For Our Texas BEST Teams

Upload your team notebook: We are collecting all team notebooks this year via the Internet. To upload your notebook you will need to scan all the pages and create a digital document to be uploaded. Please save them as Microsoft Word documents or PDF documents only.

Please name your digital file appropriately. Please use the following format, Team#TeamNameHubNotebook. Notebooks that do not follow this file naming system will not be accepted. Your team number will be assigned to you after you register your team so you must register prior to submitting your notebook.

Once your notebook is either a Word document or a PDF document and appropriately named, please upload the file to the SendSpace website or email it to best@utdallas.edu using the website forms. Click here for SendSpace.

The reference in the score sheet to a standard binder will be ignored/deleted. Demographic sheets are not required. The standard 8.5 x 11" page format and other requirements still apply. Cover sheet (information that would normally go on the outside of the notebook) does NOT count towards the 30 page limit for the main section.

Notebooks are due to best@utdallas.edu by MIDNIGHT 10 days after your hub contest. Late notebooks will be penalized 10% (3 points). The timestamp on the email or file upload will determine if a notebook is on time or late.

Hub Date Notebook Due

Oct. 15 competition due Oct. 25

Oct. 22 competition due Nov. 1

Oct. 29 competition due Nov. 8

Nov. 5 competition due Nov. 15

Complete Online Registration: One person from each team should complete ALL the steps on the Marketplace page.

Step 1 Team Registration: Follow the directions on the page and fill-in all the fields for your team. Once the form is finished you will be taken to the "View Registration Page." This is your virtual shopping cart. Please click the "Continue Registration" button to complete the next steps to complete your registration. If you leave the website at this point please do not forget to return and finish the other steps to complete your registration.

Step 2 Special Event Registration: On Friday night November 18 there will be a Special Event and Dinner for all BEST Teams. This is will be a fun opportunity for all the teams to mix and mingle with each other before the competition on Saturday. Each team will be provided 8 free Special Event tickets. The tickets cover event admission, which includes dinner. If you would like additional tickets (beyond the 8) they cost $10 each. You may purchase the tickets on the website at Step 2. Please only purchase ADDITIONAL tickets over your 8 free tickets here.

Step 3 Photographs: This is where you sign-up for your team picture. The University of Texas at Dallas will provide each team with a complementary team photo. All you need to do for this step is sign-up for a time slot. Be sure your time slot does not conflict with practice time, compliance check, or oral presentations. The website will not check for schedule conflicts for you. Time slots will fill on a First Come, First Pick basis so register early.

Step 4 Compliance Check: Each team will have an opportunity to sign-up for a compliance time slot. If you do not pass compliance during this time period you will be able to make your modifications or repairs and return. The website will not check for schedule conflicts for you. Time slots will fill on a First Come, First Pick basis so register early.

Step 5 Practice Rounds: There will be open practice in the morning after the fields have been put together for teams who have passed compliance. From 12:30–4:00 PM teams can schedule half hour practice times. Only scheduled teams will be able to practice during this time. You may choose your ½ hour practice time here. The website will not check for schedule conflicts for you. Time slots will fill on a First Come, First Pick basis so register early.

Step 6 Oral Presentations: If your team is competing for the BEST Award you can schedule your oral presentation here. You can also choose to skip this step. The website will not check for schedule conflicts for you. Time slots will fill on a First Come, First Pick basis so register early.

Once each step is completed and everything is ready on your View Registration, click the "Complete Registration" button. Here you will put in payment information for the Special Events Tickets and Contact information. Once each step is completed you will be registered!

T-Shirt Award: Mail, FedEx, Express Mail or UPS Shirts and Waivers* to:

Julia Hermann
University of Texas at Dallas
800 W. Campbell Road, FA31
Richardson, TX 75080
Phone: 972-883-4591
Fax: 972-883-4454

*The Talent and Liability and Medical waivers can be found at the bottom of this for teams page. The deadline for submission of T-shirts is the same as the notebook submission deadline.

Please remember to include with your t-shirt submission, your team number, team name, hub, and contact information. Your team number will be assigned to you after you register your team so you must register prior to submitting your t-shirt.