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 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
- February 11, 2017 (Saturday).
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
- May 24-27, 2017. University of Tennessee-Knoxville (for more information, visit: http://www.globalfinals.org)
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.