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| Out & About |
| in the Odyssey International Community |
 | Dr. Sam and Carole Micklus traveled to Gdynia, Poland, in March
to attend the Polish Odyssey of the Mind National Tournament.
They also visited with the German Association.
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| In January, Rita Sleeman (MI), International Problem Captain for
Problem 3, conducted a Judges Training Workshop in Shanghai,
China. Mr. Weixen Chen, China's Association Director, hosted the
two-day training. The fifty judges who attended, some traveling
from as far away as Beijing, were very enthusiastic and dedicated to
their roles as judges. The Association's Board of Directors and the
judges were extremely hospitable to Rita and her daughter
Christine, a former Odyssey participant.
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| Adam Rusilowski (Poland) represented CCI on a trip to Uzbekistan
to help Feruza Rashidova organize the Odyssey of the Mind
Association there. They held a conference to introduce the program
to educators in Uzbekistan and in the neighboring countries of
Kirgistan and Tadjikstan. Adam presented workshops for coaches
and judges there. Adam also represented CCI in April at the
European Festival in Korman, Slovakia.
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| Program Director Sammy Micklus presented at the Texas
Association for Gifted Children Conference, where he spoke about
integrating creative problem solving into regular school curriculum.
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