Bangkok--24 Jul--Hill and Knowlton Microsoft Thailand has today launched this year’s ‘Microsoft IT Youth Challenge’. Now in its fifth consecutive year, the project aims to spark young people’s interest in technology as well as offer them a unique opportunity to sharpen their IT skills. The competition provides a platform for Thai primary and secondary school students to showcase their creative IT works and win a scholarship worth 240,000 baht and a certificate from the Ministry of Education. Applications are open from now until September 12th, 2008. Application details for students interested in participating in the ‘Microsoft IT Youth Challenge 2008’ are as follows: 1. Junior primary school students (P1 - P3) should create a single A4-page design using Microsoft Paint, under the theme of ‘Playing the Traditional Thai Ways’. 2. Senior primary school students (P4 — P6) should submit a short 1-3 minute-long movie made using Microsoft Movie Maker, under the theme of ‘Folk Wisdom’. 3. Junior high school students (M1 - M3) should submit work developed using Microsoft Excel under the theme of ‘Mathematic Games’. 4. High school students (M4 - M6) should submit work developed using Microsoft FrontPage under the theme of ‘Science’. The preliminary selection results will be announced at www.pil.in.th on September 30th, 2008. Students who successfully reach the first-round will then have the opportunity to join a youth camp to further develop their creative ideas for the final round of the competition. Interested students can submit their entries from now until September 12th, 2008 to Ms. Kanokwan Chaiwangyen, Absolute Alliance (Thailand), 90/25, Sathorn Thani 1 Building, Sathorn Neu Road, Silom, Bangrak, Bangkok 10500. Tel: 0-2636-8286-7 Ext. 128, Fax: 0-2267-8409, E-mail: [email protected]. For full details, please visit http://www.pil.in.th For further information, please contact: Suphada Chaiwong Hill and Knowlton Thailand Tel. 0-2627-3501 ext. 209 Email: [email protected]