Timeline

Date	What	Where
November 2014 20 February 2015	MPC Challenge registration opens Closing date for registration
31 January 2015 = Gauteng 07 February 2015 = Free State 14 February 2015 = Limpopo	Briefing tea with identified school principals, teachers and subject advisors	21 January 2015 = Pretoria 07 February 2015 = Free State 14 February 2015 = Polokwane
16 March 2015 - 30 April 2015 14 March 2015 21 March 2015 18 April 2015	Forecasting period data made available to participating schools. Learners Workshop Learners Workshop Learners Workshop	University of Limpopo Reserve Bank Conference Centre, Pretoria Bloemfontein
School holidays: 25 March - 13 April 2015
08 May 2015	Completed entries (1000 words max) due by 5pm
21 - 23 May 2015 27 May 2015	Marking of essays Finalists announced
23 June 2015	Finalists presentations due (PPT) at 12:00

30 July 2015	Finalists presentations given to MPC members (Q + A)	Reserve Bank Conference Centre, Pretoria
28 August 2015	Winners announced at a cocktail function at South African Reserve Bank	Reserve Bank Conference Centre, Pretoria
23 September 2015	Reserve Bank hosts winning team, teacher and principal at the Bank on Monetary Policy Statement release day	Reserve Bank Conference Centre, Pretoria