* **August 29, 2019** - Entry deadline. You must accept the competition rules before this date in order to compete.

* **August 29, 2019** - Team Merger deadline. This is the last day participants may join or merge teams.

* **UPDATED: September 7, 2019** - Final submission deadline. _Your submission must have generated a score by this time; kernels submitted but still running at the deadline will be ignored._

All deadlines are at 11:59 PM UTC on the corresponding day unless otherwise noted. The competition organizers reserve the right to update the contest timeline if they deem it necessary.