3MT key dates

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Important Dates

University of Waterloo dates

Competition dates
Faculty-based heats
University-wide final

Provincial and National Competition dates

Province-wide competition
National competition

2020 Competition dates

Date	Activity
Monday, January 6, 2020	The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) registration web form opens. Register to compete today!
Friday, January 24, 2020	Registration for the 3MT closes.
Thursday, January 30, 2020	3MT training session: Part 1, including a panel discussion and breakout sessions. *
Thursday, February 13, 2020	3MT training session: Part 2, breakout session. *

* offered in partnership with the Writing and Communication Centre

2020 Faculty-based heats

The Faculty-based heats will take place February 3-March 13, 2020. Winners of the heats move forward to represent their faculties in the 3MT University-wide final. If you are a competitor, review the slide submission requirements page.

Competitors are encouraged to attend all faculty-based heats. Please check the slide submission deadlines for your faculty-based heat.

Faculty	Date	Time	Location
Applied Health Sciences	Thursday, March 12, 2020	2:30 pm	LHS 1621
Arts	Friday, March 6, 2020	11:00 am	HH 1102
Environment	Wednesday, March 4, 2020	2:30 pm	EV3 1408
Engineering - Architecture	Tuesday, March 3, 2020	1:00 pm	Third floor loft, room 3003 (Cambridge)
Engineering - Chemical	Tuesday, February 4, 2020	1:30 pm	E7 7303/7363
Engineering - Civil & Environmental and Management Sciences	Monday, February 3, 2020	1:00 pm	E7 7303/7363
Engineering - Electrical & Computer	Tuesday, February 4, 2020	10:00 am	E7 7303/7363
Engineering - Mechanical & Mechatronics	Wednesday, February 5, 2020	10:00 am	E7 7303/7363
Engineering - Systems Design	Thursday, February 6, 2020	12:00 pm	E7 7303/7363
Mathematics	Tuesday, March 10, 2020	10:30 am	DC 1302
Science	Tuesday, March 3, 2020	2:00 pm	STC 0060

2020 University-wide final

Date	Activity
June-July 2020	The live event has been cancelled due to COVID-19, and the 2020 university-wide final will take place virtually. 3MT University of Waterloo finals are hosted by Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs. This year's virtual competition will launch at the end of June 2020. Participate in the People's Choice award vote! Stay tuned for more details. Judges will deliberate virtually, and winners will be announced in July.

Date

Activity

June-July 2020

The live event has been cancelled due to COVID-19, and the 2020 university-wide final will take place virtually.

3MT University of Waterloo finals are hosted by Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs.

This year's virtual competition will launch at the end of June 2020.
Participate in the People's Choice award vote! Stay tuned for more details.
Judges will deliberate virtually, and winners will be announced in July.

2020 Province-wide competition

Date	Activity
TBD	The live event has been cancelled and will become an online competition in the coming months. Stay tuned for more details. The University of Waterloo 3MT winner will participate in the provincial final hosted by the University of Windsor.

2020 National competition

Date	Activity
TBD	This event has been postponed until future notice. Stay tuned for more details. The Canadian National 3MT competition is a virtual competition.