NICEE 2017 Event Schedule:
NICEE 2017 Event Schedule
Thursday, June 1, 2017: Travel Day to D.C. via plane, train, bus, and car
| Time | Activity |
| 5:30pm – 8:30pm | Check-In at USPTO; ice cream social and exhibits |
| 8:30pm | End of evening. Travel back to your hotel |
Friday, June 2, 2017: Inspiration Day in D.C.
| Time | Activity |
| 8:00am – 9:30am | Breakfast at your hotel |
| 9:30am | Depart for Smithsonian Museums |
| 10:00am – 3:00pm | Tour museums, IMAX Movie, and lunch at the Air & Space museum |
| 4:00pm – 5:00pm | Student Inventors bring their inventions to the USPTO for setup on the upper level |
| 4:30pm – 5:30pm | Participant dinner in the lower level atrium (must have credentials for entry) |
| 5:30pm – 7:45pm | Welcome! Competition orientation, speaker, game show |
| 7:45pm | End of evening. Travel back to your hotel |
Saturday, June 3, 2017: Competition Day at USPTO
| Time | Activity |
| 7:45am – 8:45am | Breakfast at your hotel and check-out for delegations departing on Saturday |
| 8:00am – 9:00am | Judge check-in at USPTO upper level (Judges only) |
| 8:45am – 9:00am | Participants assemble in auditorium (must have credentials for entry) |
| 9:00am – 9:30am | Good Morning! NICEE kick-off and introduction of special guests and judges |
| 9:30am – 10:00am | Student Inventors and Judges move to their designated Judging Circles |
| 10:00am – 12:00am | Student Inventors Pitch and Q&A in Judging Circles |
| Concurrent workshop for Teachers, Parents, and Chaperons | |
| 1:00pm – 3:30pm | Family viewing of inventions and the opportunity to visit the National Inventors Hall of Fame Museum |
| 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Participant lunch (must have credentials for entry) |
| 1:00pm | Participants reconvene in auditorium (must have credentials for entry) |
| 1:00pm – 3:30pm | Awards Ceremony!
Family without credentials may watch the awards ceremony via a monitor in the upper atrium or via the live stream |
| 3:30pm – 4:00pm | Student Inventors take down their invention displays
Award Winner photos |
| Goodbye! Thanks for making NICEE 2017 a great event |
More Info
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