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# Important Dates and Deadlines

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## **Contact Us**

The Diamond Challenge Team 

e: info@diamondchallenge.org

 

 

**Dates and Deadlines**

Dates are listed in chronological order from events/activities that take place in the beginning of the season to the end of the season. **Dates and deadlines are subject to change at any time.**

- **September 16:** 
    - Submission window opens
- **September 16:** 
    - Diamond Challenge Launch Session 1 (**8:00am EST**)
    - Diamond Challenge Launch Session 2 (**5:00pm EST**) 
- **October 22 at 8:00 pm EST: **  
    - October Spark Session 
- **November 19 at 8:00 pm EST: **  
    - November Spark Session
- **December 10 at 8:00 pm EST: ** 
    - December Spark Session 
- **January 14 by 5:00 pm EST:** 
    - Submission deadline
- **January 21 at 8:00 pm EST: **  
    - January Spark Session 
- **January 22- February 3:** 
    - Submission round virtual judging  
- **February 10:** 
    - Pitching round invitees (live and virtual) are selected. Participants are notified of pitching round decisions and receive submission round feedback from the Diamond Challenge Team via email. 
- **By February 12:**  
    - Pitch Event Partners reach out to all (live) pitching round invitees informing them of pitch event details and next steps
- **February 10 - February 16 at 11:59 pm EST:** 
    - Pitch videos and pitch decks are due from virtual participants
- **February 16 - March 7: ** 
    - Pitch event window 
- **February 19 - March 3:** 
    - Virtual pitching round judging 
- **March 9:** 
    - Finalists from the Virtual track are selected. Virtual participants are notified of pitching round decisions and feedback from the Diamond Challenge Team via email.  
- **April 29-30:** 
    - Limitless World Summit 

#### EXPLORE

- [About Us](https://diamondchallenge.org/)
- [Competition](https://diamondchallenge.org/competition/)
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- [Summit](https://diamondchallenge.org/world-summit/)

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