Deadlines
January 9th: Initial Submissions due
All team submission documents MUST be uploaded through the website before 12:00am Eastern Standard Time, January 9th, 2009. To upload your team's submission documents login using your username and password and click on the submission documents section. You will be able to upload the three required files there. All three files must be uploaded in order for your submission to be eligible for the competition.
February 1st: Finalists are Notified
If your team is selected as a finalist, the team leader and team advisor will be notified by email no later than February 1st.
February 23rd - Phase A Development Plan due
Phase A Development plans will be uploaded on the website. The earlier this is posted, the more time you will have to work with your team's professional coach to review the plan and help the team construct a viable "next step" toward creating a real, commercial product.
April 2nd-4th - Conrad Award Innovation SummitTM and final competition
The Innovation SummitTM is the final program of the Pete Conrad Spirit of Innovation Awards. This is being conducted in conjunction with Yuri's Night - a celebration of the first manned spaceflight - at NASA Ames Research center in Moffett Field, California. All finalist teams are invited to the Innovation SummitTM for workshops, presentations, and activities. To compete and be eligible for the final awards, all finalists must present their concept to the judging panels and create a tradeshow style display. A complete list of activities, workshops, and competition schedules will be listed in the spring.