March 20, 2026 – Friday (Optional)
3:30PM – 7PM | Early Registration and Project Set Up
Carmichael Gym, (Project Drop off Map)
March 21, 2026 – Saturday
7:45AM – 8:45AM- Project setup – Carmichael Gym
9:15AM – 10:00AM Welcome Ceremony – Talley Ballroom
All students, parents, teachers and guests
10:15AM – 12:45PM – Judging (Students Only) – Carmichael Gym
10:15 – 11:30 Elementary Division Judging
10:30 – 12:30 Junior Division Judging
10:30 – 12:45 Senior Division Judging
10:30AM – 11:30AM – Special Session – Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory – DNA Barcoding Demonstration
Talley Ballroom – Parents, Teachers, & Guests
11:30AM – 2:00PM Lunch Talley 3rd Floor (Lunch tickets required)
11:30AM – 2:30PM Exhibitors Talley 3rd Floor
1:00PM – 3:00PM Open Project Viewing – Carmichael Gym
(Open to the Public)
1:00PM – 5:00PM Self-Guided Campus Tours (Open to the Public)
2:30PM – 5:30PM Awards Ceremonies – Talley Ballroom
(Open to the Public)
2:30 – 3:15 Elementary Division Award Ceremony
3:30 – 4:15 Junior Division Award Ceremony
4:30 – 5:30 Senior Division Award Ceremony
3:00PM – 5:00PM Project removal – Projects not removed by 5:00 will be discarded.
