Where: Henry Middle School, 3005 S. Golden Way, Denver, CO 80227

Who: High school students, and their adult Team Manager, limited to 12 teams.

What: Come and see how great you are thinking on your feet. Your team will be competing against other HS teams to solve a murder mystery using your DI skills.

Cost: $150 per team, up to 7 members, and one Team Manager

What’s included: All materials you need to solve the challenge, coffee, soda, pizza (at the stroke of midnight), snacks, breakfast, adult supervision and a whole lot of fun.

What to bring: Adult Team Manager, sleeping bag, pillow, any additional snacks or drinks your team may desire.

Registration materials here: DIExtreme2011

Remember, there is still one more “live” team manager training on January 8th at South High School in Denver as well. Team Manager Training Agenda

In order to attend the webinars, please register as early as possible, but no later than 30 minutes ahead of the scheduled start time.

Use the links below to register:

All of the webinars start at 7, except for challenge E, which starts at 6:30

Challenge A: unidentified moving object, January 5, 2011 https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/476583550

Challenge B: spinning a tale, January 6, 2011, https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/294019094

Challenge C: Triple Take Road Show, January 27, 2011 https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/582558542

Challenge D: mythology mission, December 16, 2010: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/836443614

Challenge E:versus! foiled again! January 13, 2010 https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/756193833

Date: Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Time: 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM MST

Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at: Sign Up Here!

This webinar will be exactly the same material and presenters as the “Verses!  Foiled Again” Team Manager training that will be presented live in Denver on November 13, 2010.  If you are unable to get to Denver’s Team Manager trainings because of time and distance constraints, here’s your opportunity to get the training you and your DI Team want and need for the “Verses!  Foiled Again” Challenge.

We will make this training as close to a “live performance” as we can.  We will answer questions both via e-mail (chat feature) and over the audio connection as much as possible.  If we are unable to answer your question because we are overwhelmed, we will try to respond to your questions directly after the Webinar.

The Team Manager Training Session will be November 16, 2010 at 6:30 PM and all you need are your trusty computer (for the video) and a set of speakers or a headset (for the audio) parts of the presentation.  The audio and video will be handled over the Internet so you won’t need an additional phone line for audio connectivity.  A high speed or Broadband Computer Internet connection is recommended.  Dial-up web access will not be an acceptable connection for this training.

Once you receive your notice of Registration, please do not share it with others – it is uniquely yours and I am not sure if any given registration can log in more than once.

We hope to “see” you there!

– Your “Verses!  Foiled Again” State Challenge Masters – Nora Johnson, Ron Dutton and Jim Sirko.

Title: “Verses! Foiled Again” Team Manager Training #1
Date: Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Time: 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM MST
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server
Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.4.11 (Tiger®) or newer

James M. Sirko, P.E.
Sirko Associates, Inc.
12130 Pennsylvania St. #102
Denver, Colorado  80241
(303) 428-0901
jsirko@sirko.com
www.Sirko.com

•    Design and build Equipment to move various Materials to and from towering heights
•    Start and end the Presentation with the Equipment contained in a Storage Box
•    Create and present a Sales Promotion highlighting the features of the Equipment
•    Complete all of the above with no AC electrical power

Challenge B: spinning a tale – scientific

•    Research Energy Cycles in the Natural and/or Physical World
•    Develop and present an original three-act Circular Story that demonstrates knowledge about one Energy Cycle of the team’s choice
•    Create a DIcycler that changes as the Story progresses and the acts change
•    Create a Finale that uses your DIcycler to signal the end of your Presentation

Challenge C: triple take road show – fine arts

•    Use three different Storytelling Methods to tell the same story to three team-chosen Pretend Audiences
•    Portray the Travel Methods used to move your Traveling Road Show between different Pretend Audiences
•    Integrate a team-created Technical Spectacle into one presentation to a Pretend Audience

Challenge D: mythology mission – improvisational

•    Create a five-minute Improvisational Skit about a Mission involving a Mythical Creature. This must be done in a five-minute Preparation Time prior to your Presentation at the Tournament.
•    Incorporate research about a Culture from a country
•    Incorporate three Souvenirs randomly selected from the list of items and combine them to create one Master Prop
•    Incorporate an Unexpected Problem that is discovered on stage

Challenge E: verses! foiled again – structural

•    Design and build a Structure made only of Aluminum Foil, Wood and Glue
•    Test how much weight the Structure will hold
•    Present a Story about a character that is Foiled
•    Integrate team-written Verse and published Verse into your Story

Rising Stars: big bug’s bad day – noncompetitive

Calling our youngest creative problem solvers! Your team will:

•    Learn about bugs and how they work with other living things
•    Create a play that tells about Big Bug’s bad day
•    Explore how Big Bug’s friends try to make the day better

Project OutReach: dynamic networks – service-learning

Make a difference in your community! This Challenge has two distinct portions:
•    First, your team will design and carry out a Project to address a real community need and integrate a social network
•    Second, at the Tournament, your team will showcase your Project with an Album and a Presentation, as well as complete an Instant Challenge

You may not be sure whether you understand something about your Team Challenge or the Rules. When you have a question and you can’t find the answer in the Challenge, the Published Clarifications or the Rules of the Road, it’s time to ask for a Team Clarification. A Clarification is a statement that explains the boundaries of a stated rule or Team Challenge requirement. Questions asked by your team are answered by the International Challenge Masters (ICMs) in charge of your Team Challenge. The ICMs will answer your team’s questions and send them directly back to you. The question and answer will not be shared with any other team. For more information, please refer to the Clarification pages in the Rules of the Road in the 2009-10 Destination ImagiNation Team Program Materials.

