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From zFairs Contest Management
Running a Science Fair, History Day Contest, Invention Convention or any other type of Fair, Contest or Competition has never been easier. The zFairs platform takes a lot of the management headache out of the equation and lets you focus more on the Participants and Judges you will be working with.
Setup Guide
- Day 1 (Estimated 2 hours)
- checkout zfairs.com/start
- Review settings
- Set grades
- Set schedule
- Register schools
- Register test student
- Register test judge
- Register test teacher
- Adjust questions asked during registration
- Day 2 (Estimated 2 hours)
- Customize text on pages
- Review and/or change:
- Categories
- Awards
- Custom student questions
- Custom project questions
- Judges preferences
- Day 3 (Estimated 2 hours)
- Register another test student
- Register another test teacher
- Register another test judge
- Adjust registration questions as needed
- Day 4 (Estimated 2 hours)
- Make changes as you see fit or do additional testing so you are comfortable
Suggestion Schedule for Contest Setup
Schedule:
- 1 - 6 Months Before:
- Have students start their projects
- Setup/Review Judging rubric
- Identify potential judges
- Identify the venue of your contest
- Setup Site (see below)
- 3 Weeks Before:
- Notify students that registration starts in 1 week
- Notify judges to start registering
- 2 Weeks Before:
- Open student registration
- 1 Week Before:
- Close student registration
- 3 Days Before:
- Make judging assignments
- Print out badges
- Print out entry place holders
- Etc.
- Day Before:
- Setup venue
- Day of:
- Relax it will be okay
- Day after:
- sleep
