2016-17 Calendar

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 HERE) Registration 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

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
- May 24-27, 2017. University of Tennessee-Knoxville (for more information, visit: http://www.globalfinals.org)

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)

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