Date

1. Call for draft papers, mentors, and judges goes out.

Feb 2008

2. Student teams may post their questions about the problem statement to designated representative, Ana-Paula Correia (acorreia@iastate.edu)

March 2008

3. Selection of mentors and judging panel (3) by the committee

1 April 2008

4. Draft papers (abstracts) due from 2-member student teams

1 May 2008

5. Selection of up to six promising draft papers by the judging panel.

23 May 2008

6. Student teams notified and matched with mentors.

30 May 2008

7. Student teams work with their mentors at a distance to prepare final papers

30 May - 15 Aug 2008

8. Final papers and any additional materials/artifacts due to committee

15 Aug 2008

9. Selection by judging panel of up to 3 finalist teams for AECT D&D 75-minute session.

1 Sep 2008

10. Invited presenter teams continue working with their mentors to prepare for AECT presentation

1 Sept - AECT annual meeting, November 2008

11. Presentation of awards to finalists at D&D/RTD Awards Luncheon.

AECT annual meeting, November 2008

12. Invited presenter teams deliver their presentations at a special conference session, and judging panel selects the best presentation.

AECT annual meeting, November 2008