Daily Schedule

2021 Tech Prairie Featured Events Daily Schedule

Wednesday, August 18th (Orr Building Main Stage)

10:00 AM	Tech Prairie Grand Opening Ceremony
11:00 AM	Keynote Speaker: Joe Fatheree, Effingham High School, 2007 Illinois Teacher of the Year, Global Teacher Prize Finalist, "The Future of STEAM"
1:00 PM	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Veterinary Medicine virtual interaction
3:00 PM	IIN Innovation Awards

Thursday, August 19th (Orr Building Main Stage)

1:00 PM	iVenturED Summer Fellows showcase
4:00 PM	Latinx Digital Leaders Now virtual interaction

Friday, August 20th (Orr Building Main Stage)

11:00 AM	Dell Technologies: Esports in Education
4:00 PM	Ms. Kim Thomas, 2016 Illinois Teacher of the Year, virtual showcase

Friday, August 20th (Multi-Purpose Arena)

12:00 PM	Drone Racing Preliminaries
6:00 PM	Drone Racing Competition

Saturday, August 21st (Orr Building)

10:00 AM	Minecraft competition begins
12:00 PM	Super Smash Bros. and Rocket League competition begins
All Day	Double Dutch Boom Bus Hip Hop Xpress
All Day	Robotics Exhibition: Illinois 4-H Team 14204 "Super Scream Bros." and SIU Carbondale Robotics Team

Sunday, August 22nd (Orr Building)

All Day

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