Microsoft eScience Workshop and the Microsoft Academic Days on Windows and Embedded Computing. A large proportion of the content is in English (and/or American) so if you are looking for new material, it will be worth your while to search through and download what you need - all for free of course! For example, here are some of the new links that I thought would be of interest: Claire 
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This is a question I have been asked a lot of late and the answer is that they are still available upon request. At Gamecity tomorrow we will be announcing a list of talks focused on games development, these will be presented by a range of speakers from Rare, our game studios. We are also developing some talks that specialize on Embedded Technology too and I will publish details of these shortly. As always, if you wish to request a speaker on a specific topic then please get in touch. We have recently arranged for: - a security talk at the University of Glamorgan,
- a games talk at Manchester Metropolitan University as part of the Cybergames conference
- a games talk at the BCS in Scotland
- a games talk for Liverpool John Moore's University
- a talk on Microsoft Project for the University of Bolton
If you have a request then please get in touch. Claire 
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As avid readers of our Academic blog I thought I’d give you a heads up about our latest teaching program which is due to launch soon. Having already covered XNA and Embedded technologies I’m pleased to announce that our third program for the year will be around Silverlight . For those of you who haven’t already heard the buzz Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering the next generation of media experiences and rich interactive applications (RIAs) for the Web. It really is impressive stuff. so If you would like to register your interest about joining this exciting teaching program please email us at Ukacinfo@microsoft.com and we will forward on details of this program. I'll look forward from hearing from you! Kate 
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Microsoft Research is pleased to announce a new worldwide Request for Proposals (RFP): Beyond Search – Semantic Computing and Internet Economics. For full details, guidelines, and instructions, please visit http://research.microsoft.com/ur/us/fundingopps/RFPs/BeyondSearch_RFP.aspx This Request for Proposals is done in partnership with Microsoft adCenter in support of its collaboration with the academic research community. Submission deadline The RFP due date is November 1, 2007, 5pm PDT (-8 UTC/GMT) Awards The total amount available under this request for proposals (RFP) is $1,000,000. Microsoft anticipates making approximately 20 awards averaging $50,000, with a maximum of $100,000 for any single award. RFP highlights To advance academic research and publication in the area of Internet Research and, in particular in data mining, information finding, information supply, and internet economics, Microsoft intends to make available to the RFP awardees a Microsoft adCenter Search query log excerpt with 100 million search queries along with ad click logs sampled over a few months, and a Live Search query log excerpt with 15 million search queries with per-query search result click-throughs. In addition, Microsoft adCenter will provide advertiser accounts to all winners. This RFP has two tracks: - Track 1 – Semantic Computing - Track 2 – Internet Economics Microsoft encourages proposals for either track which describe innovative research using the adCenter, Live Search, and SDK assets in bold, novel, and unconventional approaches to further Internet Research and related technologies, including interdisciplinary research. 
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Microsoft Silverlight: Delivering next-generation software+ services on the Web and beyond Tuesday, October 23, 2007 – 8:30-9:30am Pacific Daylight Time Register for the October 23 Live Session Streaming Media Come learn what all the buzz is about with Microsoft Silverlight, our next-generation solution for delivering media and rich interactive applications on the web and mobile devices. Silverlight is also a key enabler for delivering the vision of Software plus Services (S+S) on the web resulting with differentiated web application experiences. This session will provide a review of the technology and its roadmap, the services it can work with and the tools that are needed to author Silverlight content. For marketing professionals and product teams alike learn about how Silverlight best practices, how to increase efficacy in your campaigns and for development teams, how it can fit into your product strategy. Speakers: - Barak Cohen - Senior PM, Silverlight
- Remy Pairault – Senior PM – Silverlight Streaming by Windows Live
- Arturo Toledo - Technical PM – Silverlight
- Jim Thill – Technical PM - Silverlight
Register
Upcoming Streaming Media View
Past Sessions We are planning to run a pilot programme around this technology later this year so if you wish to be kept informed or have any questions then please email me Claire 
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With the festive season fast-approaching, we’ve teamed up with some of the UK’s leading retailers to provide some very special offers that will make upgrading to Windows Vista even more rewarding. So whether you’re treating yourself or buying gifts for friends and family there’s never been a better time to turn the PC you’ve got into the PC you’ve always wanted! But hurry, offers end 30 October 2007.
Find the perfect offer for you
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As you may have heard, the Windows® Embedded team was pleased to announce the release of Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2 at the Embedded Systems Conference. CE 6.0 R2 adds even more exciting technologies to the CE 6.0 operating system to help you quickly build the next generation of cutting edge, connected devices.
Please join us at the virtual launch event, where you’ll be among the first to experience the latest features in CE 6.0 as General Manager Kevin Dallas unveils the new product at Embedded Technology 2007 in Yokohama, Japan. There’s no need to travel, no conference fees, and no downtime. Just sign up and attend the launch right from your PC.
Date: Thursday, November 15, 2007 Time: 9:00 AM PST (US & Canada)
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Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2 fulfills Microsoft's promise of continued innovation and delivers even more exciting technologies to CE 6.0 that developers can use to boost their device capabilities and easily establish connections to Windows Vista™, Windows Server® 2008, and more. Bring innovative devices to market faster and offer your customers seamless, connected experiences with CE 6.0 R2.
