Congratulations to the winners of our game-day contests and drawings!

Computer/Xbox 360 Combo Unit - Congratulations to Katherine Golen of Arizona State University!

• Open to students participating in onsite or virtual games.
• Each student receives a ticket in their badge holder.
• Prize will be awarded at the end of the Networking Hour.

Apple iPad or HP Laptop - Congratulations to Michael Virnoche of the University of Advancing Technology winner of the Apple iPad and to John Mohlman also of the University of Advancing Technology winner of the HP Laptop!

• Open to ATG Facebook Fans or Twitter Followers, students only.
• Sign up at the social media table, prove you’re a student and a Fan or Follower and receive a ticket.
• Not a fan? Fan us today!
• Not a follower? Follow us today!
• Prizes will be awarded at the end of the Awards Reception.

Desktop Computer - Congratulations to Steve May of Gateway Community College!

• Open to ATG Facebook Fans or Twitter Followers, non-students only.
• Sign up at the social media table, prove you’re a Fan or Follower and receive a ticket.
• Not a fan? Fan us today!
• Not a follower? Follow us today!
• Prize will be awarded at the end of the Networking Hour.

Flip Videocam - Congratulations to Patrick Roy!

• Find the Gnomes! – Open to everyone!
• Gnomes will be carried around campus by three people today from 12 to 2 p.m.
• Collect a poker chip from each gnome carrier.
• Come to the social media table and trade your chips in for a ticket.
• Prize will be awarded at the end of the Networking Hour.

Apple iTouch - Congratulations to Suchit Patel of Arizona State University!

• Open to students participating in the Networking Hour.
• Collect three gnome stickers from VIPs and trade them in for a ticket.
• Prize will be awarded at the end of the Networking Hour.

In addition ...

Congratulations to Ian Alexander of Arizona State University, winner of the SRP Green Bag!

Congratulations to Jeffrey Russeau of Mesa Community College, winner of the Dynamic Worldwide Training Certificate!

Pecha Kucha

Love to be front and center? Then Pecha Kucha is for you! You don’t have to register for an onsite game to participate in this contest!

Here’s how it works: Each presenter has 15 slides, 20 seconds per slide, with a total of 5 minutes to present their topic. Choose your own topic. Yes, we mean it … choose your own topic! If it fits on 15 slides and you want to talk about it … do it! Just keep the content family friendly.

Rules:

• Teams of 1 or more

• Must be 18 years or older and enrolled in college

• Presentation can be no longer than 5 minutes.

• Presentations must be 15 slides with auto-advance set at 20 seconds.

• Presenter to pre-set auto-advance on slides.

• Slides must be in PowerPoint or PowerPoint-compatible format and on a flash drive/ thumb drive.

• Prepare a written summary (a paragraph will do) of your presentation and include your name and topic.

• Presenters will be chosen at random during the contest between 2 - 3 p.m.

• Those chosen to present on stage will each receive a prize.

Timeline and Deadlines:

• April 9, 11:50 p.m. - RSVP on Avnet Tech Games Facebook fan page under Events. If you do not RSVP on Facebook, you will need to sign in at the ATG Social Media table on April 10 between 7 – 9 a.m., with your summary and thumb drive.

• April 10, 11 a.m. - Submit a written summary (a paragraph will do) of your presentation at social media table between 7 – 11 a.m. Presenters must show student ID and sign a media release at the time they submit their summary.

• April 10, 1:55 p.m. – Be at the Pecha Kucha stage (UAT Amphitheatre outside) with thumb drive in hand to see if your name is pulled from the hat. You will have to be ready to present with (literally) a minute’s notice.

For more information, e-mail AvnetTechGames@Avnet.com or call (480) 643-7657.

Scholarships and honorariums provided by Carstens Family Funds and administered by the Arizona Technology Council.