Odyssey of the Mind

New York Regions 4 & 7

January 2023

Message from Your Regional Directors

Happy New Year from your regional Odyssey of the Mind team! As we enter 2023, we are getting closer to the regional tournaments. **Please note that all teams must register for the regional tournament by January 6, 2023. Teams that miss the deadline may not be able to compete. See information below.**

Judge training will also be held in January, see details below. Our tournaments depend on volunteers for judging, registration, score runners, door keepers and other positions.

If you are unsure of your region, see below for more information:

Questar III coordinates the New York State Region 4 tournament for teams in Rensselaer, Columbia and Greene counties each year.

Capital Region BOCES coordinates the New York State Region 7 tournament for teams in Albany, Schenectady, Schoharie, and southern Saratoga counties.

Click the box where your school is listed for more information.

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Registration Deadline

**Registration Deadline**

Please note that all teams must register in their problem & division by January 6, 2023! If this is not completed, your team may not be able to compete in the regional tournament.

**This deadline has been extended for Region 7 - please register ASAP!**

Instructions for registering teams: click HERE

Please contact your Regional Director if you have any questions!

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Judge Training

When: Saturday January 28, 2023

Time: 9am-1pm

Where: Capital Region BOCES, 900 Watervliet Shaker Road, Albany NY 12205

Please remember that for the tournament to run successfully, all teams must provide a judge. Now is the time to start recruiting a judge for your team. Judges can register using the following links below:

Region 4 Questar III BOCES: click HERE

Region 7 Capital Region BOCES: click HERE

**See below or check the bottom of this newsletter for listing of regional schools**

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Volunteers

Successful tournaments depends on volunteers. Please keep in mind that all teams are required to provide a volunteer for the day. Assignments can include registration, merchandise, door keepers, score runners and more. Volunteers can register below:

Region 4: click HERE

Region 7: click HERE

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Coach Training

Coach Training was held on Tuesday November 29. If you were unable to attend, a recording and the presentation slides are below.

Coach Training Video

Presentation Slides

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Program Guide

The Program Guide is updated each year. Please be sure to read through the 2022-23 Program Guide for any important changes. You can read the online version HERE or download a copy of it.

2022-23 Problem Synopses

You can find brief descriptions of the 2022-23 Long Term Problems HERE. To get the full problem information, you must register your school and teams.

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Region 4 Tournament

Questar III will be holding the Region 4 Tournament on Saturday March 25, 2023 at Coxsackie-Athens CSD (snow date March 26, 2023). We are anticipating a fully in-person tournament, but that is subject to change based on unforeseen circumstances.

To determine your region, please see district listings below.

Region 7 Tournament

Capital Region BOCES will be holding the Region 7 Tournament on Saturday March 4, 2023 at Shenendehowa CSD (snow date March 5, 2023). We are anticipating a fully in-person tournament, but that is subject to change based on unforeseen circumstances.

To determine your region, please see district listings below.

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State Tournament

The State Tournament will be held on April 15, 2023 at the NYS Fairgrounds in Syracuse. Please note that spring break in our region runs from April 7-April 14. This date is final, please feel free to share with families to allow for any travel plans that families may make.

You can find a list of hotels that offer a special rate for Odyssey of the Mind teams. Please keep in mind that these rates may have deadlines before our tournaments take place, so plan accordingly.

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