Guidelines and Procedures
for Selecting Designs for North Carolina
Odyssey of the Mind Trading Pins
- PURPOSE OF THESE GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES – The purpose for developing this document is to
allow for the full participation of everyone in the development of our
official North Carolina Odyssey of the Mind trading pins. This document describes the development
of designs, the selection process, distribution
of the pins and how the proceeds are used.
Everyone involved in the North Carolina Odyssey of the Mind Program
is encouraged to become involved in the development of the state pins.
- SUBMISSION OF PIN IDEAS AND ART WORK -The North Carolina Odyssey of the Mind Board
of Directors encourages the submission of art work and pin ideas. Anyone may submit pin ideas and
artwork. All design ideas and
artwork or other materials are to be submitted to either
Carolyn Braly or Barbara Parris,
Co-Chairs of the Pin Selection Committee by September 1. A standing invitation to submit ideas
for pin designs will be posted on the North Carolina Odyssey of the Mind
Web Site at this URL http://western.ncom.org
or http://ncom.org. Regional Directors are encouraged to
post the same invitation on regional web pages and send appropriate
communication to memberships in their regions.
- MEMBERSHIP OF PIN SELECTION COMMITTEE -The Pin Selection Committee membership and Co-Chairs
are selected annually by the Board of Directors. Membership shall include at least one
Board member from each of the regions in the state and other interested
members or individuals as approved by the Board or the Pin Selection
Committee.
- COMMITTEE REVIEW AND SELECTION PROCESS - On September 1 of each year, Barbara Parris,
Co-Chair, will compile all submitted ideas and artwork (along with past
design ideas) and distribute copies to the committee members for
preliminary review. A meeting of
the Pin Selection Committee will be scheduled during the last two weeks of
September if possible. The meeting
will be held at a location near the central part of the state or at
another location as determined by the committee. After a full review of all design ideas,
the Pin Selection Committee will select the pin designs for the new
Odyssey of the Mind season. These
pins are the only official trading pins for North Carolina and will bear the letters NCOM, NC Odyssey of the Mind, North Carolina Odyssey of the Mind, North Carolina OotM or NC OotM and the
year.
- PIN SALES - The official North Carolina Odyssey of the
Mind pins will be available for purchase at all regional tournaments and
the state tournament. All proceeds
from the sale of pins are used to help support the state program.
- PINS FOR WORLD FINALS - All team members, coaches, officials and
other individuals advancing to World Finals will be given an opportunity
to purchase the official North Carolina trading pins at a reduced price.
- REGIONAL PINS – Each Odyssey of the Mind region in the state
may develop their own pins. The
regional pins can use the letters NCOM, NC Odyssey of the Mind, North Carolina Odyssey of
the Mind, North Carolina OotM or NC OotM. However,
the regional pins must bear the region’s name on the pins and be available
for purchase by all teams advancing to World Finals from that region. If pins are still available after the
regional teams are supplied, the remaining pins may be sold to others in
the state.
- INDIVIDUAL TEAM PINS - The North Carolina Odyssey of the Mind Board
of Directors encourages teams to purchase the official North Carolina pins which will be available to all teams
advancing to World Finals. If a
team or individual designs their own pin, the pin CANNOT bear the letters NCOM, NC Odyssey of the Mind, North Carolina Odyssey of
the Mind, North Carolina OotM or NC OotM. These
letters can only appear on official North Carolina state and regional trading pins. All
team/individual pin designs should be designed with appropriate subject
matter and may have their team’s name, school name, or their Odyssey of
the Mind problem name. Teams should
get their pin design approved by either Barbara Parris (barbaraparris@verison.net) or Carolyn Braly (bralyc@coastalnet.com), Co-Chairs
of the Pin Selection Committee.
- Important
Notice - The use of
“OM” is illegal and strictly forbidden by
court order. We have been warned
that pins bearing “OM” Will be confiscated at World
FINALS.
This document has been
approved by the North Carolina Odyssey of the Mind State Board of
Directors. Revised July
27, 2005.