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Event Details
All teams may compete even if they did not compete in Round 1 or had a low score. More difficult than Round 1, to allow teams to be
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Event Details
All teams may compete even if they did not compete in Round 1 or had a low score. More difficult than Round 1, to allow teams to be divided into skill-level tiers for the State Round.
ALL CYBER PATRIOT EVENT INFO:
IMPORTANT NOTICE: ALL TEAMS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE 64-BIT, HOST COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS. TEAMS STILL USING 32-BIT COMPUTERS AND OPERATING SYSTEMS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PLAN NOW TO AVOID SOFTWARE COMPATIBILITY ISSUES DURING THE COMPETITION.
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TRAINING EVENTS
EVENT |
DATES AND TIMES
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DESCRIPTION |
Exhibition Round 1 |
May 15 – June 14, 2018
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Practice and Recruiting |
Exhibition Round 2 |
July 17 – August 16, 2018
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Practice and Recruiting |
Training Round |
September 6 – October 4, 2018
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Training images with answer keys available for new team or refresher training. |
Sneak Preview |
September 22 (Noon- 4PM ET)
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Practice/Test New Software One Day – No Alternate Dates |
Practice Round |
October 10 – October 22, 2018
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Not scored. Does not count toward placement. |
COMPETITION DATES AND TIMES
Teams may compete during the following Competition Windows during the competition rounds. All times are US Eastern Time.
Friday, 9:00 AM – Saturday, 3:00 AM ET
Saturday, 8:00 AM – Saturday, 11:59 PM ET
Sunday, 10:00 AM – Sunday, 10:00 PM ET
ROUND |
DATES |
DESCRIPTION |
Qualification Round 1 |
November 2 – 4, 2018
Image download instuctions and links are sent to Coaches at 5 PM Eastern, the Friday prior to competition round. The StartEx email with the password to the images is sent to teams at 9 AM Eastern the Friday of the competition round.
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All teams may compete. Tests basic of cybersecurity skills. |
Qualification Round 2 |
December 7 – 9, 2018
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All teams may compete even if they did not compete in Round 1 or had a low score. More difficult than Round 1, to allow teams to be divided into skill-level tiers for the State Round. |
State Round |
January 11 – 13, 2019
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All teams may compete with a clean slate. Past performance or participation in Rounds 1 and 2 do not count toward placement. Teams compete against other teams based on skill level for State Awards and Tier Awards. |
Semifinals |
February 1 – 3, 2019
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Top teams compete for Tier Awards. Platinum Tier and top Middle School teams compete for advancement to the National Finals Competition. |
National Finals Competition |
April 7 – 11, 2019
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National Finalist teams compete for National Championship in their respective divisions. |
PLEASE REFER TO CHAPTER 4 OF THE CYBERPATRIOT RULES BOOKFOR PROCEDURES CONCERNING SEVERE WEATHER AND EMERGENCIES.
(NOTE: SCHEDULE CONFLICTS ARE NOT CONSIDERED EMERGENCIES.)
Time
december 7 (Friday) - 9 (Sunday)