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Event activities. Team Entry Rules as well as Competition Event Rules, speciÞ cations and rubrics are posted separately on the SeaPerch website. On Saturday evening a gala Awards Banquet will be held at the J W Marriott, the ofÞ cial team hotel, for approximately 800 attendees where the presentation of the awards will take place. Trophies will be awarded for the Þ rst three places in each event for middle, high and open class as well as the awarding of the Technical DirectorÕs choice for design innova- tion. Featured speakers are invited to observe the competition during the day and to address the students that evening at the banquet about the importance of STEM to their future careers. Corporate sponsors, state and city representatives, ONR, US Navy and US Coast Guard personnel who are attending the banquet, will also be invited to judge the various competitions and to interact with the students during the dayÕs activities. In addition to the 100 teams of students and their leaders, class-mates, parents, friends, volunteers, judges, VIPÕs, speakers and committee members will make up the projected total at- tendance of 800 in Indianapolis.The next day, Sunday, May 19, teams will have an opportu- nity to explore on their own the many and varied educational opportunities available within the city limits of Indianapolis. Our hosts, Indiana State Regions, will provide ideas for the dayÕs activities including visits to parks, historic sites and mu- seums all within easy walking distance of the hotel. All students will receive National SeaPerch Challenge T- shirts and SeaPerch medals for their participation in the Na-tional Challenge as well as an event bag Þ lled with items provided by the SeaPerch program, corporate sponsors, our Indiana hosts and AUVSIF. Additionally, CertiÞ cates of Par- ticipation and Appreciation are posted on the SeaPerch web- site both for student participants and for teachers and advisors to download following the National Challenge. New this year, The National SeaPerch Challenge will col- laborate with NTMAÕs 2013 National Robotics League (NRL) Championships, also to be held on the IUPUI campus on May 17-19, 2013, the third year in a row its National Champion- The OfÞ ce of Naval Research is a strong supporter of the National SeaPearch Chal- lenge, generously donating expertise and time in helping to foster an interest in science and engineering among young people.April 201312 MTRMTR #3 (1-17).indd 12MTR #3 (1-17).indd 124/3/2013 10:01:44 AM4/3/2013 10:01:44 AM