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-[← Back to Home Page](Home)
+[← Back to Home Page](Home)
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-# Important Dates
+# Important Dates
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-## Upcoming Meetup Schedule
+## Upcoming Meetup Schedule
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-### Next Meetup
+### Next Meetup
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- **December Meetup: December 10th, 2025**
+- **March Meetup: March 18th, 2026**
-  - Challenge announcement for December 2025 challenge
+  - Challenge announcement for March 2026 Challenge ("Bring an Experiment")
-  - Judging of November 2025 challenge submissions
+  - Judging of February 2026 Challenge ("Bring Your Best")
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+
-### Special Note
+- **April Meetup: April 15th, 2026**
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+  - Special Topic and activities TBD
-**December meetup is NOT on the usual 3rd Wednesday** - We will resume normal 3rd Wednesday schedule starting January 2026.
+  - Judging of March 2026 Challenge ("Bring an Experiment")
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-## Regular Meeting Schedule
+## Regular Meeting Schedule
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-### Standard Schedule (Resumes January 2026)
+### Standard Schedule
- **When**: 3rd Wednesday of each month
+- **When**: 3rd Wednesday of each month
- **Time**: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
+- **Time**: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
- **Duration**: 2 hours
+- **Duration**: 2 hours
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+
-### Meeting Format
+### Meeting Format
- **6:00-6:15 PM**: Arrival & Social Time
+- **6:00-6:15 PM**: Arrival & Social Time
- **6:15-6:45 PM**: Industry News & Updates (John)
+- **6:15-6:45 PM**: Industry News & Updates (John)
- **6:45-7:15 PM**: Show & Tell (includes challenge judging)
+- **6:45-7:15 PM**: Show & Tell (includes challenge judging)
- **7:15-7:45 PM**: Featured Presentation
+- **7:15-7:45 PM**: Featured Presentation
- **7:45-8:00 PM**: Closing & General Discussion
+- **7:45-8:00 PM**: Closing & General Discussion
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+
-## Challenge Timeline
+## Challenge Timeline
-
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-### October 2025: "Is it Glass or Clearly Natural?" (Completed)
+### February 2026: "Bring Your Best"
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- **Challenge Announcement**: October 1, 2025
+- **Challenge Announcement**: February 18, 2026
- **Model Specification Released**: October 13, 2025
+- **Submission Deadline**: March 18, 2026
- **Submission Deadline**: October 28, 2025
+- **Judging**: March 18, 2026 meetup
- **Judging Period**: October 29-30, 2025
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- **Winner Announcement**: October 31, 2025
+See [Current Challenge](Current-Challenge) for complete details.
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+
-See the [Challenge Archive](Challenge-Archive) for complete details.
+### March 2026: "Bring an Experiment"
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-### November 2025: "Wait, This Was Printed? How Are There No Layer Lines?"
+- **Challenge Announcement**: March 18, 2026
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+- **Submission Deadline**: April 15, 2026
- **Challenge Announcement**: November 12, 2025
+- **Judging**: April 15, 2026 meetup
- **Submission Deadline**: December 10, 2025
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- **Judging**: December 10, 2025 meetup
+See [Upcoming Challenge](Upcoming-Challenge) for updates.
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+
-See [Current Challenge](Current-Challenge) for complete details.
+## Meeting Locations
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-### December 2025: [Challenge TBD]
+*[Location information to be added]*
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- **Challenge Announcement**: December 10, 2025
+## Contact Information
- **Submission Deadline**: January 2026 meetup
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- **Details**: To be announced
+*[Contact details to be added]*
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-See [Upcoming Challenge](Upcoming-Challenge) for updates.
+---
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-## Meeting Locations
+*Last updated: March 17, 2026*
 *[Location information to be added]*
 ## Contact Information
 *[Contact details to be added]*
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 *Last updated: March 17, 2026*