Judges are Needed For… 

• Design & Engineering

• Enterprise (including Pit Display)

• Project Management

• Verbal Presentation

• Scrutineering

Schedule Overview:

• Sunday - Scrutineering & Event Setup

• Monday - Scrutineering, Prejudging & Judges Orientation

• Tuesday - Racing Sessions, Judging Interviews, & Primary STEM Activity with local K-6th graders 

• Wednesday - Feedback Sessions, Knockout Racing & Awards Ceremony 

Judges/Volunteer Time Commitments:

• Judges (Engineering, Enterprise, and Project Management) are needed Monday at Noon through Tuesday at 6pm. Feedback sessions on Wednesday from 8am-11am are optional.

• Judges (Verbal Presentation) are needed Tuesday from 7:30am to 6pm. Orientation will take place Tuesday Morning before judging. Feedback sessions on Wednesday from 8am-Noon are optional.

• Judges (Scrutineering) are needed for Orientation Sunday at 10am and then through Tuesday at 6pm (potentially slightly later) for specing. 

• Volunteers are needed at various times on each day (full or partial day sessions). You can volunteer for one session or multiple!

• While not required, all judges and volunteers are invited to attend the Awards Ceremony on Wednesday from 1-2:30pm

What’s Provided

Meals (lunch + dinner), uniforms (t-shirt), and materials are provided to all judges and volunteers during their volunteer times.

Judges are welcome to stay at the official hotel - the Hilton Charlotte Airport - using our group rate $169/ni (Group Code “92E” or via https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/stem-racing-usa-national-finals/). The rate is valid for King and Double Queen suites and includes breakfast for up to four people per room. You can use this link to book or by visiting their website and entering the group code.

If you have any questions, please reach out to Merritt@STEMRacing.us