 Affiliate Tournament
InformationClick below for
important PDFs:
Affiliate
Tournament Schedule
Hotel Information
Affiliate Tournament Memo
DMS Map
Volunteer Information
Click here for the 80's Extravaganza info!
Its Time to buy
those Scholarship Pins!!!
DISC ( DI Scholarship Committee – formerly VOMBO) Announces the sale
of our annual Scholarship Pin.
All money received – less the cost of the pin goes directly to
scholarships that are awarded to Graduating HS Seniors and those
pursuing high education who have been involved in Destination
ImagiNation as a participant or volunteer.
The Pin design and order form can be found at
www.vombo.org/scholarship/pins.
This years pin is a pewter penguin similar to last years with the
addition that this years fellow has an orange beak and feet and the
acronym DISC at the bottom .
The pins are $3 each ($2 of each pin is a donation) with a minimum order
of 5 pins. Postage is included and all pin orders received BEFORE May 10
will be shipped unless you choose to pick up your pins at Global Finals.
NORTH REGION
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION!!
Attention DI Coordinators, Team Managers, and Parents!
Click below for details regarding the North Regional DI Tournament which
will be held on March 10, 2007 at Discovery Middle School in Madison:
Tournament Memo with general information
Tournament Schedule
DMS Campus Map
DMS Driving Directions
Media Release Form
Instant Challenge Promise
Rachel Shankle Memorial Award Nomination Form
Attention
Coordinators and/or Team Managers!
As you know, your team(s) is required to recruit Appraisers
to serve at the Regional and Affiliate Tournaments.
Please carefully read the new
Appraiser Requirements ASAP and make sure
that you understand your obligation to meet those requirements!!
Alabama
Problem-Solvers,
We hope that your Destination Imagination teams
are off to a great start as they put their imaginations to the task of
solving this year’s challenges! It is now time to start preparing for
this year’s tournament. Please download, print, and carefully read the
three forms below. This will give you the basic information you need to
register for the 2007 Regional DI Tournament in your region and for
recruiting the appraisers that will represent your team and assist at
the tournament. In January, further details will be posted regarding the
actual tournament.
2007 DI REGIONAL
TOURNAMENT FORMS
North Region – Tournament Date: March
10, 2007
Team Registration Form (due Jan. 22)
Appraiser Registration Form (due Jan. 22)
Appraiser letter (to be printed out by TMs to give to appraisers)
Email
Kay Simpson with any questions about these forms.
Central/South Region – Tournament
Date: March 3, 2007
Team Registration Form (due Jan. 22)
Appraiser Registration Form (due Jan. 22)
Appraiser letter (to be printed out by TMs to give to appraisers)
Email
Lindsey Mason with any questions about these forms.
2007
SCHOLARSHIP SEARCH IS NOW OPEN
This year we once again offer
three Challenges to our Destination ImagiNation Scholars throughout the
World! At this time, the Scholarships will still be offered as "VOMBO
Scholarships" for continuity. Applicants should be either graduating
from high school or currently in a post secondary educational program.
We will accept Online Applications, in addition to the traditional print
and mail format this year. The deadline to submit materials will be
February 1,2007.
CLICK HERE to apply or for more information!
ACA Board Meeting
– Discovery Middle School, Madison
8/05/06, 9:00 AM
Affiliate Director, Gary Brown called the
meeting to order.
Members in Attendance:
Gary Brown, Affiliate Director (AD); Kathy Brown, Affiliate Challenge
Master (ACM); Ginger Cox, ACM; Robin Dauma, Tournament Director-North;
Deb Mason, Affiliate Training Director (ATD); Lindsey Mason, Regional
Director (RD) Central/South; David Merzbacher, Affiliate Scoring
Director; Rich Randall, ACM; GL Simpson, Board Secretary; Kay Simpson,
RD-North; David Thomason, Instant Challenge (IC) Master. Also in
attendance was Ethelyn Brown. Kay moved to have Ethelyn Brown and
Marlene Thomason added to the board since they are in charge of Sales
for Regional and Affiliate; Ginger seconded; the motion carried.
Treasurer’s Report
There was no treasurer’s
report. Gary reported that he is now included as a co-signer on
affiliate accounts.
Regional Directors’ (RD) Reports
Kay Simpson reported that
preparation for 06-07 tournaments is progressing well; she expects the
number of teams to remain about the same as last year. The northern
region needs help in the RD position as Kay will retire at the end of
this season.
Lindsey Mason encouraged the board to
assign roles for tournaments. She praised the excellent E-mail program
of DI-AL and noted that Amy Bryan is doing an outstanding job with the
Website. There was some discussion about having regional and state
forms added to the DI-AL site so TM’s might register online and
facilitate that process.
Affiliate Training Director’s (ATD) Report
Deb Mason reported that the
AD Training meeting will be held in Knoxville, Sept 29-Oct. 1, 2006.
