Sorry for the spam, everyone. I didn't mean to send that to the whole list. :-)
On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 9:19 PM, Kevin Kuebler <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi Bradley, > > This is a great idea. I hope we see a lot of good modules submitted to the > gallery out of this contest. > > I don't know if you've already worked out the logistics for how the judging > will work, but if not and you'd like some outside input we'd be happy to > help with that anyway we can. We just thought we'd throw that out there in > case you're interested - let me know. > > Thanks, > Kevin > > On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 6:16 PM, Bradley Millington < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Just a few weeks have passed since the Orchard V1 launch, and we are >> already seeing heightened interest in the project: the downloads of >> Orchard.Web.zip from orchard.codeplex.com are nearing 20k, we’ve got >> about 100 module and theme extensions submitted to the new orchard >> gallery <http://orchardproject.net/gallery>, and the discussion >> forums<http://orchardproject.net/discussions>are buzzing with activity. >> >> >> >> You might recall that back on October, I announced the “Orchard >> Challenge” Imagine Cup >> competition<http://www.imaginecup.com/competitions/orchard>for building >> Orchard modules, which runs through April 27, 2011. This >> contest is aimed at students of universities and high schools, and we hope >> it will raise awareness of Orchard within educational institutions and bring >> some fresh perspective to the Orchard community. If you are a student, this >> is a great opportunity to learn a new and exciting CMS platform, show off >> your developer skills, and hopefully win some great prizes for your efforts. >> >> >> >> However, many of you who are already deeply involved and contributing to >> Orchard are not students, and therefore cannot participate in Imagine Cup. >> That’s just not right. So… without further ado, allow me to introduce our >> second contest, the *Orchard Module Challenge* – a competition for you, >> our loyal mailing list, to get the recognition and reward you deserve for >> all your efforts. J >> >> >> >> *About the Orchard Module Challenge* >> >> You can find the official rules and entry >> requirements<http://www.orchardproject.net/omc/contest-rules>on the Orchard >> Module Challenge website <http://www.orchardproject.net/omc>. The >> contest will be run in two rounds, and is pretty straightforward: >> >> >> >> 1) In Round 1, you’ll submit an idea for a module (name, >> description) on the contest site, build your module and submit it to the >> gallery, and then update your contest entry to point to the ID of the module >> you’d like to submit for judging (we’ll take the most recent submission at >> the close of Round 1, on March 15, 2011). Your module will be evaluated >> based on usefulness to Orchard community and how well it takes advantage of >> (or extends) the Orchard platform. >> >> 2) The top modules submitted in Round 1 will advance to Round 2, >> which extends through April 1, 2011. In Round 2, you’ll be given a hosting >> account you can use to build a website that demonstrates your module to its >> fullest. When Round 2 closes for >> judging<http://www.orchardproject.net/omc/contest-rules#judging>, >> the top 3 modules and websites will be selected as winning entries. >> >> >> >> We’ve got some great >> prizes<http://www.orchardproject.net/omc/contest-rules#prizes>to give away >> for this competition, and the winning entries will be announced >> at the Mix ’11 conference <http://live.visitmix.com/> (April 12-14, >> 2011). Let the games begin! >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> Bradley >> >> >> --- >> You are currently subscribed to orchard-discuss as: >> [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe send a blank email to >> [email protected]. >> > > > > -- > Kevin Kuebler > Lead Developer, NimblePros > twitter: @kevinkuebler <http://twitter.com/kevinkuebler> > > --- You are currently subscribed to orchard-discuss as: > [email protected]. To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [email protected]. > -- Kevin Kuebler Lead Developer, NimblePros twitter: @kevinkuebler <http://twitter.com/kevinkuebler> --- You are currently subscribed to orchard-discuss as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe send a blank email to [email protected].
