Schedule of Events

Tentative, as of 02/24/05

All Activities are held at the Orange County Convention Center West Building B

Wednesday, April 6

9:00 AM – 5:00 PM              Regions Registration                                                     Level II West B Lobby

Project Set Up and Approval                                       Level II West B2 and B3 Exhibit Halls

SRC – Scientific Review Committee                            Level III West 308

Scientific Demonstrations                                            Level II West Lobby

Noon – 1:00 PM                   NEW ASTRONAUT CLASS Presenting (tentative)    Level III Auditorium

7:30 PM – 9:00 PM               Opening Ceremony                                                        Level III Auditorium

                                                and JASON Colloquium                                                                                 

9:00 PM – 10:00 PM             Recall Certification Clearance                                        Level II West B2 and B3 Exhibit Halls

Thursday, April 7

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM             Judges’ Registration                                                    Level III West 311

9:30 AM                                Finalists Enter                                                                Level II West B2 and B3 Exhibit Halls

9:30 AM – 11:30 AM           Round One Judging                                                     Level II West B2 and B3 Exhibit Halls

9:45 AM – 11:00 AM           Shoptalks                                                                       Level II West  W206 and W207

11:30 AM – 1:30 PM            Finalists Lunch                                                             On Your Own

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM             Judges’ Lunch                                                              Level III West 311

1:30 PM – 4:00 PM               Round Two Judging                                                    Level II West B2 and B3 Exhibit Halls

1:45 PM – 2:45 PM               Shoptalks                                                                      Level II West  W206 and W207

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM               Shoptalks                                                                      Level II West  W206 and W207

4:00 PM                                  Category Judges Begin Dismissing Students

4:30 PM                                  All Students Must Exit (remove valuable equipment and notebooks)

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM               Round Three Judging (No Students)                     Level II West B2 and B3 Exhibit Halls

8:00 PM – 10:30 PM             Student Mixer                                                             Super Hero Island, Universal Studios

Friday, April 8

9:30 AM - 7:00 PM               School Visitations -  Open to the Public                Level II West B2 and B3 Exhibit Halls

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM             FFFS Board of Directors                                          TBD

                                                and RSEF Director’s Meeting

10:00 AM – 5:00 PM            Field Trips                                                                  On Your Own

7:30 PM – 10:00 PM             Grand Awards Ceremony                                        Level III Valencia Ballroom

                                                Finalists seating front and center

                                                Finalists’ guests sit on the sides and behind Finalists

10:00 PM                                Project Breakdown and Load Out

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