Deb requested additional help—someone from the northern region—to help
in dealing with Affiliate and Regional training. Kay Simpson
volunteered to help Deb in the training program. Ginger made a motion
for Kay to be Assistant ATD for the northern region; the motion was
seconded by Lindsey and the motion carried. While Deb and Kay are
attending the ATD training they will work on assignments of tournament
duties for board members. Gary encouraged other board members to submit
ideas to Deb or Kay prior to September 29.
Alumni Report
The Alabama Alumni group—the
Duct-tape Caped Crusaders—want and need more of an active role in the
tournaments and general ACA responsibilities. Discussion about these
duties included roles in Recruitment and Tournament Entertainment, or
possibly as Challenge Masters for challenges A-E or IC as needed. It
was also suggested that the Alumni group operate a sign-up table for all
graduating seniors to help keep the alumni program growing. It was
suggested that this group of graduating senior be recognized for their
involvement in DI at both Regional and Affiliate tournaments.
David Thomason will take responsibility to
meet with Alan Brazzell and the Alumni members to obtain their input
about enlarged role in DI-AL.
ACA Meeting Dates
The next ACA Board meeting
will be a short one following the ID/Team Training event at McWane
Center (pending McWane staff approval) on either Saturday, January 13 or
January 20 (alternate date).
Affiliate Challenge Masters for 2006--07
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TBA –
Direct Flight (Kay will contact possible ACM from
her area)
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Beth Yarbrough – CSI:DI
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Kathy Brown – Round About Courage
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Ginger Cox – Switching traDItions
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Rich Randall – Card-DI-ology
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TBA – Rising Stars, Make
it New, It’s Up to You! (Robin will contact possible ACM from her
area)
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David Thomason – Instant Challenge
Board members discussed the need to meet
with ACM’s in January to set up regional training programs. Other
discussion concerning ACM’s was held—this included allowing them to
select their own judging team and the importance of improving all levels
of communication. Lindsey moved that Ginger co-ordinate ACM’s for the
respective tournaments; Kathy seconded the motion; motion approved.
Tournament Dates
Central Region
– March 3, 2007 – Bryant High, Tuscaloosa – David Merzbacher,
Director
Northern Region
– March 10, 2007 – Discovery Middle, Madison – Robin Dauma, Director
Affiliate
–
April 14,
2007 – Bob Jones High School, Madison – Gary Brown, Director
Training Dates
Team Member/IC Training
– January 13, 2007 – 9:00am - 3:00pm (January 20, 2007 alternate
date)*
Appraiser Training,
Central/South Region – February 10, 2007 – Bryant High,
Tuscaloosa
Appraiser Training, North Region
– February 17, 2007 – Discovery Middle, Madison
* There will be registration forms
required for the January IC/Team Training event this year. Fees for
this event will be $5.00 per participant.
Tournament Fees – 2006-07
Regional tournament fee will
once again be $40 per team with a $10 late charge (total $50/team) after
15 January, 2007. All
paperwork: registration forms, appraiser and volunteer nominations must
be postmarked by 1/15/07 in order to receive the price break! There
will also be a $40 per team fee for Affiliate tournament with no late
fees assessed. The motion was seconded by Ginger and passed. All
forms and registration fees for Regional registration should be mailed
to the team’s Regional Director: Kay Simpson, North Alabama; Lindsey
Mason, Central/South Alabama.
Registration Cutoff Date
Alabama DI registration
deadline will be January 15, 2007 to receive the price break in fees.
All required forms must be submitted along with payment to qualify for
the $10 per team break.
Old Business
The board discussed negative
feedback following the 2006 affiliate tournament and considered ways to
correct these issues and concerns
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Assign specific duties to all board
members to eliminate problem areas and assure that all tournament
duties are adequately covered by experienced DI personnel.
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Various board members volunteered to
speak to disgruntled school memberships and/or smooth areas for
other school programs: Kay and Gary will talk to Kilby School; David
Thomason will talk with Madison County Elementary; and Lindsey Mason
will talk with Andalusia.
Other Business
Official ACA minutes will be posted on the
DI-AL Website in the future. Also, once specific board member roles and
duties are determined, they will be posted as well.
Following the IC training event in January,
there will be an evaluation of the training event in conjunction with
the winter ACA Board meeting. Upcoming tournament plans and training
events will be major topics for this board session.
Corporate Sponsorship
Gary Brown will pursue a
corporate sponsorship between DI-AL and the McWane Center similar to the
agreement created between DI-AL and The Alabama Space and Rocket
Center. David Thomason will continue work with the Space and Rocket
Center partnership.
Motion to adjourn was made by Kathy Brow,
seconded by David Merzbacher and carried.
Respectfully submitted
G. L. Simpson, ACA Secretary
2006
Destination ImagiNation Tournament Results!!
Click here
for the Cosmic Creations brochure - April 1, 2006 -
pdf file
2005 Global Finals Photo Album
2005 Affiliate Tournament Results
2005 Regional Tournament Results
2004
State Tournament Results
2004
North Regional Tournament Results |
