Odyssey of the Mind Newsletter #10 - December 29, 2007
San Francisco Bay Region
IMPORTANT INFORMATION - PLEASE READ AND REGISTER YOUR TEAM IMMEDIATELY
Tournament Registration is Now Open for the SF Bay Tournament - Sat. March 1st.
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This link is for SF Bay Region teams ONLY. If you are in the Silicon Valley Region, you will use a different link to register for your tournament. Go to www.svodysseyofthemind.org for more information.
YOU MUST HAVE a membership number to register for the tournament. If you do not have one, go to www.odysseyofthemind.com and register online and pay your school membership fees. National and state membership fees are due by Jan. 15th for our region. There are at least 20 schools who have not registered their national membership as yet. TAKE CARE OF THIS TODAY.
Tournament fees are $70 if you pay by check and $72.50 if you pay online using PayPal. Tournament fees are PER TEAM and are due to us by January 31. After January 31 there is a $30 penalty for late registration. (fees go to $100) We cut off registration all together after February 6th. Teams who have not paid their fees will not be allowed to participate in the tournament.
If you wish to pay by check, mail your payment to:
SF Bay Odyssey of the Mind
PO Box 338
Alamo, CA 94507
Register for the tournament here: http://www.odysseyofthemind.com/members/default.php
Register your Judge and your Volunteer On-line
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Each team is required to provide two people to help out at the tournament. Use the link below to register both your judge and your volunteer.
Your Judge will work all day and will not see your team perform. Find a friend, work associate or grand parent who is willing to do this. The Judge will need to attend 7 hours of training on a Saturday in February. See below for more information about judges training.
Your volunteer will work for two hours at the tournament (or the night before) and will see your team perform. Use the same link to register your volunteer. Be sure and select volunteer instead of judge from the drop down menu on the right side of the registration form. Your volunteer will be contacted in advance of the tournament to let them know their assignement.
DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE TO RECRUIT YOUR JUDGE AND VOLUNTEER. TAKE CARE OF IT NOW AS IT IS VERY DIFFCULT TO RECRUIT THEM CLOSE TO THE TOURNAMENT. TEAMS MUST PROVIDE A JUDGE AND VOLUNTEER IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE TOURNAMENT. For more information on paying your fees, go to www.sfbayodysseyofthemine.org
Register your judge and volunteer here:
http://www.odysseyofthemind.com/judges/judge_registration_stepa.php?sch_event_ID=6321
Judges Training Dates - These are the training dates for the SF Bay Region tournament only. For Silicon Valley, please check their website for additional information. www.svodysseyofthemind.org
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February 2nd - Willow Creek Center, 1026 Mohr Lane, Concord (SF Bay Region)
February 23rd - Willow Creek Center, 1026 Mohr Lane, Concord (SF Bay Region)
Have a Happy New Year!!
Dick Wildman and Janis Dewar
www.sfbayodysseyofthemind.org