iPhone 3G student developer competition

Abstract

Proposal for the 2008 project: "iPhone 3G Student Developer Competition." Partners: Reynolds Journalism Institute/Missouri School of Journalism, College of Engineering, Trulaske College of Business, College of Education, College of Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources, Apple Inc and AT&T Inc. Project Description: The above partners propose to sponsor a student contest, modeled on last year's successful RJI/Adobe AIR Student Competition, to develop, test and market native iPhone applications designed to improve the practice and the business of American journalism. Finalist teams will receive private consulting at Apple Inc.'s world headquarters in Cupertino, CA. The project's sponsors will host a symposium in Spring 2009 on the MU campus to showcase the competition as a model for interdisciplinary education and entrepreneurship. The winning student team will attend Apple's 2009 Worldwide Developer Conference in San Francisco.