2009 Imagine Cup Winners

The World's Premier Student Technology Competition

The Imagine Cup is one way Microsoft is encouraging young people to apply their imagination, their passion, and their creativity to technology innovations that can make a difference in the world. Now in its eighth year, the Imagine Cup has grown to be a truly global competition focused on finding solutions to global issues.

2009 Imagine Cup Winners

Worldwide Finals: Cairo, Egypt
Theme: "Imagine a world where technology helps solve the world's toughest problems."

Software Design

First place: Romania, SYTECH

Second place: Russia, Vital Lab

Third place: Brazil, Virtual Dreams

Embedded Development

First place: Korea, Wafree
Second place: China, iSee

Third place: Ukraine, Intellectronics

Game Development

First place: Brazil, LEVV It

Second place: United States, Epsylon Games

Third place: United Kingdom, Sanquine Labs

IT Challenge

First place: Romania, Cosmin Ilie
Second place: China, Wu Chang

Third place: Bolivia, Miklos Cari Sivila

Robotics & Algorithm

First place: Czech Republic, Lukas Perutka

Second place: Canada, Byron Knoll
Third place: China, Lin Fuming

MashUp

First place: United States, CURIOUS

Second place (tie): Poland, Monastery of Innovations

Second place (tie): Singapore, PlanetKY

Photography

First place: Croatia, Team Voodoo Delirium

Second place: Singapore, Woolgathering

Third place: Japan, Terada

Short Film

First place: United Kingdom, Fulham Four

Second place: India, ChennaiCoolers

Third place: Ukraine, Just4Fun

Design

First place: Brazil, Willburn

Second place: United States, eXchangeFun

Third place: France, Paindepices

2009 Awards

Unlimited Potential MultiPoint Education Award
First place: India, Trailblazers

Unlimited Potential Design for Development Award
First place: Malaysia, COSMIC
Second place: China, Unique Studio

Third place: Malaysia, Capricorn

Interoperability Award

First place: Brazil, Proativa Teams

Second place: Poland, Fteams

Third place: Jordan, ECRAM

Accessibility Award

First place: Saudi Arabia, ATST

Second place: Mexico, Ignis Nova

Honorable Mention(s): Jordan, ECRAM; United States, TeleWeb; China, Isee; Belgium, PSA

Accessible Design Award
United States, eXchangeFun

Tablet Accessibility Award
First place: United States, Auratech
Second place: Brazil, IC-Unicamp

Parallel Computing Award
First place: India, Biollel

H.E. Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak Special Award

First place: Poland, kAMUflage

Second place: Egypt, Big Buddy

Third place: France, WikiChildProtect

Windows Mobile Award Winners

Croatia, Team Explorer
Indonesia, Big Bang
Brazil, Virtual Dreams

Live Services Award

First place: France, Help'Aged

Second place: Serbia, BrainWave

The Imagine Cup was founded in 2003. Worldwide Finals host countries have spanned the globe from Spain, to Brazil, to Japan, to India, to South Korea, to France and last year, in Egypt. The 2010 Worldwide Finals will take place in Poland.

The "cup" itself, a trophy first awarded in 2003 when Software Design was the only category, has spent time with the Software Design champions in the United States (2003-2004), France (2004-2005), Russia (2005-2006), Italy (2006-2007), Thailand (2007-2008), Australia (2008-2009) and Romania (2009-2010).

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