<p class="uberheader">Google has a new competition for those with skills in modeling.</p>
<p class="uberheader"><a href="http://contest.sketchup.com/intl/en/">http://contest.sketchup.com/intl/en/</a><br>
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<p class="uberheader">All it takes is for us to model OSU's campus with
their sketchup tool, and do it well. Since we have alot of buildings,
this might take a while. But it could be pretty fun. <br>
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<p class="ubersubheader"><img src="http://contest.sketchup.com/intl/en/images/ge_darmoth.gif" style="padding-right: 20px; padding-bottom: 5px;" align="left" border="0" height="188" width="300">Welcome to the 2008 International Model Your Campus Competition!</p>
<p>We're
back with another opportunity for you to show off your modeling skills
-- and this time the rest of the world is included! </p>
<p>This
Spring, you and your friends can honor your home turf and hone your 3D
skills by entering Google SketchUp's 2008 International Model Your
Campus Competition. Simply model your school's campus buildings in <a href="http://sketchup.google.com/">Google SketchUp</a>, geo-reference them in <a href="http://earth.google.com/">Google Earth</a> and submit them by uploading to the <a href="http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse">Google 3D Warehouse</a> to earn lasting online glory and, for the winners, an <a href="http://www.apple.com/ipodtouch/">Apple iPod Touch</a>, a <a href="http://wii.nintendo.com/console.jsp">Nintendo Wii Console</a>, and a Google t-shirt and hat.</p>
<p>You
may enter this competition if you are a student at a higher education
institution almost anywhere in the world. Please read the <a href="http://contest.sketchup.com/intl/en/rules.php">official rules</a>
before registering. Team up with other students, or take the project on
yourself. We suggest you have a faculty advisor in order to do the best
work possible. Good luck and happy sketching! </p>
p.s. Google also just made their blog regarding Open Source as it pertaisn to themselves <a href="http://google-opensource.blogspot.com/">http://google-opensource.blogspot.com/</a><br>
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As per this weeks meeting, I will not be able to make it, as I have to
attend another activity (that is not Valentines day related), but for
those who can make it, I'm sure you can find something to talk about,
and perhaps someone can even lead it in my absense.<br>
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<br>-- <br>==<br>Peter Dietz<br><br>Computer & Information Science -- The Ohio State University