SF Bay Region and Silicon Valley Region
Odyssey of the Mind Newsletter #2 - October 3, 2007
Greetings Coaches!
It has come to my attention that some of you may not have received the newsletter I sent out on August 30th. All of the information that was in that newsletter is repeated below. Also, I have not had a chance to update the website but that will happen soon!!!
FULL PROBLEMS ARE NOW AVAILABLE - IF YOU WANT A COPY OF A PROBLEM OR PROBLEMS, LET ME KNOW AND I WILL EMAIL THEM TO YOU. WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO POST THEM ONLINE.
Silicon Valley Region Formed
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We have formed a new Silicon Valley Region for 2007/2008. The Silicon Valley Region consists of the counties of Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Bonito, Monterey, part of San Mateo county and part of Alameda County. To view a detailed map of the new region go to: http://svodysseyofthemind.org/content/blogcategory/13/60/
The Silicon Valley website is: www.svodysseyofthemind.org Register to receive the Silicon Valley newsletter on the Silicon Valley website in the lower right corner. Both regions will work together on trainings and tournaments with some of the trainings being held in Contra Costa area and some in the San Jose area. Your Co-Directors are Barbara Han and Barbara Krishnan.
COACHES TRAINING
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The first coaches training is coming up on Sat. Oct 20th at the Willow Creek Center, 1026 Mohr lane in Concord. New Coaches attended from 8:30 to 3:00, returning coaches attend from 12:45 to 3:00. Reply to this email to register for this session.
CALENDAR
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New and returning Coaches Training: Oct. 20 (Willow Creek Center), Nov. 10 (San Jose location TBD), Dec. 1 (Willow Creek Center)
Evening returning Coaches Training: Oct. 24 at Stone Valley Middle School in Alamo, 7:00 to 8:30 pm
Judges Training: TBD
SF Bay Regional Tournament: Feb. 23 or March 1st - We have two locations reserved and will update you when the date/location is finalized.
Silicon Valley Regional Tournament: March 8, 2008
State Tournament: April 5, 2008 (location TBD)
World Tournament: May 31 - June 3, 2008 University of Maryland
REGISTRATION
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The online registration system is up and available. You can register your School by visiting: http://www.odysseyofthemind.com/registration/default.php
You can either register online and pay with a credit card or download a form and pay by check/purchase order. Remember only 1 membership per school is necessary unless you will have multiple teams performing the same problem. You can always add additional memberships later if you need them.
No Longer Coaching but Love the Program!!
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We have a spot for you!! We have several positions open on the SF Bay Regional Board including:
Spont. problem captain, Tournament Director(s) and Scorekeeper. There are also volunteer coordinator positions at the Regional Tournament and we always could use your help judging. So instead of telling us to take you off the list, email us and let us know how you'd like to help!!
Monthly Newsletter
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This is the second of the newsletters that will be published at least monthly. The newsletters will be numbered and will be posted on the regional website so if you miss one you will find it there. If you know of a co-coach or someone else that should be receiving the newsletter send us an email and we will add them to the list. info@sfbayodysseyofthemind.org If you wish to be removed from the email distribution simply send us an email and let us know.
We're looking forward to seeing you at the trainings and the tournament!
Dick Wildman and Janis Dewar
www.sfbayodysseyofthemind.org
www.svodysseyofthemind.org