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The UK Academic Embedded Pilot Group will next be meeting at the University of Westminster on Wednesday 19th December. If you would like to join this group and attend this meeting then please email me Claire
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Want to know about getting started with OSS and Microsoft technologies? This site will answer your questions as well as providing regular academic, technical and business articles on OSS at Microsoft. The site will be regularly updated with new content that will feature Microsoft’s continuing engagements with the OSS community. Of particular interest will be: Don't forget to check out the Sharepoint Learning kit too, this is an open source application designed to help academics and students collaborate and learn together more effectively. Claire 
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The Imagine Cup is THE 'must enter' student technology competition. Now in its sixth year, the Imagine Cup has grown to be a truly global competition focused on finding solutions to real world issues...this year the theme is "Imagine a world where technology enables a sustainable environment." Imagine a world where technology is an ally of the planet, not an adversary. A world where software enables us to interpret environmental indicators, predict the outcomes of our actions, improve our consumption of precious resources, and live more in balance with our environment. In Imagine Cup 2008, we challenge the top student technologists around the world to actively contribute to the mission of protecting our world for generations to come. For some, a sustainable environment means something as simple as breathing fresh air each time they open their window. For others it means making significant changes in key environmental indicators. Any way you look at it, you get to decide how technology can help solve this problem for yourself, your country, and yeah…even the planet. As previously, there are several ways (called Invitationals) to enter the competition. As always, if you have any questions about this competition then please email me. Claire Technorati Tags: Students, Imagine Cup
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 The Inspiration Tour is underway and our presenters Ed Dunhill and Ben Coley have so far presented at Manchester Metropolitan University and Staffordshire University. Check out their blogs to read comments from the students and to access links to some great accompanying resources.
Next they are off to Bradford, Hull, Essex and Aberystwyth, oh and stopping by Nottingham to help with GameCity. Those of you who have already booked a date should now have an email from me with the electronic version of the flyer and in the next few days you should receive a poster tube with some hard copies too.
Don't forget to let me know how many students will be at your session so that I can send you enough t-shirts and other items to give out. One smart university set up a simple registration system so that they would know when the event was sold out and conversely, if more marketing needed to be done. We do this with all of our internal events and allow for a 30% drop-out rate.
If you have any questions about the tour or still haven't booked your slot yet then please email me i-claipe@microsoft.com. You can check date availability here
Claire
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 Those of you who are working with XNA should check out the XNA User Group. The founders, Robin and Leaf, will be joining us at both of our GameCity events so you will have the chance to meet them there and find out more about the group. In the meantime take a look at their site and blog. If you have technical questions, want to contribute to the forums, want to receive invites to games events or just want to socialize with other games coders then this is the place for you.
Claire 
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One of the most frequently asked questions we get is to explain the opportunities for students to engage with Microsoft. We welcome the chance to work with passionate students and can do so in the following ways: The Microsoft Student Partner Programme; Students are selected annually to act as our ambassadors on campus. This is an voluntary part-time post that includes training days, socials, business connections and networking opportunities. The UK Microsoft Intern Programme; Students from a range of disciplines are selected annually to come and work at our UK offices on a paid work placement for one year. The Redmond Intern Programme; Students from a range of disciplines are selected to work at our headquarters in Seattle for a 12 week paid placement (usually during the summer). The Student Graduate Development Programme is a six month paid programme for graduates with a passion for software development. The MACH programme (Microsoft Academy for University Hires) is a two year paid programme for graduates. The S2B Programme (Student to Business) is a paid programme operating in many countries across EMEA. Students will be able to hear more about these programmes and ask questions to the speakers presenting The Inspiration Tour. If you haven't booked for the tour to come to your university yet then please a couple of dates and get in touch as soon as possible, this term is almost fully booked but there are some dates available next term. Claire 
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The Microsoft Academic Team's Inspiration Tour is proving to be very popular, so popular in fact that there are only 7 dates left this term. If your university has not booked yet then please get in touch with me i-claipe@microsoft.com to reserve your slot. The remaining dates this term are: October 9th, 11th, 17th, 23rd and 30th December 11th and 13th If those don't suit you then please email with a choice of dates between January and March Claire 
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GameCity is an annual event held in Nottingham from October 24th-28th. As part of this, the Microsoft Academic team and Rare are running 2 events: the first for academics, the second for students on Thursday October 25th. The Academic Event is an invitation only event for lecturers of Games Development and will be held at the Sir Paul Smith designed cinema at the Broadway Media Centre between 2pm and 6pm. This anticipated follow up to our XNA launch at Warwick University last December will feature talks and demos on XNA including Insights from professional games developers, work done by academics on our XNA pilot programme and students using XNA within their projects. If you are an academic at a UK university then please email me i-claipe@microsoft.com to receive further information and to reserve your seat. 
From 7pm that evening, we will join our colleagues from Rare and the Xbox team at Bluu for the FreePlay Lounge. Students are invited to come along and challenge the creators of Perfect Dark Zero, meet the designers of Kameo and Viva Pinata, sign up for the Imagine Cup, win Halo 3 merchandise and much more.... all washed down with a beverage or two. Academics are invited to join us and to take the opportunity to recruit potential students onto your courses. Again, if you are a UK academic and would like to come along and bring some of your students to this event then please email me at i-claipe@microsoft.com Claire 
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