| 6 Sept 2024 | Pitching session at the CHiME 2024 workshop to refine ideas and gather support |
| 25 Oct 2024 | Submission of task proposals |
| 8 Nov 2024 | Feedback from Steering Group |
| 22 Nov 2024 | Resubmission of conditionally accepted proposals |
| 4 Dec 2024 | Notification of acceptance |
| Dec-July | Challenge preparation (Data collection, baseline, and rules preparation, etc.) |
| 1 July 2025 | Challenge opening |
| 7 Feb 2026 | Challenge submission deadline (date and details TBC) |
| 3 May 2026 | CHiME 2026, an ICASSP satellite workshop (date and details TBC) |