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Having trouble viewing this email? View as a webpage.       Student Connect with Student:       Microsoft and UN Women are looking for innovative technology solutions that empower women! We're giving out $20,000 in prizes to Imagine Cup Worldwide Finalists with projects that address critical women's issues.           Upgrade to Windows 8 Pro from Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7. Get Student Offer       Four year subscription for Office on 2 PCs or Macs, plus SkyDrive and Skype. Get Office 365 University         The Facebook Creativity Award Are you an Imagine Cup Worldwide Finalist with a project that uses Facebook Login? Quality, creativity and effective integration with Facebook could get you $25,000 in Facebook Ad Credits to promote your application. Learn More Now!         DreamSpark is Seeking New Ways to Learn and Teach Announcing the DreamSpark Learning Award! Projects that enhance learning through the power of technology could win USD $5,000! Worldwide Finalist teams with a new way to learn or teach should apply now. Learn More.         Avanade Sponsors Women's Innovation Avanade understands how important different points of view and a diverse workforce are to success. That's why they're sponsoring the Women's Innovator Dinner in St. Petersburg, Russia. Learn more about Imagine Cup.         KFC Asks—Does Your Project Get People Moving? Announcing the KFC Russia Award! Worldwide Finalists can apply to win $10,000 and showcase their project at the KFC restaurant in Moscow. Get people on their feet with a fast, fun, interactive game or video and win big! Learn more.         Join the App Revolution Create apps for a new generation. Yours. Download your free Getting Started Guide now to get the tools you need to start developing Windows Store apps.         Ready to Change the World? Enter the YouthSpark Challenge for Change between May 1st and 24th to win a volunteer trip to Kenya, $2500 cash, a Surface RT, or an Xbox 360. Enter Now.         New update for Visual Studio 2012 New and improved tools and capabilties are available now! This second update for Visual Studio 2012 ensures that you'll have up-to-date access to the best solutions for building modern apps. Upgrade now.         DreamSpark Professional developer tools at no charge for students. Yes, it’s true. Learn more and sign up today. Go to DreamSpark       Get in. Stand Out. Tools and resources to build Windows Phone Apps. Free Getting Started Guide     Connect with Student: Like us Follow us   for the latest updates from Microsoft Student.     Microsoft respects your privacy. Please read our online Privacy Statement. If you would prefer not to receive future promotional emails from Microsoft Corporation please click here. These settings will not affect any mandatory service communications that are considered part of certain Microsoft services. To set your contact preferences for Microsoft Communications, click here. Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 USA