Unfettered by the trappings of a tertiary-level education, children often see possibilities inconceivable to those of us with the more mundane obstacles of reality weighing heavily on our minds. So, who better to envision a future of infinite possibility, the future SOFTEC envisions bringing about, than children? IdeasXtreme creates a forum for school-going children to bring to the public purview their ideas of the uses of I.T. in the future.
In this competition, children are required to come up with wild, speculative ideas concerning the novel application of I.T. in the future, demonstrating their ideas via a chart or physical model. Winners are selected on the basis of how thoroughly thought out, beneficial, and inventive their ideas are.

This extremely successful event was first launched in 2003, when the need for an event in the SOFTEC line-up to inculcate an understanding of I.T. in children, as well as adults, was deeply felt. From an initial basis only in Lahore, this event grew to become a national event by SOFTEC 2004. Both years, this event has won praise from the honourable minister for I.T., Mr. Awais Ahmed Khan Laghari. IdeasXtreme sees increased participation every year, and the SOFTEC 2006 event saw over a hundred entries. Making further remarkable progress, SOFTEC 2007 received more than 150 entries in this area.

ELIGIBILITY

At max two-person teams may register. There are three categories of participation for this competition, distinguished by the school grade of the participants: KG to 4th grade, 5th to 8th grade, and 9th to 12th grade. Hence, the participants of a category should belong to the grade of the specified category.

The categories of participation, as well as the prizes for IdeasXtreme during SOFTEC 2010 are as follows:

See Competition Rules [PDF]