Operations Challenge Schedule
All Events take place at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center unless otherwise noted.
Sunday, September 27, 2026
- Operations Challenge Process Control Orientation | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | Room 291
- Operations Challenge New Team Orientation | 1:00 pm – 4:30pm | Hall I, Booth 8739 Invite only. Invite to come in September
- Film Screening: Unless Something goes Terribly Wrong | Early Evening-Time TBD | Hilton Riverside**
Monday, September 28, 2026
- Team Check-In | 8:00 am | Hall I, Booth 8739
- Pre-Competition Meeting | 8:30 am – 9:15 am | Hall I, Booth 8739
- Process Control Event | 9:30 am – 10:00 am | Hall I, Booth 8739
- Laboratory Event | 10:30 am – 4:00 pm | Hall I, Booth 8739
- Safety Event – select teams | 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm | Hall I, Booth 8739
- Fastest Pipe Cut Competition and Reception | 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm | Hall I, Booth 8339
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
- Team Check-in | 8:00 am | Hall I, Booth 8739
- Collections, Safety, and Vaughan Maintenance Events | 8:30 am – 3:30 pm | Hall I, Booth 8739
- Operations Challenge Awards | 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm | Hilton Riverside
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
- Operations Challenge Community Meeting | Open to teams starting approximately 9:45 am | Hall I, Booth 8339**
- Plant Operations and Maintenance Community Meeting | 11:00 am – 12:30 pm | Hall I, Booth 8339**
** Schedule and location subject to change