All Articles A look at who's coming to campus this summer May 17, 2018 Author: Dave Roepke With fewer students around, Iowa State hosts a wide variety of visitors throughout the summer. Here's a list of summer events on campus expecting to draw at least 100 people. Email inside@iastate.edu to suggest any additions we've missed. Event Dates Venues Attendance Special Olympics Summer Games May 17-19 Various 3,000 Transfer student orientation May 21, June 29 Various 350 Odyssey of the Mind World Finals May 23-26 Various 15,000 Freshman orientation May 29-June 27 Various 5,800 Iowa Simmental Jr. Field Day June 1-3 Hansen Ag Center 500 School Foods Short Course: Procurement Basics June 5 Scheman 100 North American College and Teachers of Agriculture Association Conference June 12-15 Scheman 325 USA Track and Field Iowa State Meet June 16-17 Cyclone Sports Complex 1,000 OPPTAG youth programs June 11-July 20 Various 370 ISU Livestock Judging Camp June 11-13 Hansen Ag Center 250 Iowa Sheep and Wool Festival June 16-17 Hansen Ag Center 1,300 American Aberdeen National Jr. Show June 19-23 Hansen Ag Center 250 Iowa Reading Association Conference June 25-27 Scheman 650 4-H Youth State Conference June 26-28 Various 900 4-H Animal Science Roundup June 26-28 Hansen Ag Center 100 Iowa Swine Day June 28 Scheman 450 Spirit of the Plains Ultimate Tournament June 30-July 1 SE Recreation Complex 500 USA Track and Field Region 8 Meet July 5-9 Cyclone Sports Complex 1,500 Conference on Aperiodic Crystals July 8-13 Scheman 125 Summer Iowa Games July 14-15, 20-22, 27-29 Various 14,500 RAGBRAI July 24-25 Iowa State Center 20,000 TransGrid-X 2035 Symposium July 26 Scheman 150 Midwest Single Molecule Workshop July 30-31 Molecular Biology 150