This presentation shows the step by step process on how to register in Imagine Cup Bahrain 2017 #ICBahrain17 #ImagineCup

1. How to register in Imagine Cup Bahrain?
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2. Go to
www.aka.ms/ImagineCup17
read more about the
competition and click
Register Now>
1 Visit Imagine Cup
Website and Register 2 Edit your info to
create an IC Account 3 Know your dashboard
and manage IC team 4Join Bahrain’ contest and
Submit your proposal

3. Sign in
Using your Hotmail or
Outlook email.
In case you have no email account,
Create an Outlook email account,
Sign in using it, and then continue the
registration process.
1 Visit Imagine Cup
Website and Register 2 Edit your info to
create an IC Account 3 Know your dashboard
and manage IC team 4Join Bahrain’ contest and
Submit your proposal

4. Create your
Imagine account
Make sure to add correctly:
➢ Country
➢ School Level and Name
➢ Expected Graduation Date
1 Visit Imagine Cup
Website and Register 2 Edit your info to
create an IC Account 3 Know your dashboard
and manage IC team 4Join Bahrain’ contest and
Submit your proposal
✔

5. Once ready, you will see your
Dashboard
Where you will be able to:
➢ Access Bahrain competition page
Or open directly www.aka.ms/ICBahrain2017
➢ Submit project proposal.
➢ Activate your Azure pass.
➢ Create, join, or manage your team.
1 Visit Imagine Cup
Website and Register 2 Edit your info to
create an IC Account 3 Know your dashboard
and manage IC team 4Join Bahrain’ contest and
Submit your proposal
✔ ✔

6. Create an Imagine Cup
New Team
➢ Team Name, Cover Photo (Logo)
➢ Country
➢ Team Info
➢ Project Info
➢ Team social media channels
➢ Team/Project photo gallery
1 Visit Imagine Cup
Website and Register 2 Edit your info to
create an IC Account 3 Know your dashboard
and manage IC team 4Join Bahrain’ contest and
Submit your proposal
✔ ✔

7. Join an Imagine Cup
Existing team
➢ Only team admins can invite
members.
➢ Invited members will receive an email
invitations to join.
1 Visit Imagine Cup
Website and Register 2 Edit your info to
create an IC Account 3 Know your dashboard
and manage IC team 4Join Bahrain’ contest and
Submit your proposal
✔ ✔

8. Join the local contest
2017 Bahrain
National Finals
➢ Start the submission process.
➢ Submit your project before
March 19.
1 Visit Imagine Cup
Website and Register 2 Edit your info to
create an IC Account 3 Know your dashboard
and manage IC team 4Join Bahrain’ contest and
Submit your proposal
✔ ✔ ✔
2017 Bahrain National Finals

9. Download the
Project Proposal
template
Fill in the following:
➢ Solution concept and details
➢ Why users will consider this project
➢ Business feasibility
➢ Technologies used
➢ Project screenshots, if any.
1 Visit Imagine Cup
Website and Register 2 Edit your info to
create an IC Account 3 Know your dashboard
and manage IC team 4Download and Submit
project submission form
✔ ✔ ✔
2017 Bahrain National Finals

10. Download the
Project Proposal
template
Fill in the following:
➢ Solution concept and details
➢ Why users will consider this project
➢ Business feasibility
➢ Technologies used
➢ Project screenshots, if any.
1 Visit Imagine Cup
Website and Register 2 Edit your info to
create an IC Account 3 Know your dashboard
and manage IC team 4Download and Submit
project submission form
✔ ✔ ✔
2017 Bahrain National Finals
What’s inside the Project Proposal template?
Team and
Members Info
Problem,
Need or
Opportunity
Definition
Solution Brief
Solution
features
Business
Feasibility
Architectural
Overview
Used
Technologies
(Azure Features)

11. Submit the
Project Proposal
➢ Click “Select” to browse your filled
proposal.
➢ Click “Upload to OneDrive”
➢ Follow the wizard to configure your
OneDrive subscription, if not already
done.
➢ Save the proposal in the “Documents”
folder.
➢ Click “Save” then “Submit”.
1 Visit Imagine Cup
Website and Register 2 Edit your info to
create an IC Account 3 Know your dashboard
and manage IC team 4Download and Submit
project submission form
✔ ✔ ✔
Bahrain

