REDMOND, Wash. — July 7, 2010 — The World Festival and Awards Ceremony, where the winners of the eighth annual Imagine Cup will be announced, will be webcast live on July 8 from the Opera House and National Theatre (Teatr Narodowy) in Warsaw, Poland. This year’s Imagine Cup, sponsored by Microsoft Corp. and known globally as the world’s premier student technology competition, began with more than 325,000 high school and university students representing more than 100 countries and regions. At the worldwide finals, more than 400 students have gathered to share their innovations aimed at solving the world’s toughest problems.
Live Webcast of the Imagine Cup Awards Ceremony
What: World Festival and Awards Ceremony to announce worldwide winners of Imagine Cup 2010
Where: The Opera House and National Theatre (Teatr Narodowy), Warsaw and http://www.imaginecup.com
When: Thursday, July 8, 2010, from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. PDT
Who: Jon Perera, general manager of Education at Microsoft, and Imagine Cup student representatives of more than 78 countries and regions
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