Are you planning on going to MIX? Then why not get Microsoft to pay for it? They’re running a fun contest that is looking for the coolest Silverlight or WPF application that you can create in 10k – and that includes image assets, so you can’t be crazy with the bitmaps.

The winner gets an all expensed paid trip to Vegas for MIX09, AND they get a $1500 Visa gift card so they can take all of their friends out to dinner. Do they let you cash in those gift cards in the casino? There’s also a community winner which will receive a $1500 gift card and three runners-up get $500 clams each.

But the best part, and the reason I’m blogging about it, is that I get to be a judge. So if you’re doing Silverlight work, and are planning on going to MIX, this is a great way to get there. And I’ll help!