Timeline
| Now-15 Oct | Deadline extended to 31 Oct
Registration and fees |
| Sep-Oct | Software and Handbooks mailed to schools |
| Oct | Orientation Session, UT Arlington |
| Sep-Nov | Student teams design city using SimCity |
| Oct-Nov | Begin scale model design Begin essay research |
| Late Nov | Computer city design due |
| Nov-Dec | Continue model design Continue essay writing (500-700 words) Write narrative (300-500 words) Plan presentation |
| Mid Dec | Essay and Narrative due |
| Dec-Jan | Continue model design Practice presentation |
| Late Jan | Model and Presentation judging, UT Arlington |
| Feb Eweek | National Competition |
For specific deadlines, see Schedule under "Updates for Participants."