<s>
Master	B-Device
the	I-Device
Mainframe	I-Device
contest	I-Device
is	O
a	O
mainframe	B-Architecture
programming	B-General_Concept
challenge	O
that	O
is	O
organized	O
annually	O
by	O
IBM	O
Academic	O
Initiative	O
System	O
z	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
goal	O
of	O
the	O
contest	O
is	O
to	O
provide	O
students	O
with	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
experience	O
working	O
with	O
mainframes	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
contest	O
was	O
created	O
in	O
part	O
to	O
increase	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
mainframe	B-Architecture
skilled	O
individuals	O
in	O
the	O
computing	O
workforce	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Part	O
1	O
introduces	O
the	O
contestants	O
to	O
the	O
basic	O
aspects	O
necessary	O
to	O
get	O
started	O
with	O
mainframe	B-Architecture
technologies	O
and	O
requires	O
minimal	O
time	O
to	O
complete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lastly	O
,	O
part	O
3	O
is	O
more	O
in	O
depth	O
and	O
may	O
involve	O
multiple	O
programming	B-General_Concept
challenges	O
such	O
as	O
COBOL	B-Application
,	O
REXX	B-Language
,	O
JCL	B-Application
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Past	O
winners	O
of	O
Part	O
3	O
have	O
receive	O
gifts	O
such	O
as	O
iPad	B-Device
,	O
iPod	B-Device
,	O
laptops	O
or	O
netbooks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Winners	O
also	O
receives	O
an	O
all-expense-paid	O
trip	O
to	O
the	O
IBM	O
mainframe	B-Architecture
facility	O
in	O
Poughkeepsie	O
,	O
New	O
York	O
.	O
</s>
