CHERRY HILL, N.J. (WVLT) - The University of Tennessee's Knoxville campus will play host to Destination Imagination's Global Finals for a sixteenth consecutive year, bringing with it nearly $30 million in revenue for the University of Tennessee and Knoxville area businesses.
Destination Imagination will host Global Finals 2016 from May 25-28.
At this year's event, 8,000 of the most creative students around the world will showcase their innovative solutions to this season's challenges, including the skills that will help them meet the demands of our ever-changing world.
While the United States' teams comprise the majority of the Global Finals 2016 participants, student teams from countries such as Canada, China, Mexico, Poland, Turkey and Qatar will also be competing.
Each year, DI competitions begin with a regional tournament, where team solutions are assessed by a panel of trained appraisers, ranging from educators to artists to engineers.
Each team solution is scored on a variety of elements, including originality, workmanship, presentation and teamwork.
Teams with the highest scores advance to the affiliate (state or country) tournaments. The top-tiered teams from the affiliate tournaments advance to Global Finals.
Global Finals 2016 is expected to match the record setting year of 2015, with more than 1,400 teams scheduled to be in attendance.
Source: Destination Imagination Global Finals returning to Knoxville
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