Welcome to Maryland DI 2008-2009
Important Announcements

Post-Globals Pin Sale!
Now is your chance to get a full set of the 2009 Maryland Pins, including those made just for the Globals teams. Or maybe you just need a few pins to complete your set. Prices are low, as are supplies of some of the pins. Build your pin collection while supporting Maryland DI. Click here for the order form and pin photos.

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2008 - 2009 Maryland Affiliate Fees
Note that the following Maryland affiliate fees should be added to the purchase price of each DI membership through www.shopdi.org or via paper registration (link to paper application): Teams purchasing their memberships through www.shopdi.org will see that the affiliate fee will automatically added to their purchase price. Teams using a paper registration should be sure to add the affiliate fee in the designated spot on the form and to add the amount to payment check.

  • 1-team membership affiliate fee - $50 + $135 membership cost = $185
  • 5-team membership affiliate fee - $100 + $390 membership cost = $490
  • 30-team membership affiliate fee - $600 + $2,250 membership cost = $2,850 (for school districts only)

Project Outreach
Maryland DI will be piloting the new Project Outreach challenge at a special Project Outreach tournament on April 11, 2009 at Washington College in Chestertown. For more information about the tournament, contact Connie Watkins at watkinsc@intercom.net. Teams will need to hold a current DI membership and to register on the new Maryland registration system as well as with Connie Watkins.

There will be no Project Outreach at Regional Tournaments. Outreach teams receiving an Outstanding rating at the Tournament will be invited to display their exhibits at the Maryland DI Tournament on April 18th, but will not perform their challenge presentation. Teams achieving Excellent or Outstanding ratings will be eligible to apply to participate at Global Finals.

The National Dairy Council is offering free DI memberships to teams certifying that they will participate in Project Outreach. The application for this free membership is available at http://www.idodi.org/08-09downloads/flagship/po_app_08-09.pdf.

What Is Destination Imagination?


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Welcome

Destination ImagiNation (DI) is the world's largest creative problem solving program for kindergarten through college-aged learners, going strong in 50 states and over 40 countries. Teams of up to 7 members solve one of six different Challenges, which they perform in front of appraisers at tournaments. DI participants develop life skills while solving challenges through their unique hands-on experiences in the sciences, technology, mechanics, engineering, theater, improvisation, goal setting, time and budget management, team building, and leadership. Our ultimate goal is to teach participants that through their creativity, teamwork, and perseverance, they can DIvelop creative solutions to complex problems completely on their own! For more information on all DI's programs, see the DI, Inc. website at www.idodi.org.

Who can join? Anyone! Your school, PTA, gifted program, Community Ed or after school program, home school group, YMCA or YWCA, Scouting programs, 4H, community organization, your family - anyone up for a challenge and fun!

Each year, over 400 Maryland creative problem solving teams compete throughout the state. Many teams will begin working in September, but others begin the process later in the year. After weeks and months of preparation, the teams will begin competition at the regional level during the months of February and March. There are eight Maryland Destination ImagiNation regions. The winning teams will advance to the Affiliate Tournament, April 18, 2009 at Towson University. The first and second place winners will advance to the global tournament to be held at the University of Tennessee.

Tournament season is getting ready to start. This is the best time to investigate starting DI at your school or organization. Find a tournament near you, contact the regional director for a schedule and spend the day with the brightest and most creative kids in Maryland. The 2008-2009 challenges will be released on September 1st to all registered members. For information on how to purchase your membership, contact Affiliate Director, Sally Gold.

DI Video
Check out this great video introduction to Destintion Imagination, brought to you by DI, Inc.!

Sally Gold
Maryland DI Affiliate Director
sally24k@aol.com or 410-337-0591

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