12. Once submitted, you will see a
Submission
Confirmation
1 Visit Imagine Cup
Website and Register 2 Edit your info to
create an IC Account 3 Know your dashboard
and manage IC team 4Download and Submit
project submission form
✔ ✔ ✔
Bahrain

13. 1 Visit Imagine Cup
Website and Register 2 Edit your info to
create an IC Account 3 Know your dashboard
and manage IC team 4Download and Submit
project submission form
✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
✔ You are all Set!
Wait for the shortlisting announcement on
Social Media Channels on March 21st

14. 1 Visit Imagine Cup
Website and Register 2 Edit your info to
create an IC Account 3 Know your dashboard
and manage IC team 4Download and Submit
project submission form
✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
✔ Now, You are all Set!
Wait for the shortlisting announcement on
Social Media Channels on March 21st
Important Note
BE READY to meet Microsoft team to
discuss your project before March 21st

15. What’s Imagine Cup in
brief?

16. Imagine Cup is the world’s premier year-round
student experience and competition.
The Imagine Cup is the world’s premier student technology
competition.
Microsoft Imagine Cup
Reaching 3 million students In 190 countries

17. Imagine Cup is the world’s premier year-round
student experience and competition.
Imagine Cup celebrating
15 years of Awesome
10th Year in Bahrain

18. How the competition works?

19. Imagine Cup 2017 competition stages
National Finals
April 15, 2017
Location: Bahrain
Pan MEA Semi-Finals
May 2017
Location: TBA
Worldwide Finals
July 2017
Location: Seattle, USA
- As each country holds a
National Finals competition.
- In Bahrain, 6 teams will be
shortlisted to compete at
the National Finals stage.
- First team will qualify to the
next round
(Pan MEA Semi-Finals).
- All qualified teams from
MEA countries National
Finals will travel to
compete with each other.
- 6 teams from MEA will
qualify to round 3 (WW
Finals)
- World finalists will travel
to Seattle to compete
face-to-face to announce
the world champion
team.
Interested teams from
Bahrain submit their
project proposal to
have a chance to reach
the National Finals

20. Imagine Cup Bahrain 2017 National Finals
Online
Registration
Projects
Execution
March
21
Registration
Deadline
Announcing Shortlisted teams
competing at the National Finals
April
15
March
19
Coaching
Sessions
IC Bahrain
National Finals
&

21. Who can register in
Imagine Cup Bahrain?

22. Imagine Cup is the world’s premier year-round
student experience and competition.
▪ Students from all Bahraini universities and high schools
of the age 16+ can participate in the competition.
▪ Fresh graduates who didn’t exceed 1 year of graduation.
University and High School Students
& Fresh Graduates

23. What are the competition
rules?

24. Competition Rules
• Teams should not exceed three (3) eligible students/members,
each team can also have (1) mentor can be part of team (optional).
• Projects eligibility:
1. Any innovative idea (application, device, game, product or solution)
built on/using any technology platform but must be integrating with
one or more Microsoft Azure cloud features.
2. Having clear business and feasibility plans behind this idea.
Read more about the official rules

25. What are the awards?

26. Awards
1st Place Winners
2,500 BHD
2nd Place Winners
1,500 BHD
3rd Place Winners
1,000 BHD
Bahrain
National Finals
Pan MEA
Semi-Finals
Worldwide
Finals (USA)
Best 6 teams
in Middle East and
Africa will be
announced
Best team will win
$100,000
Cash Prize
Free Tickets to
MEA Finals to
compete and
represent
Bahrain
Free Tickets to
WW Finals to
represent their
countries in
USA
+ More Prizes ☺

27. New Award for Imagine Cup Bahrain
Team incubation opportunities and consultancy
to startup a successful business.
✓ Incubation opportunities through Bahraini partners.
✓ Free software tools and licenses.
✓ Free cloud offerings and technical consultancy.
Eligibility is for one team among the 6 National Finalists.

28. Thank you!
icbh@microsoft.com
www.aka.ms/ICBarain2017