I am officially a Microsoft Student Partner!

Well, I should really be doing my Economics homework, but I am too excited for that sort of stuff. All of my paperwork is cleared with Microsoft and now the fun can begin! So what is a Student Partner, you ask? Well, my friend, it is basically the student representative on campus for Microsoft. I will have the duty to promote Microsoft products and coordinate events on campus that support the company's products.

So What does this really mean?
From Wikipedia:
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The MSP program is an educational and promotional program to sponsor undergraduate and postgraduate students majoring in disciplines related to technology, typically computer science, computer information systems, and information technology. MSP program aims to enhance students' employability and increase students' awareness of Microsoft technologies. Student Partners are offered training especially in product-specific skills not typically taught in academia.

Microsoft offers compensation to the members of the Student Partners program through hourly wages and various software and hardware packages which are distributed to them for testing and promotional purposes. Student Partners are also given access to MSDN Premium Subscriptions to support their promotional activities. At times, Student Partners are invited to technology-related conferences.

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But what does it really, really mean?
I can no longer participate in Microsoft sweepstakes, but I get a ton of SWAG anyway.

It seems funny, cause I signed up not to long ago to be a Campus Rep for Mozzilla Firefox, the famous Open Source Browser...
Even better, I went to the Students for Free Culture Club today, but I think that membership would be a conflict of interests...Its ok, I don't think I agree with everything they say anyway.

I will give more specifics later, but if you see me in Microsoft SWAG, this is why.
Look forward to chalkings of Bill Gates!