Once the competition is complete, all entries will be submitted to a panel of preliminary judges - who will create a shortlist of entries.

This shortlist will then be issued to a panel of expert judges, who will meet to evaluate the entries and determine a winner.

The winner’s details will be published on this website. Once the competition has closed, all submissions will be available on this site for you to download.

Meet the judges

• Dave Glover

Dave has worked for Microsoft for 15 years - mostly in our Developer Platform Group. For the first 10 years, he worked with Microsoft in the U.K before transferring to Microsoft Australia in 2004. He has worked in various roles - including people management and across a broad spectrum of infrastructure and developer technologies, with a variety of customers and partners.

His main technical skills include developing Web applications, Web Services, Standards-based SOAs and Mobile devices. He is also interested in a range of operating systems, communications and collaboration technologies and gadgets.

• Andrew Coates

Andrew Coates is a Developer Evangelist for Microsoft in Australia. Before joining Microsoft, Andrew was an independent consultant specialising in database applications using Microsoft technologies including Microsoft® SQL Server® 2000, Visual FoxPro and Microsoft® Office.

Andrew's wide range of experience includes telecommunications, SMB inventory and dispatch and accounting systems, using both web and rich client front ends. He has developed and delivered class room training and has mentored a number of developers in Visual FoxPro and SQL Server technologies.

Andrew has spoken at international conferences on Geographical Information Systems, health statistics and database maintenance and is a regular presenter at Tech.Ed both locally and internationally. An MCPD, MCTS and MCSD, Andrew also holds a Masters degree in Civil Engineering.

• Roger Lawrence

Roger Lawrence has worked in Information Technology for over 20 years, in diverse roles including mainframe programming, NW and systems support, implementation and design, consulting, project and service delivery management, training, information security, IT architecture, strategy consulting, and most recently, people management. He has worked for a range of multinational and enterprise organisations throughout South Africa, the United Kingdom and Australia. This includes Nokia, ATOS-Origin, Compaq, HP, and Microsoft. Currently, Roger is responsible for the Developer and Platform Evangelism team at Microsoft, working closely with our community of IT Professionals and Developers in the Australian IT industry.

• Chris Duckett

Chris is Producer for Builder AU and is responsible for managing and developing new features and functionality for the Web site. He began at CNET Networks Australia in January 2005 as a software engineer and was involved in the re-design and re-launch of ZDNet Australia, CNET.com.au and Builder AU.

After completing the Builder AU redesign during 2006, Chris started writing editorial for Builder AU which developed into his role of Producer.

Prior to this, Chris worked as a Development Manager at a start-up company.

Chris’s experience as a developer and systems manager means that he can directly relate to the Builder AU community and help them to do what they do best -- write code. His involvement with the recent re-design and re-launch of Builder AU in 2006 means that he has a sound understanding of what additional functionality and features that Builder AU can deliver to its readers. The downside of being a developer in his Producer role -- if he wants to introduce a new feature to Builder AU, he has to build it!

• Michael Kordahi

Michael Kordahi is a Developer Evangelist for Microsoft Australia. He has a strong background in web development and currently works with passionate early adopters of Microsoft’s emerging web technologies.

If you stare deep into his eyes for long enough, you’re likely to see the lovingly warm glow of the Silverlight logo embedded deep in his pupil. He spends his days in the land of Windows Live, WPF, ASP.NET and Vista Media Centre development.

If he’s not posting his regular blogs over on delicategeniusblog.com, you’ll find him taking semi-awesome photos or slaying bad guys on Xbox Live.