2016-17 Calendar

Training and Tournament locations tentative for site approval.

Training Workshops

  • Team Manager and Team Training
    • November 2016 (or earlier). Updated Online Team Manager & Coordinator Basic Training will be released (included in Iowa Membership Fee).
    • January 21, 2017 (Saturday). Instant Challenger and Team Manager Workshop. Pre-registration and pre-payment required. Ames Middle School, Ames.
  • Appraiser Training (full details are found HERERegistration begins at 9 am. Training runs between 10 am – 3 pm.
    • February 11, 2017 (Saturday).
      • Kirkwood Community College
      • 1816 Lower Muscatine Rd.,  Iowa City, IA 52240
      • Check-In: Room ICCR 262
    • February 18, 2017 (Saturday). 
      • Ames Middle School
      • 3915 Mortensen Road, Ames, IA 50014
      • Check-In: Commons

Tournaments

  • Iowa Tournaments
    • March 4, 2017 (Saturday). Sub-State Tournament. Ames Middle School, Ames. (Note: Rising Stars!® teams will participate ONLY at Sub-state.)
    • April 1, 2017 (Saturday). State Tournament. Ames Middle School, Ames.
  • Global Finals Tournament

Deadlines

  • January 23, 2017. Early Bird Iowa Membership registration deadline. After this date, teams pay the final registration fee.
  • January 30, 2017. Pre-selection Challenge deadline for returning Appraisers who appraised in both 2015 and 2016. (email: cre8iowa@gmail.com)
  • January 30, 2017. Final Iowa Membership registration deadline.
  • February 11, 2017 (Saturday). Special scheduling requests deadline for Sub-state tournament (send to: cre8iowa@gmail.com)
  • February 15, 2017, midnight Pacific Standard Time. Team Clarification request deadline (visit: http://www.diatlas.org/clarifications/login.php)
  • March 10, 2017. Students for a Creative Iowa Memorial Scholarship Application Deadline.
  • March 11, 2017 (Saturday). Special scheduling requests deadline for State tournament (send to: cre8iowa@gmail.com)

Board Meetings

  • September 10, 2016
  • October 15, 2016
  • November 12, 2016
  • January 21, 2017
  • February 18, 2017
  • March 18, 2017
  • April 22, 2017

Note: All dates are subject to change because of hosting site requirements.