CDW-G Announces Its 2005 Education Contest; Fourth Annual Art and Essay Competition Encourages Students to Demonstrate Creative Use of Technology.VERNON HILLS, Ill. -- CDW CDW - data warehouse Government, Inc. (CDW-G CDW-G CDW - Government (formerly Computer Discount Warehouse - Government) ), the government and education subsidiary of CDW Corporation (Nasdaq:CDWC CDWC Computer Discount Warehouse (stock symbol) ), today announced its fourth annual Education Contest, sponsored by Adobe(R), in which high school juniors and seniors are asked to create an original piece of two-dimensional digital artwork and write a 250-word essay addressing the topic "How has technology enhanced your learning experience?" The 2005 art and essay competition opens to U.S. high school juniors and seniors September 1 and ends December 15, 2004. Entries are judged on creativity, style, distinctiveness, use of color not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color , space and medium, as well as originality, grammar and content of the essay. The top 10 winners of the CDW-G contest will be awarded a variety of technology products and will be featured in an upcoming CDW-G Solutions magalog. Also, the first place winner's school will receive a $1,000 gift certificate from CDW-G, which can be used to enhance technology in the classroom. Initiated in 2001, the CDW-G Education Contest was developed to give students an opportunity to express in writing and through their artwork how technology makes a difference in their ability to learn. It also serves as a way for CDW-G to become more involved in education at the classroom level and see first-hand how high school students use technology. "High school students are tomorrow's inventors, writers and designers, and the CDW-G education contest has proven to be a great outlet for creative expression. Over the past three years, we've seen some amazing entries and have been impressed with the quality of students' creativity and technical skills," says Chris Rother, vice president for education at CDW-G. "The contest also lets CDW-G see how the next generation is using technology, something that enables us to adjust our own horizons. It is a wonderful learning experience for everyone." High school juniors and seniors interested in entering the 2005 CDW-G Education Contest should visit www.CDWG CDWG Computer Discount Warehouse Government CDWG Collection Development Working Group CDWG Controls and Displays Working Group .com/artcontest for more information and a complete list of contest requirements. About CDW-G A wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of CDW Corporation (NASDAQ:CDWC), CDW-G addresses the unique needs of the government and education markets with brand-name technology products and services. CDW-G is a leading source of technology products and services from top-name brands such as APC (1) (American Power Conversion Corporation, West Kingston, RI, www.apcc.com) The leading manufacturer of UPS systems and surge suppressors, founded in 1981 by Rodger Dowdell, Neil Rasmussen and Emanual Landsman, three electronic power engineers who had worked at MIT. , Apple, Cisco, HP, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Microsoft, Sony, Symantec, Toshiba and ViewSonic. For more information about CDW-G's product offerings, procurement options, service and solutions, call 1.800.863.4239 or visit the CDW-G Web site at CDWG.com. |
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