November 2021
Registration OPENS. Check back for a firm date.
Friday, February 18, 2022 4:00 p.m. EST Extended to Tuesday, February 22 at 5:00 p.m. EST
Registration CLOSES.
Friday-Monday, February 25 to February 28, 2022
Challenge Weekend
Choose your continuous 14-hour work time during: 6:00 a.m. EST on Friday through 11:00 p.m. EST on Monday.
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 1, 2022 3:00 p.m. EST
Deadlines for coaches and students to log in and make changes to team record.
Friday, March 4, 2022
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 3-12, 2022
Triage judging activities: both for overall M3 Challenge and Technical Computing Awardees.
Wednesday, March 16, 2022
Teams making it through triage judging into Round 2 are notified.
Thursday-Sunday March 17-20, 2022
Contention judging activities: both for overall M3 Challenge and Technical Computing Awardees.
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Finalist, semi-finalist, honorable mention, and technical computing award teams are notified.
Monday, April 25, 2022
Confirmation judging with presentations by M3 Finalist teams and Technical Computing Awardees, followed by awards ceremony.