I went to the press launch for the UK Design IT competition at the Kinetica Museum of Art and Technology in London and saw some amazing things.  However, the purpose of the evening was to share the successes of last years competition and ensure people were aware of this years.  If you want to see one of the most curious mechanical pieces of art, have a look at this movie (filmed with a strobe light on) - http://uksbsguy.com/images/kinetica.mov

Details are on the site at http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6084193

DesignIT Competition: An Innovative Way to Make a Difference

If you dedicate time to a charity, this competition is a great opportunity for you to help even more. We are asking you to send us a system design that will improve the IT infrastructure of a charity of your choice. If you don't have a particular charity in mind, don't worry, as we have asked the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC), Leonard Cheshire and Global Action Plan to supply us with details of problems that require a creative solution. You have to work to a budget of £15,000 and this must include all software and hardware. You can submit anything from a picture-perfect Visio diagram to a sketch from a whiteboard, and your system design can include more than just Microsoft technology.

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David