22 Oct 2007 Program Design Competition The Annual 2008 South Dakota State University Program Design Competition will be held at the SDSU campus in Brookings on Friday, March 30, 2008. The SDSU Program Design Competition is supported by several prominent Midwest industries, including 3M, EROS Data Center, Daktronics, IBM, SAIC, and TORO. The SDSU Program Design Competition provides high school students with opportunities to interact with students from other high schools and industry mentors to sharpen and demonstrate their problem-solving, program design, and teamwork skills. The contest provides a platform for industry and academia to encourage and focus public attention on the next generation of computing professionals as they pursue excellence.