State
Finals

New York State Fairgrounds (for Problems 1, 2, 3 & 4) 581 State Fair Blvd, Syracuse, NY 13209 Solvay High School (for Problem 5 and Spontaneous) 600 Gertrude Ave, Solvay, NY 13209

Problem 1: Div I, Div 2/3 NYS Fairgrounds, Micron Center of Progress Problem 2: Div 1 NYS Fairgrounds, Art and Home Center Problem 2: Div 2/3 NYS Fairgrounds, Horticulture Building Problem 3: Div 1, Div 2, Div 3 NYS Fairgrounds, Art and Home Center ​Problem 4 Div I , Div 2/3 NYS Fairgrounds, Horticulture Building Problem 5: Div I, Div 2, Div 3 Solvay High School, Music Room, Auditorium & Gymnasium Check out the Venues (www.nyodyssey.org/venues)page

Both the Fairgrounds and Solvay HS will be open from 6:30am. For Problem 4 the Weigh-In Site in the Horticulture building will open at 7:00 am, but teams performing in the afternoon should not report to weigh in prior to 11:00am, because priority in the queue is given to teams closest to their performance time.

Spontaneous is being held at Solvay High School, 600 Gertrude Avenue, Solvay, NY 13209. Registration is just inside the Auditorium ​Note: Only one coach and the team should go to Spontaneous Registration. Additional coaches and supporters should not accompany the team. Supporters should not to make noise or celebrate loudly as the teams exit spontaneous as this can interfere with other teams competing inside.

There is limited parking at Solvay HS. Three shuttle buses will be running continuously in a loop from the Fairgrounds to Solvay and back again. All teams doing Spontaneous, and general audience members wanting to watch the Problem 1 performances at Solvay, should take the shuttle (a 15-minute ride) to get to Solvay. The bus can be caught outside the Science and Industry Building, opposite the Gate 2 Main Entrance at the Fairgrounds.

Yes. NYSOMA has reserved a block of rooms and several Syracuse hotels, with special rates available till various cut-off dates in March. Check out the Team Hotels (www.nyodyssey.org/team-hotels)page for details.

This year we are doing something special again! We have a giant mobile LED screen which will be displaying photos and messages to the teams in the Micron Center of Progress throughout the day. Coaches and supporters can submit a Shout-On online at the following page: www.nyodyssey.org/shout-outs-submit (www.nyodyssey.org/shout-outs-submit) https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3d08f1_98289f4f7c234c2a969d9e97eea0035c~mv2.png

Please hand in any found items to the Information Booth located in the Center of Progress Building or to Spontaneous Registration at Solvay. Items will be taken to the Awards Ceremony at the Micron Center of Progress so that they can be retrieved by their rightful owners. Items not claimed by the end of awards will be held at the Security Office at the Fairgrounds. It is the responsibility of the owner to contact Security at 315-728-4486 to retrieve.

You can submit the on-line submission form (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1N0nK_qLJ2vKkZF5lGHxJd0xNj1hTFaswcPVL-bOGIbk/edit)here, or by scanning the appropriate QR code posted around the venues. All OMER nominations will be reviewed by a Special Awards Committee and, if awarded, will be announced during the Awards Ceremony.

Successful individuals and teams whose submissions were judged worthy by the Scholarship Committee will be contacted prior to State Finals and be invited to attend on March 21st (if they aren't already competing). Awardees will be announced and a brief clip of their winning videos will be played on the giant LED Screen during the Awards. All honorees will be presented with a check to help with college expenses. Later the winning submitted videos will be featured on the nyodysey.org web page.

The draft schedule will be posted here (www.nyodyssey.org/schedule-state-finals)by March 10th sometime in the evening (or before if possible). Schedule change requests must be submitted by Thursday March 12th at noon. After 12 noon on Friday March 13 the schedule will be final, and no further changes will be made.