Destination Imagination — New York

The 2017 NYDI Eastern Regional Tournament took place on Saturday, March 18, 2017,  at Somers Middle School.

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General Information

The tournament schedule has been posted.
Please note that some performance times may change any time up to the day of the Tournament!

Questions or requests about the schedule should be directed to your Regional Director, [email protected], as soon as possible.

Team Managers should review ALL of the following documents:

• Our 7 Secrets to a Successful Tournament presentation.
• Travel Guide for Teams, which has very important information about procedures on the day of the tournament.
• Check-in and Prop Handling Procedures
• Team Manager Tournament Tips
• A Typical Tournament Day
• Picking up and Understanding Your Scores

It's also a good time to review your Challenge, the Rules of the Road, and any Published Clarifications.  You should start completing your Tournament Data Forms now.

 

Team Challenges

Teams, supporters and spectators are all encouraged to see as many Team Challenge performances as possible. Come early, stay late, and support as many teams as you can.

Team that have props should store them in their assigned Prop Zone when they arrrive at the Tournament. You will receive a Prop Zone sign / ticket which you must post near your props. Due to limited available space, we request that teams avoid loading their props into the Prop Zone earlier than two hours before their performance time, unless they have large props which require significant assembly.

Please note that for most challenges the Prop Zone, Prep Area and Launch Area / Performance Area will be in different rooms, separated by standard classroom doorways. Teams are reminded that they will have very limited time in the Launch Area to do any adjustments (usually no more than 3 minutes) before their presentation time begins. Teams should consider how they will move their props and equipment quickly and reliably from Prop Zone, to Prep Area, to Launch Area and onto the Performance Area.

Instant Challenge

Instant Challenge check-in will be in Room 317 on the 3rd floor. Teams should report to check-in no later than 20 minutes before their scheduled Instant Challenge performance time.

Please note that Instant Challenge is not open to spectators. Only the Team and a single Team Manager may enter the Instant Challenge area. Teams may not bring any electronic equipment, cameras, or timing devices of any sort into the Instant Challenge room. Teams are not allowed to discuss their experience in Instant Challenge with anyone outside the team until after Global Finals.

Afternoon Activities

After the last challenge finishes (around 4pm) we have a lot of work to do tabulating scores, ranking the teams, deciding on which teams will receive Special Awards, handing any team queries about their raw scores, and getting ready for the awards ceremony. It's all critical stuff which must be done before we announce results. But don't worry - there is a lot you can do during that down time:

• Visit the Cafeteria for a snack
• Shop for mementos in the NYDI Store
• Be an audience judge in our Appraiser Hat Contest
• Participate in the DI Shirt and Pin Auction
• Head off campus for late lunch, early dinner, or some shopping

Awards Ceremony

The Awards Ceremony will take place at approximately 5pm (location TBD). Please note that there is some uncertainty in the starting time of the ceremony, as we cannot begin until all of the teams' scores have been tabulated.

Advancement Policy

Teams which achieve 1st or 2nd place [and 3rd place for Top Secret (Scientific) Elementary Level / Vanished! (Fine Arts) Elementary Level] will advance to the NYDI Affiliate Tournament in Binghamton in early April, 2017. In the case of a tie, the tied teams will advance according to their rank, and will not affect the advancement of teams at a lower rank.

Additionally, any team whose total score is within 10 points of an advancing team and has won (1st place) in any competition portion (Central Challenge, Team Choice Elements or Instant Challenge) will be given the opportunity to be evaluated by a second set of Appraisers, and therefore advanced.

Volunteers

As part of a volunteer organization, each team has a responsibility to facilitate the Regional Tournament. Each team must send a volunteer (in addition to the manager and the appraiser) to facilitate the operation of the tournament. Typical volunteer assignments are 40-90 minutes - but we do also have roles avaliable for individuals who can make a longer committment. See the Index of Volunteer Roles for more details.

Volunteer assignments and times are listed at the far right of the Tournament Schedule.

Tournament Schedule

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