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In this newsletter

- Upcoming Press Event Feb 19th
- Press Event Dec 18
- Judges Appointed
- Ideas for projects
- Projects Update
- Projects Closure
- Registration Packs
- Next Newsletter

1. Upcoming Press Event Feb 19th
The next press event for the UAE Educational IT Challenge will be held on February 19th at 11am, SAE Institute, 2nd Floor, Building 17, Knowledge Village in Dubai.

A summary of submitted projects will be presented. The special guest speaker who will speak on Sunday April 23rd 2006 will also be announced.

2. Press Event December 18
On December 18th, 10:30am the Chairman of the Jury Panel for 2006 was announced. We welcome Dr. Abdulla Al Karam, Director/CEO of Knowledge Village in this pivotal role and wish him continued success. More information about the press event, press releases and photographs can be found online at

http://www.uaechallenge.com/press/chairman2006.htm

3. Judges Appointed
More judges have been appointed to the judging panel. We welcome them and thank them for their dedication and support. A complete list of judges can be found at

http://www.uaechallenge.com/jurypanel2006.htm

4. Ideas for Projects
We have put together examples of projects. These can give you an idea of the types of projects that you can make and enter into the IT challenge. The webpage has links for both student and teacher project examples.

http://www.uaechallenge.com/abouttypes.htm

5. Projects Update
To date we have received over 450 projects and expect many more to be entered before the closing date. This means we are on target to exceed the last challenge total of 487 projects by a reasonable margin.

The majority of projects are coming from the secondary school students (about 78% of projects), which represents a huge increase from previous years. We acknowledge the fantastic support given by the Ministry of Education, and particularly ITEP, whose efforts have resulted in this increase.

6. Projects Closure
Project entry will close on Feb 15th 2006 at 3pm. No projects will be received after this time. Incomplete entry forms will not be judged.

7. Registration Packs
Khawla has begun the process of sending out the registration packs for every project. If you have entered a project, you will get a registration pack.

Inside the registration pack is information on judging, and anwers to common questions. It has details on where to send your CDROM's (if your project uses one).

The registration pack also has the certificate with your name printed on it.

We ask that you login and edit your entry form. Please make sure your name, PO Box, phone and other information is correct. If it is a team project, please enter the full names of each person.

You can edit your entry form at http://www.uaechallenge.com/entry_2006.asp

If you have lost your username and password, please contact Khawla at uaechallenge@hct.ac.ae or 02-6941209

8. Next Newsletter
Due to the January break, the next newsletter is scheduled for early February 2006.

And that is all for this UAE Educational IT Challenge Newsletter. If you have any questions or news items, please email us at uaechallenge@hct.ac.ae