Agenda

Pokagon State Park at the Potawatomi Inn, Lawn and Beach
On the beautiful shores of Lake James

Thursday, April 16, 2026
6:00 AM Set Up Begins Competition Field
7:00 AM Shoreline Set Up Begins Trine Events/Innovation One Teams
2:00 PM Participant Arrival and Event Check In Lake James Room / Potawatomi Inn
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Participants Set Up Team Tents / Competition Field / Potawatomi Lawn
2:30 PM
  • 2:50 PM
  • 3:10 PM
  • 3:30 PM
  • 3:50 PM
  • 4:10 PM

Available as needed until 6:00 PM

 Safety Testing & Inspection (First Come - First Served) Team Tents / Competition Field / Potawatomi Lawn
  • 3:30 PM
  • 4:00 PM
  • 4:30 PM
  • 5:00 PM
  • 5:30 PM
  • 6:00 PM
  • 6:30 PM
 Field Trial (First Come - First Served following safety inspection) Test Area at Beach / Docks

 

Friday, April 17, 2026
8:00 AM Team Meeting Tent at Competition Field / Potawatomi Lawn

8:30 AM

 Support Volunteer & Staff Meeting Tent at Competition Field / Potawatomi Lawn
9:40 AM Presentation Judges Training Wig-Wam Room / Potawatomi Inn
10:00 AM
  • 10:00 AM
  • 10:20 AM
  • 10:40 AM
  • 11:00 AM
  • 11:20 AM
  • 11:40 AM
 Presentation Judging
  • Purdue: W. Lafayette
  • Purdue: Fort Wayne
  • Purdue: Indianapolis
  • Trine University
  • Indiana: Bloomington
  • Notre Dame
 Wig-Wam Room / Potawatomi Inn

10:00 AM

  • 10:00 AM
  • 10:20 AM
  • 10:40 AM
  • 11:00 AM
  • 11:20 AM
  • 11:40 AM
 Field Trials and Adjustments #1
  • Trine University
  • Indiana: Bloomington
  • Notre Dame
  • Purdue: W. Lafayette
  • Purdue: Fort Wayne
  • Purdue: Indianapolis
 Test Area at Beach / Docks
10:00 AM Honored Guest Arrival & Check-In Potawatomi Inn Lobby / Lake James Room
10:00 AM - 1:30 PM MS / HS STEM Activity DAY & View Field Trials / Meet and Greet Teams Competition Field / Potawatomi Lawn & Beach / Box Lunches & Presentation on Lawn
12:00 PM Honored Guest & Participants Luncheon VIP Lunch: Lake James Room / Potawatomi Inn
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Defense Industry Recruiting Fair / Indiana College Fair Lake James Room / Potawatomi Inn

1:30 PM

  • 1:30 PM
  • 2:15 PM
  • 3:00 PM
  • 3:45 PM
  • 4:30 PM
  • 5:15 PM
 Field Trials and Adjustments #2
  • Notre Dame
  • Indiana: Bloomington
  • Trine University
  • Purdue: Indianapolis
  • Purdue: Fort Wayne
  • Purdue: W. Lafayette
 Test Area at Beach / Docks

 

Saturday, April 18, 2026
9:00 AM Event Staff & Judges Training Lake James Room / Potawatomi Inn
9:30 AM Team Meeting Competition Field / Potawatomi Lawn
10:00 AM
  • 10:00 AM
  • 11:00 AM
 Competition Begins
  • Notre Dame
  • Indiana: Bloomington
 Potawatomi Beach / Docks
12:00 PM  Lunch Break Lunch On Your Own
1:00 PM
  • 1:00 PM
  • 2:00 PM
  • 3:00 PM
  • 4:00 PM
 Competition Continues
  • Trine University
  • Purdue: Indianapolis
  • Purdue: Fort Wayne
  • Purdue: W. Lafayette
 Potawatomi Beach / Docks
5:30 PM AIMM-ICC Awards / Pizza Party Lake James Room / Potawatomi Inn
6:45 PM Tear Down All Competition Field / Potawatomi Lawn

 

Sunday, April 19, 2026
9:00 AM Tear Down Anything Remaining  
11:00 AM Check Out Potawatomi Inn