Volunteer Roles

Judges: Teams of judges evaluate entries and recommend awards to the head judges, who make the final decisions. Judges will:

• Observe teams as they operate their devices.
• Review teams’ engineering journals, examine devices, and talk to team members to understand their design process, from brainstorming to testing and final preparations for the event.

Requirements and restrictions:

• Must attend a 60-minute training session.
• Judges are strongly encouraged to volunteer for more than one shift.
• Engineering experience is not required.
• You cannot be a judge and a team adviser the same year.
• You cannot be a judge if you have a child participating in the Tech Challenge.
• Judges must be at least 18 years old and have graduated from high school.

Judges must attend a virtual training session to learn about the challenge, learn how to evaluate teams, and be trained on the virtual event platform.

The Tech’s staff will:

• Support you and/or your group every step of the way.
• Provide all necessary training appropriate to each volunteer’s position.
• Provide recruiting information and materials.

You and/or your group will:

• Recruit volunteers for the showcase.
• Ensure that each volunteer registers for a position through our website.
• Participate in a rewarding and inspiring event where you get to see our future innovators in action!