November 2020
Registration OPENS. Check back for a firm date.
Friday, February 19, 2021 4:00 p.m. EST EXTENDED to Monday, February 22 at midnight EST
Registration CLOSES.
Friday-Monday, February 26 to March 1, 2021
Challenge Weekend
Choose your continuous 14-hour work time during: 6:00 a.m. EST on Friday, February 26 through 11:00 p.m. EST on Monday, March 1, 2021.
Parental/Guardian Consent
A parent or guardian for each student team member should submit consent via login to M3 Challenge site before Challenge weekend.
Tuesday, March 2, 2021 3:00 p.m. EST
Deadlines for coaches and students to log in and make changes to team record.
Friday, March 5, 2021
Authenticity Certification (for each team) – The teacher-coach must certify, via login, that their team’s submission is authentic and was completed according to the Official Rules and Guidelines.
Thursday-Saturday March 4-13, 2021
Triage judging activities.
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Teams making it through triage judging into Round 2 are notified.
Thursday-Sunday March 18-21, 2021
Contention judging activities.
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Finalist, semi-finalist, honorable mention, and technical computing award teams are notified.
Monday, April 26, 2021
Confirmation judging with presentations by M3 Finalist teams and Technical Computing Awardees, followed by awards ceremony. The final event will be held virtually via Zoom, more details to come.