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NCOM Eastern Region Tournament registration is now open!

Registration is $175/team, but we offer an Early Bird discounted fee of $125 if you are registered on or before December 24, 2025.  The registration fee for Primary and Odyssey Inclusive teams is $25.

The final deadline for registering is January 15, 2026.

Get started by following the tutorial, “Creating Teams and Navigating Teams Registration“, in the member area of the main Odyssey of the Mind website:

To register as a judge, please complete this form:

To register as a volunteer, please complete this form:

Register for the Spontaneous Fair

• Learn about Spontaneous techniques
• 4 practice sessions (all types of problems)
• Receive feedback; interact with other teams
• Fee is $60/team (includes all team members and coaches)
• Number of teams is limited & registration will close on Monday, January 19, 2026

Click the above button to register for the Spontaneous Fair.

Schedule:

We encourage all team members to attend the Spontaneous Fair as all team members will be able to participate in Spontaneous competitions this year!

Primary teams may not understand or have the skills necessary to be successful in solving these problems. Instead of attending this event, a less intense method of exposing Primary teams to spontaneous problem solving is encouraged.

Questions about tournament logistics?
Want to get insight into coaching best practices?
Need some guidance or assistance with any issues related to OotM?

Coaches – please join Randy Burton, the Eastern Region Director, and other NCOME Board members for a Q&A tailored specifically to your needs. This virtual meeting is open to any Eastern Region coach and all questions are welcome. No outside assistance will be given, of course, but you will be pointed to resources that can help you and your team.

Topic: NCOM Eastern Region – Coaches Webinar
Time: Dec 6, 2025 10:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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NCOM Eastern Region Tournament registration is now open!

Registration is $175/team, but we offer an Early Bird discounted fee of $125 if you are registered on or before December 24, 2025.  The registration fee for Primary and Odyssey Inclusive teams is $25.

The final deadline for registering is January 15, 2026.

Get started by following the tutorial, “Creating Teams and Navigating Teams Registration“, in the member area of the main Odyssey of the Mind website.

Odyssey of the Mind Coaches Training will be presented virtually via Zoom. Coaches will find the session information invaluable as the Odyssey of the Mind season gets into full gear!

When:
Saturday, October 25, 2025
8:00AM – 12:40PM

Planned Class offerings: 
– New Coaches Seminar
– Returning Coaches Seminar
– P1 – Off The Rails
– P2 – Lost in OMERland
– P3 – Classics… The Epic Quest
– P4 – Life’s A Ball!
– P5 – Taller Tales of John Jivery
– Primary Problem – Clowning Around With Science
– Balsa Wood Basics
– What is ‘Style’?
– Judges – What Do They Do and What Do Teams Need to Provide
– Scheduling and Planning the OM Year
– Spontaneous


Class offerings may change. The schedule (linked to the button above) will be updated with any changes.

All classes will be offered virtually via Zoom. Zoom links will be emailed prior to the training to the registered attendees. 

Registration ($15 per coach) is now open!

Schedule:

Sessions Offered:

Electricity and Wiring (batteries, light bulbs, wires, and motors)
From Script to Stage (creating a script and acting it out)
Creative Use of Materials (how to use trash items, other items found around the house, and making them into sets/props)
Balsa Wood (all about balsa wood)
Working with PVC Pipe (creating sets, backdrops, props, etc. using PVC pipe)
Characterization (how to “become” a character in a performance)
Brainstorming and Time Management (how to get the most out of brainstorming sessions and how to budget your time for creating your performance)
Creative Costumes (how to make really creative costumes)
Spontaneous Skills (how to solve Spontaneous Problems)

Notes:

• Registration is $12 per team member.  There is no charge for adults. 
• Please use the button above to register. Once you have finished entering your registration information, the confirmation screen will provide a payment link to complete your registration.  
• There must be at least one adult on site with the team during the fair.  Team members may split up into different sessions if you prefer to do so.  There will be plenty of adult supervision so the adult from the team will not have to stay with all the team members all day.
• Once you have registered and paid, you will be contacted via email with more details on the fair, and with an individual schedule for each of your team members for the day.  Bring this schedule with you!  Your team members will go straight to their first session when they arrive.  There will be no on-site registration.

For additional information, contact Randy Burton:
[email protected]

NC Eastern Region is hosting its third annual Spontaneous Challenge on Saturday, October 11 at Rogers-Herr Middle School in Durham.

At this event, teams of 3-7 participants will compete in all three spontaneous problem types against teams in their same age division.

No Odyssey of the Mind membership is required! This event is a great opportunity to introduce the program to interested students and parents, form a “dream team” from kids who have split into different schools, or even put together a neighborhood or community group for a fun Saturday morning.

The cost is $50 per team.

Registration is closed.

October 11, 2025
8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Rogers-Herr Middle School
911 W Cornwallis Road
Durham, NC 27707