<p style="font-family:times new roman,serif" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">ACM members,</span></p><p style="font-family:times new roman,serif" class="MsoNormal"><br><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:times new roman,serif">We
hope to see you at Dr. Jain's presentation tomorrow. But I have some
big news from Microsoft regarding the "hackathon" I've mentioned
before. The plans have been finalized and the announcement is below.
The event will be held up in 3105 EB. Remember, there is both a
workshop/information session, and an actual 12 hour competition. See
the announcement from Microsoft and don't forget to register!</span><br>
</span></p><br>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">We will be out on campus
<b>next week</b> hosting a series of events to promote <b>“Big Apps On Campus,”</b>
a brand new nation-wide competition that is challenging you to build
the next best app for the Windows Phone! You’ll not only get the
opportunity to earn recognition for building
the next BIG PHONE APP, you’ll also get the chance to win some amazing
prizes including a
<b><i>windows phone</i></b> you can test your app on!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">We will be hosting a workshop on
<b><span style="background:yellow">Thursday, February 2<sup>nd</sup> at 6PM</span></b>. Here, we will tell you all about how to create an app and give you the resources to do so
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Wingdings">J</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
In true MSFT style, we will be giving away a ton of prizes at both this
event and the actual hack itself, which will take place on
<b><span style="background:yellow">Saturday February 4<sup>th</sup> at 12PM – 12AM!</span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Join
us in this AWESOME opportunity to not only explore the world of app
building, but what could grow to be an annual challenge for college
students such as yourself!
<b>For more details and to register, please go to <a href="http://msubigapponcampus.eventbrite.com/?ref=estw" target="_blank">
http://msubigapponcampus.eventbrite.com/?ref=estw</a> .</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Feel to free spread the word and let me know if you have any additional questions!!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Brooke</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Segoe","sans-serif""> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:top"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe","sans-serif"">The Basics: Here’s how to get started:
</span></u></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.2in;background:white;vertical-align:top">
<span style="font-family:"Segoe","sans-serif"">1. Visit </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""><a href="http://www.dreamspark.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Segoe","sans-serif";color:#0066cc;text-decoration:none">www.dreamspark.com</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Segoe","sans-serif"">
to get step-by-step guidance on how to build a Windows Phone App and to
download the tools you'll need to get started. You will need a
<b>Live ID</b> in order to download the material.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.2in;background:white;vertical-align:top">
<span style="font-family:"Segoe","sans-serif"">2. Attend the </span><b><span style="font-family:"Segoe","sans-serif";color:#00b0f0">Big App on Campus Workshop
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Segoe","sans-serif"">to
learn how to take advantage of the free development tools that
Microsoft offers with Dream Spark to build an app for the competition.
Get advice from a professional developer who will
show you how to <b><u>design and implement the app you've been dreaming about </u>
</b>using Silverlight and XNA. </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;background:white;vertical-align:top">
<b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe","sans-serif";color:#00b0f0">When?
</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe","sans-serif"">Thursday, February 2<sup>nd</sup> at 6:00PM</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;background:white;vertical-align:top">
<b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe","sans-serif";color:#00b0f0">Where?</span></u></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe","sans-serif";color:#00b0f0">
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe","sans-serif"">3105 Engineering Building</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.2in;background:white;vertical-align:top">
<span style="font-family:"Segoe","sans-serif"">4. Build an app at the 12 hour Hack-a-thon on Saturday, February 4<sup>th
</sup>from noon-midnight in 3105 and 3112 EB.</span><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""></span></font></span></p><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">
<br><br><br><br>--<br>Matt Durak<br><font size="1">ACM President</font><br><font size="1">Michigan State University</font><br><font size="1">Computer Engineer</font><br>
<a href="mailto:durakmat@msu.edu" style="font-size:x-small" target="_blank">durakmat@msu.edu</a><br>
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