Competition Format

1. Set-up: 7 Minutes
The team will have a maximum of seven minutes to distribute written annual reports for judges to review prior to its presentation, and to set-up presentation equipment (boot computers, power up projectors, check lighting and sound, etc.). Once the team has tested the equipment, projector lenses should be covered, no images or text should be projected, and no music or sound effects should be generated for the remainder of the set-up period.

2. Live Presentation: 24 Minutes
The team will have a maximum of twenty-four minutes to give its verbal/audio/visual presentation.

3. Question and Answer Period: 5 Minutes
There will be a mandatory five-minute question and answer session for the judges. During this time, projector lenses should be covered, no images or text should be displayed, and no music or sound effects should be generated. Please note that any time remaining from the 24-minute live presentation will be added to the mandatory question and answer session.

4. Tear Down: 1 Minute.
The team will have one minute to return the presentation area to the original set-up and exit the room. Anyone, including faculty, may assist the team with the set-up or operation of audio/visual equipment, however, only student team members may participate in the presentation or take questions from the judges. No team may set-up any equipment in the presentation room before being formally introduced. All equipment must be self-powered or use electrical outlets inside the competition room.