Eastern Iowa Science & Engineering Fair
Saturday, March 16, 2024
Lindale Mall, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
All times are subject to change, even during the Fair.
| Students: | |
| 8:00 AM–8:55 AM | Student Arrival and Setup: Students set up their exhibits in Lindale Mall. Our Safety & Standards Committee will check your exhibit for safety. |
| 9:00 AM–9:30 AM | Student Briefing: Additional rules and orientation at the mall’s center court. All students must attend. |
| Judges: | |
| 8:00 AM–9:00 AM | Judges Check-in, outside Fair Headquarters. |
| 8:00 AM–9:30 AM | Check-in for Sponsored Awards Judges, inside Fair Headquarters. |
| 9:00 AM–9:30 AM | Judges’ Meeting: Conducted by the Judging Committee, in or near Fair Headquarters. |
| 9:30 AM–1:00 PM | Exhibit Judging: EISEF Judging and student interviews. |
| 9:30 AM–2:00 PM | Judging for Sponsored Awards. |
| All: | |
| 1:00 PM | Senior Finalists Notified. All Senior students, be at your exhibit until we’ve posted the finalists. |
| 1:00 PM | Lunch: Enjoy Lindale Mall’s various restaurants and delis. |
| 1:00 PM–5:00 PM | Public Viewing: Students to be at their exhibits at least half the time. Don’t be away from your exhibit more than 20 minutes at a time. |
| 1:15–2:15 PM | Finalist Preliminary Interviews: Senior Division finalists interviewed at your exhibit. Senior Finalists, stay at your exhibit until the finalist judges have interviewed you. |
| 2:30 PM–5:00 PM | Finalist Interviews: Senior Division finalists interviewed to select the Senior Champions. Senior Finalists should be at their exhibits 15 minutes before their interview; a Fair official will escort you to your interview. |
| 2:00 PM | Sponsored Awards Judging results due. |
| 3:00–4:00 PM | Teachers/Adult Sponsors Meeting: We will post the location outside Fair Headquarters. |
| 5:00 PM–6:30 PM | Exhibit Teardown: Students must pack their exhibits and remove them. If you can’t remove your exhibit until after the Awards Ceremony, we may provide a place for you to store it. |
| 7:00 PM–8:30 PM | Awards Presentation Ceremony: We will announce the location on Fair Day. |
| After Awards Ceremony | Final Exhibit Removal: You must leave the mall and take your exhibit and belongings with you. We will give all unidentified valuables to mall Security. |