IIT GD Dev Challenge II

Specification

IIT GOOGLE DESKTOPTM DEVELOPER CHALLENGE II – SPECIFICATION


“IIT Google DesktopTM Developer Challenge II” is a software competition based on Google DesktopTM Gadget platform; organized for students at Informatics Institute of Technology (IIT), Sri Lanka.


Any student enrolling courses at IIT are eligible to take part in this competition.


Competitors are encouraged to develop and submit new Google DesktopTM Gadgets using Google DesktopTM SDK provided by GoogleTM.


All submissions will then be evaluated by a team of judges and the winners will be selected.


All participants must submit their proposals.


All proposals should no more than one side of a A4 paper containing a detailed introduction of your submission.


The proposals will be screened by a team of professionals and will guide competitors throughout the competition.


We – the organizers of this competition – are guaranteed about the privacy of your proposals until the competition ends.


After the proposal submission phase all competitors can continue their developments with the guidance and help of the provided resources.


We will track your development process and will help and guide you if needed.


Please check the competition time-line for more details of the schedule.



All submissions must be valid Google DesktopTM Gadgets developed using Google DesktopTM SDK.


Submit your proposal via the proposal submission form.


More details about the submission process will be informed as we move forward with the competition.



Most 6 compromising entries will get cool GoogleTM gift packs which include nice Google DesktopTM T-Shirts, GoogleTM Mugs and GoogleTM Stress Balls. :)


In addition to gift packs, 1st, 2nd and 3rd entries will get gift certificates of $80, $60 and $40 respectively.


Not only that, we have some more Google swags, so there is a good chance for every participant who takes part in the competition.



Getting started guide : [ http://code.google.com/support/bin/topic.py?topic=10376 ]


Knowledge base : [ http://code.google.com/support/bin/topic.py?topic=10376 ]


You are encouraged to visit Google Desktop Developer Group to ask any questions regarding Google Desktop Gadget platform. There are lots of well experienced gadget developers and API GURUS who are willing to help you at any time.


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