Devices are becoming smaller, more portable and are having a greater impact on our everyday lives. Here is your opportunity to unleash your creativity and to change the world by developing your own embedded device. Draw your inspiration from this year's Imagine Cup theme: "Imagine a world where technology enables a sustainable enviroment

• 3- 4 team members
• 1 faculty mentor is strongly suggested
• Teammates must all attend the same school
• Theme: Imagine a world where technology enables a sustainable environment
• 200 Teams will advance to the second round
• 15 Teams will advance to the worldwide finals in Korea
• All presentations and documentation for the first, second, and final rounds must be in English

• Configure, build, debug, and deploy a Windows Embedded CE 6.0 operating system image. (Please note: It is not sufficient to build an application on top of a pre-existing Windows CE image. The teams must each build the image that is appropriate for their project using Platform Builder, the Windows CE IDE)
• Build an application on top of the Windows CE image
• Use the ebox-2300 as your target hardware (Please note: The ebox-2300 will be provided by Microsoft to all round 2 participants)
• Project must be started and completed during the Imagine Cup 2007 competition. Software and/or hardware solutions created in previous competitions may not be used during this competition.
• Please keep in mind that this year’s competition theme calls for a solution that is inexpensive enough to have broad market appeal. Additional hardware used in your project should be relatively inexpensive.

• Interim Report
• Final Report
• World Finals - Includes oral presentation and project demo

• ROUND 1 & ROUND 2 - Judging will be based on the following criteria:
  • Originality and Creativity (25%): The project should be original and should demonstrate significant creativity. The project should not only been creative with its idea, but it should also be creative with its use of technology.
  • Relevance (25%): The project should be relevant to the competition theme and should be able to have a significant effect on society (or on the specific audience described by the project). The project should combine a mixture of software and hardware in line with the competition requirements (although the balance will vary according to the nature of the project) and the required software/hardware should be integral to the design.
  • Feasibility and Analysis (25%): The project should demonstrate that the problem was well researched and analyzed. The project should also be a feasible solution to the identified problem and should be able to be implemented and manufactured economically. The team should consider alternative options and choose the best one. The team should also take into account the user’s experience.
  • Planning and Teamwork (15%): The reports should demonstrate that the team has created a realistic planning strategy. The team should be able to provide a project plan and should identify the major tasks that need to be carried out. The project should show evidence of a team based approach. The role of individual members of the group should be considered and the work well partitioned between members of the group.
  • Quality of the Report (10%): The report should look professional and should be comprehensive, including the suggested sections.