2020 CALENDAR
JAN 2-31 | EARLY SUBMISSION 11:59PM EST
(early bird submission reduced fee $150)FEB 1-21 | REGULAR SUBMISSION 11:59PM EST
(regular submission fee $200)- FEB 24-MAR 6 | SECTION IA CHAIR PROCESSING 11:59PM EST
(regular submission fee $200)- Section Chairs will review submissions for compliance of rules and regulations
- Projects that comply with the rules of the program, will move onto Merit Judging
FEB 24-MAR 13 | LOCAL SECTION JUDGING 11:59PM EST
- Sections host separate judging to acknowledge projects locally
- Section Judging is optional and not required
- APR 1-24 | ONLINE MERIT JUDGING 11:59PM EST
- Eligible projects receiving suffcient scores during online judging receive an Award of Merit
- Projects receiving exceptionally high scores will move to final judging
- MAY 19 | LIVE FINAL ROUND JUDGING (NEW YORK, NY)
- Eligible projects passing the online phase are judged during live, final judging
- Full judging determines the highest level of Society awards including Special Citation, Award of Excellence, or Award of Distinction
- If projects do not score high enough at this level, they retain their Award of Merit
- JUN 1 | AWARD RECIPIENT NOTIFICATION
- AUG 6 | IA AWARDS AT ANNUAL CONFERENCE (NEW ORLEANS, LA)
AUG 6-8 ANNUAL CONFERENCE (NEW ORLEANS, LA)