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      <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal">WHAT: The Cornell Cup USA presented by Intel
        is a college-level embedded design competition created to
        empower student teams to become the inventors of the newest
        innovative applications of embedded technology.&nbsp; The final event
        is in Disney World, FL!!!!<o:p></o:p></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal">HOW TO PARTICIPATE: Visit <a
          moz-do-not-send="true"
          href="http://www.systemseng.cornell.edu/intel/">http://www.systemseng.cornell.edu/intel/</a>
        and register your team&#8217;s intent to apply.&nbsp; There is also a more
        comprehensive application.&nbsp; The contents of the application will
        be judged and the top 20 (or so) teams will be invited to
        participate.<o:p></o:p></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal">HOW COME WE CAN&#8217;T HAVE EVERYONE: &nbsp;Because the
        top 20 (or so) teams get a lot of cool stuff that, sadly, we do
        not have the resources to offer broadly.&nbsp; Here&#8217;s what the top
        teams will get to complete:<o:p></o:p></p>
      <ul type="disc">
        <li class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"
              lang="EN">Hardware</span></b><span style="font-size:
            12pt;" lang="EN"> - featuring the latest Intel Atom boards
            and other equipment from sponsors.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
        <li class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"
              lang="EN">Funding</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"
            lang="EN"> - $2500 to help build the project and assist in
            team travel to Walt Disney World.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
        <li class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"
              lang="EN">Access</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"
            lang="EN"> - to Intel technical leaders and other sponsoring
            companies&#8217; experts, many of whom are designing and
            developing embedded hardware and applications themselves.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
        <li class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"
              lang="EN">Training</span></b><span style="font-size:
            12pt;" lang="EN"> - Cornell Systems Engineering developed
            online guides to hone students professional design skills
            while easing the management of teams for faculty advisors.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
        <li class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"
              lang="EN">Invitation</span></b><span style="font-size:
            12pt;" lang="EN"> - to the final event at Walt Disney World
            in Orlando. Contest participants will get access to
            discounted passes to enjoy the Disney Parks with potential
            special backstage tours.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
      </ul>
      <p class="MsoNormal">TIMELINE:<o:p></o:p></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal">Now &#8211; Register your team&#8217;s intent to apply<o:p></o:p></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal">October 14 &#8211; Applications Due<o:p></o:p></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal">October 24 &#8211; 20 (or so) finalists announced<o:p></o:p></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal">April 23 &#8211; Final reports Due<o:p></o:p></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: blue;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
          &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: blue;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;
              font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;
              color: rgb(79, 98, 40);">Cath Huntington Jensen</span></i></b><i><span
            style="font-family:
            &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: rgb(79, 98,
            40);"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
          &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: rgb(79, 98,
          40);">Campus Relations Manager</span><span style="font-size:
          10pt; color: blue;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
          &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: rgb(118, 146,
          60);">MIT, Michigan, Michigan State, Howard, Maryland</span><span
          style=""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
          &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: rgb(79, 98,
          40);">US College Team, Intel Corporation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: blue;"><a
            moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.intel.com/jobs"><span
              style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
              &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: rgb(79,
              98, 40);">Jobs at Intel</span></a></span><span
          style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
          &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: rgb(79, 98,
          40);"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
          &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: rgb(79, 98,
          40);"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
          href="http://www.linkedin.com/groups?mostPopular=&amp;gid=3686572"><span
            style="text-decoration: none;"><img id="Picture_x0020_1"
              src="cid:part1.04050109.05060101@cse.msu.edu"
              alt="Linkedin_Group_Logo.jpg" width="81" border="0"
              height="47"></span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt;
          color: rgb(79, 98, 40);"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
          &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;"
          lang="FR">Connect with me on Twitter (Intel_Cath)</span><span
          style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
          &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: navy;"
          lang="FR">&nbsp;:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;
          font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;
          color: blue;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><a moz-do-not-send="true"
          href="http://www.twitter.com/intel_cath"><span
            style="text-decoration: none;"><img id="Picture_x0020_2"
              src="cid:part2.04080902.07070708@cse.msu.edu"
              alt="logo-twitter" width="34" border="0" height="34"></span></a><span
          style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(79, 98, 40);"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(79,
          98, 40);"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
          &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: blue;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
          &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: blue;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
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Bernadette Friedrich, Ph.D.
Director of Student Advancement 
The Center for Spartan Engineering
Michigan State University
1340 Engineering Building 
East Lansing MI  48824
517-355-5163

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