Competition : Step 2 : Timeline

Team Timeline

August-December 2008
Registration fee deadline. Through October 15, 2008
SimCity 4 Deluxe Future City 2008/2009 Teacher/Volunteer Handbook, and Future City Tutorial CD-ROM mailed to schools. August - October
Students design city using SimCity 4 Deluxe competition software (students must be from the same school). August - November
Students write an essay (500-700 words) and a city abstract (300-500 words). August - January
Students design and build a scale model of their city. September - January
Students prepare a 5-7 minute verbal presentation of their city. September - January
Deliver copy of disk file and completed computer score sheet. November - December
January 2009
Regional competition (date as determined by the Regional Coordinator). January
February 2009
Washington, D.C., Future City Competition National Finals February 14-19, 2009