WF Key Dates 2024

Month

Date

Time

Type

Details

Ongoing

Reminder

Teams should continue to check clarifications that could be posted later by International Problem Captains, even after Regional and State Tournaments.

March 2024

23^rd

Event

TX State Tournament at TWU, Denton followed by Awards Ceremonies on-site.

March

30^th

Soft Deadline

TX Deadline to declare intent to participate by email to wf@txodyssey.org

April

4^th

Key date

TX t-shirt and pin sales OPEN for WF

April

9^th

Soft Deadline

Recommended target date to submit team registration and -if staying on-campus-housing application with tentative number of participants. You can use placeholder names at this time.

April

14^th

Deadline

Sign-up closes for teams interested in Truck Co-Op for sets/props/costumes.

April

19^th

Deadline

Last date to register your team for WF, and submit your housing needs, within 2 weeks of State tournament Team registration email. This ensures that your team is included in the preliminary tournament schedule. Be sure to include special scheduling requests by then.

For teams who opt-out of Odyssey housing, registration deadline to qualify for the lower site fee ($3,750)

April

22^nd

Deadline

Final commitment for Truck Co-op, with volunteer driver, or professional moving company. Otherwise, some teams will make their own transportation arrangements.

April

23^rd

Deadline

Final deadline for changes to team registration and/or campus housing.

April

23^rd

Deadline

For teams who opt-out of Odyssey housing, payment of facility fee due in full. This is $3,750 if you registered on or before April 6^th, goes up to $4,250 if you registered later.

April

23^rd

Deadline

Deadline for changes to Odyssey Housing reservations. Housing package payment due in full.

April

25^th

Key date

Teams in the Houston Truck co-op submit estimated sizes for all packages

April

30^th

Limited time viewing

Key date

The tentative competition schedule will be available on April 30^th until May 2^nd

May

2^nd

6 pm

Key date

WF sales close for TX official pins & shirts (Extended date)

May

3rd

Key date

Deadline to book the DSM airport shuttle to campus (One way or round-trip).

May

5^th

Key date

Deadline for teams in the Houston Truck co-op to submit final package sizes.

May

5^th

Noon to 2 pm

Key date

Pick-up of Houston team Pins & Shirts orders from Houston warehouse. Morningstar Storage Eado. 812 Live Oak St.

May

6^th

Key date

Shipping of Pins & Shirt Orders to teams from North, Central and South TX.

May

7^th

Key date

The final competition schedule will be posted on Tuesday, May 7^th.

May

10^th

6 to 8 pm

Key date

Truck Co-op: Receiving of shipments in Houston. 3301 Cline St & Grove St.

May

12^th

Key date

Last day to send your team s entry to the SponTX challenge by email to wf@txodyssey.org. (Optional activity)

May

15^th

Key date

Last day to sign-up for walking in the Parades (Optional activity).

May

21^st   to 24^th

4 days

Event

World Finals Competition at Iowa State University, Ames IA. See detailed schedule of events here.