Happy 2009!

I hope you all had a fabulous New Year's celebration. It's nice to have a fresh, new year isn't it?

Before I unveil which teams have risen in the ranks, etc (as if you can't just skip reading this and scroll down), I have an IMPORTANT REMINDER for you:

The early deadline to submit a video to Certiport and earn 600 Bonus Points automatically is this Thursday--January 15.

If you miss the early deadline, you can still submit a video by April 15 and earn 300 bonus points. For full details on this offer, see http://ic3cup.blogspot.com/2008/10/getting-to-know-you.html.

And now, here are are the highest ranking teams!

North, South & Central America

1. Colegio Boston de Negocios (Costa Rica)
2. Digital Roadrunners (USA)
3. Centro Educativo Grupo CEDVA (Mexico)
4. IBEC TLC (Ecuador)
5. Eastern Eagles (USA)

Asia-Pacific

1. Dragon Team (China)
2. 日本工学院専門学校 (Japan)
3. オデッセイ テスティング センター 有楽町店 (Japan)
4. ニューホライズンジャパン CDトレーニングセンター (Japan)
5. 国際情報ビジネス専門学校 (Japan)

Europe, Middle East & Africa

1. Libyan Iron and Steel Company (LISCO) (Libya)
2. Albedaya Team (Libya)
3. Alshamelah-ATC-ACA (Libya)
4. Tawater Center for Training (Libya)
5. Alshamelah Team (Libya)

TOP 10 TEAMS WORLDWIDE

1. Colegio Boston de Negocios (Costa Rica)
2. Libyan Iron and Steel Company (LISCO) (Libya)
3. Albedaya Team (Libya)
4. Digital Roadrunners (USA)
5. Centro Educativo Grupo CEDVA (Mexico)
6. Alshamelah-ATC-ACA (Libya)
7. Tawater Center for Training (Libya)
8. Alshamelah Team (Libya)
9. Alshamelah-ATC-GOV (Libya)
10. Alwafa High Institute (Libya)

Great work everyone!

--Teresa