Competition Monday, April 21, 2014 05:30 UTC - Competition begins Sunday, July 20, 2014 - Deadline to make your first submission Sunday, July 27, 2014 - Final submission deadline Winning Code Verification Monday, July 28, 2014 - Preliminary winners notified Monday, August 4, 2014 -  Deadline for preliminary winners to open source models Wednesday, August 6, 2014 - Winners finalized All deadlines are at 11:59 PM UTC on the corresponding day unless otherwise noted. The organizers reserve the right to update the contest timeline as the contest progresses.