Welcome to Gulf Coast DI! On March 3rd, 2018 you are invited to the largest regional celebration of creativity, innovation and teamwork in Texas!

Important Resources www.idodi.org Roadmap Rules of the road Challenge www.texasdi.org www.gulfcoastdi.com Your school’s DI sponsor Your district’s DI representative ( see Contacts page ) Your regional director Todd Anderson gulfcoastrd@gmail.com

Step 1 – Form a team 1) Follow your school district’s rules for team formation 2) Make sure your team’s formation adheres to the rules of team formation in the Rules of the Road document

Step 1 – Form a team District Deadlines: Cy-Fair : Oct 31st Ft Bend: Oct 31st Katy: Oct 31st

Step 2 – Pick a challenge 1) Have your team decide which challenge they want to participate in. This is the first test of team chemistry and a good starting point for teaching teamwork. Please try to decide on a challenge early as we need solid numbers before the end of the year to plan the tournament.

Step 3 – Get your team number 1) Each team that participates must have a valid team number. If you are an independent team, you will need to purchase your team number from www.shopdi.org If you are participating through a school district, please check with your school sponsor/district DI coordinator for your team number

Step 4 – Register your team 1) Create an account on www.texasdi.org if you don’t have one. Review the instructions for registering your team on www.gulfcoastdi.com/team-registration.html Please register early, you can still edit your information until the registration deadline in mid-January.

Ongoing Practice with your team Attend team manager training sessions ( check schedule on www.gulfcoastdi.com ) Regularly check for clarifications on www.idodi.org for your challenge. Regularly check the www.gulfcoastdi.com website for tournament information Watch for email communications from your regional director Monday

Important Dates 10/10/17 – IC Forum – Katy ISD ESC – 7-9:00 pm 10/31/17 – Last day to register a team with Katy ISD, Cy-Fair ISD and Fort Bend ISD 11/30/17 – Early bird discount deadline ( independent teams only ) 12/9/17 – Team Workshop – Salyards Middle School - 8 am – 12 pm 1/15/18 - Gulf Coast registration deadline 3/3/18 - Gulf Coast regional tournament – Dulles High School 4/6 – 4/7/18 – Texas affiliate tournament - Mansfield 5/21 – 5/26/18 – Global Finals – Univ of Tennessee

Most importantly Have fun and enjoy the journey with your team!