Students should be prepared to participate in all aspects of the Competition. This includes being available to attend regional and national levels of the Competition if you are selected as a finalist.
Competition Schedule
| Thursday, October 1, 2009 5 p.m. Eastern Time | Deadline for receipt of Research Report materials |
| October 23, 2009 | Announcement of Regional Finalists and Semifinalists |
| Regional Competition | |
| November 6-7, 2009 |
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| November 13-14, 2009 |
The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana |
| November 20-21, 2009 |
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| National Competition | |
| December 3-7, 2009 | New York University, New York City |
