NetSpace Skills Pursuit Competition 2008

Students/Alumni + Real Skills = Real Prizes
The new competition of the NetSpace Skills Pursuit is designed to recognize the top student and alumni players in the world and reward them with real prizes. Will you be one of the top players in your category (PC Technician, Network Technician, Network Associate, or Network Professional) and win a prize package?

NEW Competition Launches on October 23, 2008
Starting 23 October 2008 at 12:01 a.m. Central time (GMT-5hrs) students and alumni are encouraged to apply their networking skills to real world problems in a new online NetSpace Skills Pursuit competition. Join in the fun and explore how networking can be used to solve a multitude of problems and enhance the lives of those who are connected.

Eligibility
This NetSpace Skills Pursuit Competition is open to any Networking Academy student or alumni who has a registered public profile on AcademyNetSpace.com, has a valid account in Academy Connection, and who has network access that supports participation.

Top Scores Move to the Next Level
This new NetSpace Skills Pursuit competition will have four increasingly difficult levels in each category of play. One level will be released every two weeks. All players who wish to compete for a prize package must complete levels 1 and 2 by 19 November before the launch of Level 3 on 20 November 2008. After Level 3 launches, new players will not be able to join the NetSpace Challenge Skills Recognition contest. Level 4 will close on 18 December 2008. Complete rules will be available at www.academynetspace.com at the start of the contest as you register for this competition.

After this Skills Pursuit 2008 contest is complete, the game boards will be open to all players. New players or competitors from the contest may switch and play another category track or play the same track over again to improve individual scores. This is a great way to continue to test your networking and IT skills.


Packet Tracer 5.0
Scenario-based questions will challenge you to provide real-world solutions using your technical knowledge and tools such as Packet Tracer 5.0.

Packet Tracer 5.0 is the latest version of Cisco Networking Academy’s comprehensive networking technology teaching and learning software. Innovative features of Packet Tracer 5.0, including powerful simulation, visualization, authoring, assessment, and collaboration capabilities that allow students to solve problems and learn concepts in an engaging and dynamic social environment.

Get Ready to Participate Today
In order to participate in the NetSpace Skills Pursuit, you must have a registered public profile at www.academynetspace.com.

All Game Boards are designed to give participants an opportunity to measure their score against peers in the same education level. During the competition period, participants may only enter one (1) category:

* • Packet Tracer 5.0 if you are playing on Network Technician, Network Associate or Network Professional tracks
* • Virtual Desktop/Virtual Laptop if you are playing on the PC Technician track. These programs are available free of charge to Networking Academy students and alumni.
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Which Game Board Should You Play On?
All Game Boards are designed to give participants an opportunity to measure their score against peers in the same education level. During the competition period, participants may only enter one (1) category:

* 1. PC Technician - Students currently enrolled in IT Essentials or alumni who have completed only IT Essentials courses through Cisco Networking Academy should select this category.
* 2. Network Technician - Students currently enrolled in CCNA 1, CCNA 2, CCNA Exploration 1 or 2, CCNA Discovery 1 or 2 or alumni whose highest level of completed course work through Cisco Networking Academy was any of the above should select this category.
* 3. Network Associate - Students currently enrolled in CCNA 3, CCNA 4, CCNA Exploration 3 or 4, CCNA Discovery 3 or 4, or alumni whose highest level of completed course work through Cisco Networking Academy was any of the above should select this category.
* 4. Network Professional - Students currently enrolled in CCNP, Network Security, or Fundamentals of Wireless LANs or alumni whose highest level of completed course work through Cisco Networking Academy was CCNP, Security, or Wireless should select this category.


Will you be one of the top competitors in the world?