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    OpenSolaris Community Innovation Awards Program
    <http://www.opensolaris.org/os/project/awards/awards_land/>


        Whether you're a veteran community member or new to OpenSolaris,
        WELCOME!


      Getting Started


        What are the OpenSolaris Community Innovation Awards?

The OpenSolaris Community Innovation Awards are intended to recognize 
and reward new, enabling, innovative, and high-performance uses of 
OpenSolaris technology, or substantial contributions to the OpenSolaris 
community. This program is part of a broader Community Innovation Awards 
Program <http://www.sun.com/software/opensource/awards/index.jsp> whose 
goals are to "foster innovation and recognize the most interesting 
initiatives within open source communities worldwide." Sun is the 
primary sponsor of this program and intends to contribute over $1 
million across six open source communities.

We hope these awards will encourage more people to participate in the 
OpenSolaris community. Join a community 
<http://opensolaris.org/os/communities/>, a project 
<http://opensolaris.org/os/projects/>, a forum 
<http://opensolaris.org/os/discussions/> or other discussion 
<http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo>. Use 
<http://opensolaris.org/os/downloads/> OpenSolaris. Study 
<http://opensolaris.org/os/community/edu/curriculum_development/> 
OpenSolaris.

To that end:

    * A large chunk, $75,000, of the award money is designated for
      grants for undergraduate research on OpenSolaris
      <http://www.opensolaris.org/os/project/awards/awards_research_land/>.
    * The contest portion, $100,000, of the award money is open to a
      broad range of entries. You can enter code that will eventually be
      putback into OpenSolaris (such as a device driver), or you can
      write a program that runs on top of the OS (such as a tool or
      game), or your entry can be something that is not code at all. You
      could enter materials for an operating systems course based on
      OpenSolaris (lecture notes, student guide, labs). Project Ideas
      <http://www.opensolaris.org/os/project/awards/awards_land/awards_ideas/>
      lists some ideas for entries. These are just suggestions to get
      you started thinking about what you want to do. Contest Entries
      <http://www.opensolaris.org/os/project/awards/awards_land/Entries/>
      lists the entries that users have already registered for this contest.


        What are the Prizes?

29 prizes are available:

    * 1 Grand Prize: $30,000
    * 3 First Prizes: $15,000 each
    * 25 Second Prizes: $1,000 each

All prizes are in U.S. dollars. Entries will be reviewed by an expert 
panel of judges.


        Dates

Contest entries must be submitted by June 14, 2008. Winners will be 
announced and prizes will be awarded in August 2008.


        For more information, please visit the following links:

    * FAQ
      <http://www.opensolaris.org/os/project/awards/awards_land/awards_FAQ/>
      – including How to Register
      <http://www.opensolaris.org/os/project/awards/awards_land/awards_FAQ/#Contest_Registration>
    * Official Rules
      <http://www.opensolaris.org/os/project/awards/awards_land/awards_rules/>
    * Project Ideas
      <http://www.opensolaris.org/os/project/awards/awards_land/awards_ideas/>
    * Contest Entries
      <http://www.opensolaris.org/os/project/awards/awards_land/Entries/>

Check this page frequently for updates and announcements.

Thanks,

-- 
Joey Guo, University Program Manager
Sun China Engineering & Research Institute
Tel:    (86)10-62673245
Mobile: (86)13701115218
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