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[IC 2026] How does the meal plan work?

Last updated April 9, 2026

Participants in standard and premium housing at the International Conference will have their meals at Wright Dining. We will be staggering meal times on the schedule due to dining hall capacity and competition schedules.

Review the schedule for more information on meal times. During the conference, participants should use the conference app to access detailed information.

Meal plan

For participants with a meal plan, your card is good for 11 meals, starting with dinner Wednesday and ending with breakfast Sunday. You must present your card to dining services when you enter for each meal. Once you leave the dining area, you can not re-enter; you may only swipe your card once per meal time.

Participants and observers without a meal plan: You may purchase meals in the dining hall using a credit card. No cash will be accepted.

Meal times

We have staggered meal times by division/activity to allow you time to get to your next event in a timely manner. We ask that you follow your meal location and time as noted in the schedule, knowing that coaches may need to adjust for competitions. Adults and non-competitors with meal plans should eat at the same time and location as their students. If dining halls reach capacity, you may be asked to wait a short time before entry.

You can find menus for Wright Dining here. The menus will be more accurate the closer we are to the conference dates.

A delicious variety of food stations are available. For those with food allergies, there is a Worry Free station at Wright Dining in which all items are free from gluten, nuts, and shellfish and are prepared in a separate kitchen.

For any remaining dietary concerns, please find a Wright Dining staff member with any questions or concerns.

Conduct

This may be the first time that many students use a college dining hall, and the campus may be hosting other groups during the same time. Please show respect for fellow diners by clearing your table after eating and exiting the dining hall to allow other attendees to get their food.

Questions?

If you have any other questions about dining and meals, please fill out our IC help form.

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A seasoned educator, April Michele has served as the Executive Director since 2018 and been with Future Problem Solving more than a decade. Her background in advanced curriculum strategies and highly engaging learning techniques translates well in the development of materials, publications, training, and marketing for the organization and its global network. April’s expertise includes pedagogy and strategies for critical and creative thinking and providing quality educational services for students and adults worldwide.

Prior to joining Future Problem Solving, April taught elementary and middle grades, spending most of her classroom career in Gifted Education. She earned the National Board Certification (NBPTS) as a Middle Childhood/Generalist and later served as a National Board Assessor for the certification of others. She was trained and applied the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (MYP) in Humanities, which helped widen the educational scope and boundaries beyond the U.S. In addition, April facilitated the Theory and Development of Creativity course for state level certification of teachers. She has also collaborated on a variety of special projects through the Department of Education.

A graduate of the University of Central Florida with a bachelor’s in Elementary Education and the University of South Florida with a master’s in Gifted Education, April’s passion is providing a challenging curriculum for 21st century students so they are equipped with the problem solving and ethical leadership skills they need to thrive in the future. As a board member in her local Rotary Club, she facilitates problem solving in leadership at the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA). She is also a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute and earned her certificate in Nonprofit Management from the Edyth Bush Institute at Rollins College.