Dear TQNYC Friend,

We hope everyone the new school year is going well!

TQNYC is excited about the new year.

Our Website

Welcome to our new website!
Our new site is a work in progress - designed to make visits a better experience for you. RSS feeds are already available so you can always get the latest news from us in your favorite news reader. More features are on the way.

Over time, we will migrate the entries in the library that get the most hits and the sites that were recent award winners.

You may wonder what happens to the files of your past sites, especially any that are not moved to our new system.  Later this week there will be a form available for you to request your files (by 11/30/08, we will fulfill all of those requests).

A New Platform

Partnership with Oracle Education Foundation

As most of you know, when ThinkQuest NYC was started, the founders of ThinkQuest International gave that competition to the Oracle Education Foundation.  They have done a fantastic job of keeping the international program strong and encouraged participation from around the world.  TQNYC has always operated independently and more like part of a big extended family than like partners. This year, we are honored that OEF has offered to host our competition on their platform and strengthen our partnership.

What does this mean for you? When you register in TQNYC’s internet challenge, you will be doing so on their server. When you upload your files, you will upload it to their system.

Will things change? Yes, there are some changes. Don’t worry, we will be holding informational meetings in late October and early November to tell you about those. We will also email you all of the differences.  TQNYC will still be running the competition and will still use "our" judges. We still create our own deadlines.

We see this as a chance to grow and expand.

Other News

Training:

10/18 - BootCamp - location to be determined. To register, Email us with "BOOTCAMP 10/18" in the title.

10/25 - Digital Media Training - location to be determined. To register, Email us with "DM training 10/25" in the title.

There will also be 2 special Queens trainings in early November. To get more info, please Email us with "Queens Training Info" in the title.

NBC Universal Digital Media Competition:

NBC Universal is sponsoring our 3rd annual digital media competition. We are excited about some new topics that will give you bonus points.

Special Prizes:

We have a few new categories of special prizes coming soon. Check our website after 10/5 to learn more.

Expansion:

We are expanding to the greater metropolitan area. We will be accepting teams who are within 100 miles of Rockefeller Center. If you are a little further and would like to participate, Email us to request an exception.

Have a great new school year!

Sincerely,

Barbara and Alison