Day-by-Day: Wednesday, May 21, 2008
The Day of Opening Ceremony...
Details about this day will be posted as we get closer, including the the Global Finals Newspaper that will be located at the Global Finals venues. We will webcast opening ceremony, so you can watch it wherever you are!
Tonight, the huge kickoff to Global Finals 2008 from the Thompson-Boling arena. This will be webcast live, so click here for the details!
The above is a 360-degree panarama of Opening Ceremony.
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[Download the schedule of events ]
Daily Schedule
| 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | We ART DI! | Specified Info Tents |
| 9:00 a.m. - Midnight | Registration and Housing Check-in | TRECS |
| 9:00 a.m. - Noon | Camp: Rev It Up | UT Conference Center, 4th Floor |
| 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. | Team Manager’s Meeting w/ICMs | Knoxville Convention Center |
| 1:30 p.m. -5:30 p.m. | Camp: Go the DIstance! | UT Conference Center 4th Floor |
| 7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. | Opening Ceremony | Thompson-Boling Arena |
Opening Ceremony!
1,038 teams from around the World attend the opening ceremony of Destination ImagiNation Global Finals at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Competition begins Wednesday morning.
FULL PHOTOS WILL BE POSTED LATER THIS EVENING.
WELCOME: US Deputy Secretary of Education Raymond Simon
We are pleased to welcome U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education Raymond Simon to Global Finals. Below, Deputy Secretary Simon listens to participants about the benefits of being a part of the World's largest creative problem solving organization.
Camps: Tuning Up Creativity
Some teams have opted to take part in creativity camps at Global Finals. The Rev It Up photo albums has been posted in the
Photos -> Events section of the web site.
Teams Check in; Prep Continues
Teams are arriving at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, home of Destination ImagiNation Global Finals - the World's largest creative problem solving competition. It's official - with 1,031 teams, this will be the largest Global Finals ever!
Teams trade pins while team mangers check in (above). Meanwhile, preparations continue for Opening Ceremony which will be webcast here!
Quite a Quiet Night in Knoxville (for now)
