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This fall semester, IBM is running the Master the Mainframe Contest for
college and university students across the U.S. and Canada (excluding Quebec).
No experience with mainframes is necessary. In fact, the contest is designed for students with little or no mainframe experience, increasing with difficulty as the contest progresses. Students just need to bring drive and competitive spirit and they will be ready to compete.
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Winners
The winners have been officially announced! Click here to find out more. |
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Registration
Registration for the contest closed on December 1, and the contest officially
closed on December 28, 2006. |
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Prizes
Prizes include:
- 4GB iPod nanos
- Xbox 360s
- Trips to the mainframe lab in Poughkeepsie, NY
- Custom Master the Mainframe T-shirts:
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Dates
Student registration begins: September 5, 2006
Contest runs: October 2 - December 28, 2006
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Why a mainframe contest?
Today's new mainframes are growing in popularity in the industry and require
a new generation of mainframe experts. Exciting and great-paying jobs in
many of the Fortune 1000 companies are becoming available. They want you!
Want to know more about these jobs?
Visit the Academic Initiative System z program page and see the topics under Download and learn.
You'll also find plenty of good information on last year's contest in this
article: Mainframe labor pool bolstered by IBM contest.
And just for fun, go to the Mainframe Blog and check out the links to the comedy trilogy, "Mainframe - The Art
of the Sale" posted on YouTube. It's likely to be the best mainframe
comedy you'll see all year!
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Eligiblity
To compete, students must have an educator at their institution enrolled in the IBM Academic Initiative. Students, ask your educator to enroll at the link for educators below; enrollment takes only about 10 minutes. By enrolling, your educator will gain access to IBM products and resources at no charge.
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Looking for more information?
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For more information on the content of the contest, check out the details page.
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