Here’s a contest for those of you with photoshop skills and an artistic eye.  Weebly,  (think wordpress & blogger competitor) is holding a blog design competition. You’re only required to submit a PSD version of your theme, they’ll convert it to HTML and CSS for you. Deadline to apply is April 30, 2010 Full contest details, including required elements and examples, can be found...

The World Bank and its partners are hosting the International Essay Competition, with the 2010 topic being Youth Unemployment. The Challenge: Open to contests between the ages of 18 and 25, the entry should answer the following two questions: 1. How does youth unemployment affect you, your country, town or local community? 2. What can you do, working together with your peers, to find a sustainable...

The IBM Extreme Blue Case Study Competition is being held this Saturday January 30, 2010 at Ottawa U.  The competition is open to female undergraduate and graduate engineering and science students and Carleton and University of Ottawa MBA students of both genders. How it works: In teams of 4, you will have 2 hours to come up with a solution to a “Smarter Planet” case study problem presented at...

Yesterday I attended the finalist presentations for the EIEF competition at the University of Ottawa.  I got to say I was impressed – at the ideas and the students that were already running their own start ups.  It was my first time attending the event, or any of the similar competitions such as Carleton’s Tech Venture Challenge (TVC) and Wes Nicol, which is a shame.  And of the many...