Registration Links
Membership | Teams | Judges and Volunteers
All teams and judges must be registered by Jan. 8!
Jumpstart Grants
Interested in starting an Odyssey of the Mind program? Your first year is on us! Apply for a Jumpstart Grant today at paodyssey.com/get-started.
You’re eligible for a grant if you’re a new membership or an existing membership that has not had a team compete in the past five years.
These donor-funded grants cover the registration and tournament fees, and a stipend for supplies. The average grant is worth over $400.
If you have any questions, please contact Ryan at pr@paodyssey.com.
Membership Registration
Membership registration is for your entire school or organization. It allows you to have one team per problem and division. Your school may purchase more than one membership (think Awesome HS Team A and Awesome HS Team B) to have more than one team per problem and division.
International Level– Click here
$290 per membership, payable to Creative Competitions, Inc. (CCI)
Regional Level– after national registration, mail payment to the NEPA treasurer
$125 per membership, payable to NEPA Odyssey of the Mind
Regional payment must be received by Jan. 8
After this deadline, the price increases to $180
Mail Regional payment to:
Mary Beth Adelman – NEPA Regional Director
307 Maple Ave.
Clarks Summit, PA 18411
Email Mary Beth at regionaldirector.ne@paodyssey.com if you need an invoice to submit to your school or need any more info.
Still have questions? Check out our Coordinator Cheat Sheet (.PDF)
Team Registration
Odyssey of the Mind Members’ Area to access Team Registration
You’ll need your membership number and zip code to log in.
Teams must be registered by Jan. 8.
Judge Registration
Our regional tournament is run and officiated completely by volunteers. To make this possible, each team must provide judges as listed below. Judges must attend training and the regional tournament.
Judges can be anyone over the age of 18 – parents, teachers, friends, family, former OMERs… anyone who isn’t coaching.
- 1 long term judge per team
- 1 spontaneous judge for every two teams (e.g. 1 or 2 teams need 1 spontaneous judge, 3 or 4 teams need 2, etc.)
- 1 extra long term judge per every 10 teams
Judges must register by Jan. 8. Per state guidelines, teams that fail to provide a judge may be penalized up to 25 points on competition day. For this year’s deadlines, see the schedules page.
Volunteer Registration
Each team must also provide one volunteer, who does not need any training and only needs to be available for a couple hours the day of the tournament. Volunteers help with watching doors during performances, selling merchandise, and other logistical tasks.
Additional Resources
Parents’ Role at Competition (.PDF)