Published Clarifications

When the International Challenge Masters feel there is an issue about a Team Challenge or the Rules of the Road that all teams should know about, they write a Published Clarification. A Published Clarification supersedes the Rules of the Road and the Team Challenge, as well as a Team Clarification. Every team is expected to know the Published Clarifications for its Challenge.

Click on the Challenge name to see the Published Clarification or to ask for an individual Team Clarification:

• Direct DIposit
• DI-Bot
• You’re Gonna Flip!
• Do or DI
• Breaking DI News
• Band Together

Important: Clarification deadline is February 15, 2010

It’s was requested that the PowerPoint presentation from the Team Manager Training session be posted to the web site for everyone to view. If you have any further questions please contact your Regional Challenge Master (listed in the PowerPoint) or one of the Area Challenge Masters for DI-Bot.

Challenge B TM Presentation

If you are interested in attending please contact Jim Sirko


Challenge “E” Team Manager Training Webinar

Tuesday,  January 12, 2010 from 6:30 PM till 9:00 PM

Challenge “E” Appraiser Training Webinar (Appraisers Only)

Tuesday, February 2, 2010  from 6:30 PM till 9:00 PM

Challenge E: Breaking DI^® News

Educational Focus: Structural Engineering, Materials Science, International Relations, Research, Innovation and Design Process, Mathematics, Theater Arts, Teamwork.

The Destination:
Where This Challenge Will Take You!
Extra, Extra! Read all about it! DI teams make headlines building a structure that holds the most and weighs the least. Choose this Challenge and your team will reduce your props, reuse a story and recycle a newspaper all to prove that you can do more with less!

Points of Interest! Your team will:

• Design, build, and test a Structure made only of newsprint and glue.
• Reduce the props and scenery used in the Presentation to fit inside a 30in x 24in x 48in (76.20cm x 60.96cm x 121.92cm) container.
• Reuse a story about a Newsworthy Event in a nation other than your own.
• Recycle newsprint by using it creatively in a costume or prop.
• Create two Side Trips and integrate them into the Presentation.

DI eXtreme Celebration Tournament

on February 27, 2010 at South Middle School, 12310 East Peakview Drive in Aurora

We are limiting the number of teams to 24 so get your registrations in NOW!

For teams of High School and College students only

but everyone is welcome to come see how the big kids do it!

Download your registration form here: DI eXtreme Registration Form

Challenges Designed To Push The Boundaries

You can run but you can’t hide. DI eXtreme takes the world of Destination ImagiNation, melts it down, reforges it, and blows it up. DI eXtreme teams solve Challenges that are designed to push the boundaries, and the lack of time, sleep, and resources associated with this age group combine for the perfect formula for edgy and intense solutions. DI eXtreme is more than just a fun event for high school and college-aged participants: it is the ultimate test of creativity, teamwork and problem solving.

The DI eXtreme program is available for all individuals or teams in high school or college/university, even those competing in DI Challenges. Various Regions and Affiliates offer DI eXtreme Challenges at their Tournaments. At these Tournaments, kits are provided that include all materials needed to run the site.

Technical elements are enhanced with performance requirements, brewing a pure adrenaline rush that propels teams to utter wackiness. DI eXtreme is run on different platforms that vary in duration and cost requirements. Throw out everything you think you know about DI, because we certainly have!

The Creative Spark Challenge for Global Entrepreneurship Week

Do you think you have what it takes to create the next great interactive game? Is there an entrepreneurial spirit inside you just yearning to get out? Destination ImagiNation, Inc.® (DI) has partnered with Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) to bring you a Challenge that combines creativity, teamwork and problem solving with a self-starting spirit.

Our Creative Spark Challenge is all about designing and creating a new interactive game that will ignite creativity, teamwork and problem solving in teenagers. Teams will be required to create and test prototype games, assign price points not to exceed $10, secure sponsorships, and create short commercials.

The winning team will have its game produced and sold by DI, and receive an all expense paid trip to DI’s Global Finals 2010 in Knoxville, TN. At Global Finals, the team representative will showcase his or her team’s game to more than 16,000 attendees.

Visit www.ShopDI.org to register and view the full contest rules.

The deadline for entries is November 22, 2009.

Submissions will be reviewed and the top five games selected by GEW and DI will be presented for final voting to the public on December 1-7, 2009. The winning game will be announced on December 9th, 2009.

Test your creativity and entrepreneurial skills by entering the Creative Spark Challenge today.