U.S. Photographers: Dream Big - Then Grab Your Passports Lenovo® and Microsoft team up for first-ever "Name Your Dream Assignment" Contest Article rating: 8.51

Grand-prize is $50,000, a digital camcorder and the Lenovo® ThinkPad® W700ds with Microsoft Windows Vista®

(RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. & REDMOND, Wash.) - March 9, 2009 - Daydreaming about Anguilla's coastline at sunset? Taking a canoe down the Taramakau River? Or standing inside Mount Kenya's Ice Cave? If you're a U.S. resident with a camera and a vision, you could make your dream come true in Lenovo's first-ever "Name Your Dream Assignment" photo contest.

From March 3 to April 3, 2009, U.S. residents of any skill level will have a chance to win $50,000 to shoot a dream photo assignment anywhere in the world. In addition to $50,000, the grand-prize winner will also receive a digital camcorder and the Lenovo® ThinkPad® W700ds with Microsoft Windows Vista® to take on the journey. Photographers can enter their ideas and with clear, succinct explanations at www.nameyourdreamassignment.com. Each participant may submit up to three ideas.

Participants don't just enter this contest - they'll help select the winner. A public online vote and a panel of expert judges will determine the outcome. The panel will also take into consideration skill and experience. Two runners-up will also receive the Lenovo® ThinkPad® W700ds with Microsoft Windows Vista®.

To continue daydreaming with other hopefuls, please join the contest's online community at its official Facebook fan page at www.facebook.com/pages/Name-Your-Dream-Assignment/42186564483 and on Twitter at http://twitter.com/dreamassignment.

For contest rules and information, please visit www.nameyourdreamassignment.com.