Important Dates

  • May 15, 2024 – Professional and Student Competition Committees Formed
  • May 15 – June 15, 2024 – Rules and Judging Criteria Reviewed
  • July 1 – September 1, 2024 – Online Application Live
  • September 6, 2024 – Accepted Participants Notified
  • September 9, 2024 – Deadline to Verify Participation in In-Person Competition
  • September 26, 2024 – Competition Day (Hamilton-Williams Campus Center, Benes Rooms)
    • 7:30-8:45 a.m. – Registration
    • 9-9:50 a.m. – Professional Presentations
    • 10-10:50 a.m. – Student Presentations
    • 11-11:30 a.m. – Guest Speaker
    • 11-11:30 a.m. – Panelist Review
    • 11:30 a.m. – Top 3 in Each Category Announced
  • October 5, 2024 – Winners Announced (The announcement is scheduled to take place at 11 a.m. at the West Plaza of the Ohio Statehouse, 1 Capitol Square, Columbus, Ohio 43215.)