DI is large, distributed organization with many volunteers filling many roles.  Below is a table of the roles recognized by DIHQ and by the Resource Area and Global Finals web sites.  Below the table we briefly outline the functions each role can perform on the website.


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Role

Abbrev

Meaning

Affiliate Director

AD

the primary contact between DIHQ and the affiliate

Affiliate Training Director

ATD

the primary organizer of training for team managers and appraisers in an affiliate

Affiliate Tournament Director

ATND

the person in charge of the affiliate level tournament for an affiliate

Affiliate Growth Director

AGD

the person charged with increasing the number of teams in the affiliate

Affiliate Challenge Master

ACM

the person responsible for the administering a team challenge, instant challenge or scoring in an affiliate

Affiliate Administrator

AA

a technical person who assists the AD in managing the affiliate on DI websites

Affiliate Board Member

AB

a member of the governing board of an affiliate

Regional Director

RD

the primary contact for a region within an affiliate

Regional Training Director

RTD

the primary organizer of training for team managers and appraisers in a region within a region

Regional Tournament Director

RTND

the person in charge of a regional level tournament within a region

Regional Challenge Master

RCM

the person responsible for the administering a team challenge, instant challenge or scoring for a region within a region

International Challenge Master

ICM

the person responsible for the administering a team challenge, instant challenge or scoring across all affiliates

Challenge Dissector

ICD

a person tasked with critiquing drafts of a new DI challenge

Challenge Writer

ICW

a person tasked with drafting a new DI Challenge

Trustee of Board

BOT

a member of the DI Board of Trustees

Team Number Purchaser

TP

the purchaser of a team number for a DI team

Team Coordinator

TC

a person responsible for handling many of the administrative tasks associated with a DI team

Team Manager

TM

a person that works with a DI team guiding them through the process of solving annual challenges


Affiliate Director (AD)

  • Resource Area
    • assign affiliate roles such as ACMs, ABs, AAs
    • assign regional roles such as RDs, RCMs
    • define regions
    • assign teams to regions
    • define tournaments and events
    • set affiliate attributes such as website and whether team info can be editedGlobal
    • change team info such as coordinators, team managers, challenge and level
    • export teams, team managers and coordinators
    • import team information, team managers and coordinators
    • import tournament schedules (also download)
    • advance teams to the next level of competition
    • visit AD, AGD and team challenge forums
    • download most documents (challenges, training, affiliate documents, instant challenge materials,...)
    • view public and private clarifications
    • create score sheets
  • Global Finals
    • nominate officials and view status
    • certify winners and monitor acceptance
    • register as AD
    • view schedule


Affiliate Administrator (AA)

  • just about anything the AD can do except
    • nominate officials
    • register for Global Finals


Affiliate Training Director (ATD)

  • Resource Area
    • download many documents (challenges, training materials)
    • view roles
    • view affiliate teams
    • view public and private clarifications
    • export schedules and teams advancing to next level of competition
  • Global Finals
    • nominate officials
    • register as ATD
    • view schedule


Affiliate Tournament Director (ATND)

  • Resource Area
    • download many documents (challenges,...)
    • view roles
    • view affiliate team summary


Affiliate Growth Director (AGD)

  • Resource Area
    • download many documents (challenges,...)
    • view roles
    • view affiliate teams
    • export schedules and teams advancing to next level of competition


Affiliate Board Member (AB)

  • Resource Area
    • download many documents (challenges,...)
    • view roles
    • view affiliate team summary


Affiliate Challenge Master (ACM)

  • Resource Area
    • download many documents (challenges, training materials)
    • view roles
    • view affiliate teams
    • view public and private clarifications for their challenges
    • export schedules and teams advancing to next level of competition
    • if Score Room ACM import schedules and teams advancing to the next level of competition
    • create score sheets


Regional Director (RD)

  • Resource Area
    • assign regional roles such as RDs, RCMs
    • assign teams to regions if enabled by AD
    • define regional tournaments and events
    • change team info such as coordinators, team managers, challenge and level within region
    • download teams, team managers and coordinators within region
    • import team information, team managers and coordinators within region
    • import tournament schedules within region (also download)
    • advance teams to the next level of competition from region
    • download most documents (challenges, training, instant challenge materials,...)
    • view public and private clarifications
    • create score sheets
  • Global Finals
    • nominate officials
    • register as RD
    • view schedule


Regional Training Director (RTD)

  • Resource Area
    • download many documents (challenges, training materials)
    • view roles
    • view affiliate team summary


Regional Tournament Director (RTND)

  • Resource Area
    • download many documents (challenges,...)
    • view roles
    • view affiliate team summary


Regional Challenge Master (RCM)

  • Resource Area
    • download many documents (challenges, training materials)
    • view roles
    • view affiliate teams
    • view public and private clarifications for their challenges
    • export schedules and teams advancing to next level of competition for their regions
    • if Score Room RCM import schedules and teams advancing to the next level of competition for their regions
    • create score sheets for their regions