CANCELED: The North Dakota VEX U Tournament

Presented by the University of North Dakota

Date: 8-Jan-2026 Add to Calendar
Event Code: RE-VURC-25-2413
Program: VEX U Robotics Competition
Event Type: Open Tournament
Event Format: In-Person
Field Control System: Smart Field Control
Capacity: 24
Spots Open: 24
Event Region: North Dakota
Max Registrations per Organization: 6
Standard Registration Opens: 13-Oct-2025 16:00 EDT
Registration Deadline: 1-Jan-2026 16:00 EST
Payment Deadline: 5-Dec-2025 21:00 EST
Price: $200.00

A maximum of 50% of team registrations can be from any one event region

Region	Maximum %	# Spots Allowed	# Spots Remaining
North Dakota	50%	12	12

This event is closed to registration because:

This event has been canceled.
It is past the registration deadline.

General Info

General Info:

VEX U teams, this is a great opportunity to compete and stay to volunteer at the North Dakota Signature Event. Teams that volunteer at the North Dakota Signature will receive free registration! This VEX U tournament takes place in the Alerus Center football stadium the night day before the North Dakota Signature.

During your stay check out the indoor water park in the attached Canadinn Destination Center. This event is hosted by the College of Engineering Mines at the University of North Dakota.

Event Partner Contact Info:

Andrew Dahlen - [email protected] - 218-791-4010

University of North Dakota College of Engineering and Mines

Grade Level: College

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: All In-Person Judging

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 8-Jan-2026

Venue/Location:

Alerus Center
1200 S 42nd St
Grand Forks, North Dakota 58201
United States

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Agenda

Thursday January 8th 2026:

12:00 PM Pit area and inspections open.
12:30 PM Skills open
1:00 PM Check in closes*
1:30 PM Inspection closes
1:30 PM Opening ceremony
1:40 PM Qualification rounds - 6 Minute Cycle time
6:00 PM End skills
6:25 PM End qualifications
7:00 PM Division Elimination rounds
8:00 PM Final Match
9:00 PM End of Event

Volunteer

Welcome, it takes a lot of volunteers to make this a successful event. Thank you for volunteering. No experience necessary to volunteer, come help out and join in the fun. Please feel free to sign up for multiple shifts, duties. Parents, family and freinds associated with teams make for amazing volunteers, and it is far more rewarding to volunteer than to simply watch the event. As an added bonus, volunteers receive food and an event T-shirt!

A volunteer link will be added soon.

If you have further questions about volunteering, please contact:

Andrew Dahlen - Cell 218-791-4010 - Email: [email protected]

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

Teams are advised to watch robotevents.com for weather or emergency related cancellations. If the tournament must be cancelled or postponed, the name of the tournament will change to cancelled or postponed. In the event of a cancellation or postponement, teams will be sent additional information via Email.

Please call Andrew Dahlen 218-791-4010 if you have questions.

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event:

This situation is highly unlikely and an 80% refund will be provided.

If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend:

Teams must pay their registration fee two week prior to this event. Unpaid teams will not be allowed to compete. Once a team has paid the registration fee, no refunds will be given.

Date: 8-Jan-2026

Alerus Center
1200 S 42nd St
Grand Forks, North Dakota 58201
United States

Travel Info

Check out the Where to Stay and Travel tools on Visit Greater Grand Forks:

https://www.visitgrandforks.com/where-to-stay/

https://www.visitgrandforks.com/travel-tools/

Airports

GFK - Grand Forks International Airport: https://gfkairport.com/ - 6.5 Miles to Alerus Center

FAR - Hector International Airport - https://www.fargoairport.com/ - 75 Miles to Alerus Center

Hotels

Hotel attached to Alerus Center:

CANAD INNS DESTINATION CENTER GRAND FORKS

1000 South 42nd St, Grand Forks, North Dakota, 58201

855-516-1090

Hotel Room Blocks

A number of hoeld blocks have been reserved for this event:

Canad Inns: 50 rooms @ $159/night + tax
Sleep Inn: 30 rooms @ $169/night + tax
SpringHill Suites: 20 rooms @ $139/night + tax

Judging Format

All In-Person Judging - The Team Interviews and Engineering Notebooks will be judged in-person the day of the event. Teams should bring a physical copy of their notebook to submit to the judges.

Payment

Please know that unpaid registrations will will be given two weeks from the date of registration to arrange payment. Signature events fill up quickly and typically have a long waiting list eager to get registered. After two weeks, unpaid teams will receive notification via email and be moved to the waitlist loosing their reserved spot. We understand that it can take some time to make payment, and some flexibility can be earned with good communication.

Waitlist

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