Agenda

The following Agenda is tentative and will be updated closer to the event dates
 

Sun, Feb 14th, 2027

5:00 PM - Inspection and Skills Open 

7:45 PM - Inspection and Skills Close

8:00 PM - Facility closes. All teams requested to vacate the premises.

We request all teams to be inspected on Sunday, Feb 14th. In case you are unable to make it on Feb 14th, we require you to be fully inspected by 7:30AM on the 15th. This is a hard deadline.

Mon, Feb 15th, 2027

6:45 AM Doors, pits, and practice fields open; Registration and inspection continue

7:15 AM Inspection Closes for remaining teams (hard deadline)

7:30 AM Opening Ceremonies

8:00 AM Qualification matches begin & Skills Fields open

12:00 PM Lunch break

12:30 PM Qualification matches resume

6:30 PM  Qualification matches ends & Skills fields Close

7:00 PM Elimination Matches begin

8:30 PM Awards

9:00 PM - Facility closes. All teams requested to vacate the premises.

Voluntário

We’re looking for enthusiastic volunteers who can bring their energy and willingness to help run the tournaments and support us!

Sign up today and be part of the action -- Tournament Volunteering Sign Up Form: https://tinyurl.com/VEXTournament-volunteer

Please reach out to Nisha Malani at [email protected] for other volunteering opportunities at ICC Milpitas!

• All volunteering counts towards volunteering hours for students

• We are happy to sign necessary volunteering hours forms for you

Política de Emergência/Condições Climáticas Adversas

We do not expect dad weather to not impact this event, since all activities are indoors or in covered areas.

However, in case of an unforeseen cancellation, the event partner(s) will communicate with you as early as possible. 

Teams should make sure their contact information on events.vex.com is up to date, and includes phone numbers that they will be able to access during weekends and / or holidays, in case of any urgent communications become necessary.

Políticas de reembolso e pagamento

If the Event Partner cancels the event: 

Event partner(s) will try their best to issue full refunds (minus the $10 processing fee charged) in the event of an unforeseen cancellation.

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

Registrations will not be refunded for teams that registered but did not attend. If there are teams on the waiting list that can backfill vacated spots, and if you let us know at least five weeks before the event date, refunds can be provided.

All payments MUST be received before the payment deadline date. Teams registered after payment deadline will need to pay registration fee within 1 week.  If payment is not received, teams will be moved to the waitlist, and teams from the waitlist will be offered the spot. Reminders will be sent before the payment deadline. Unless you have an explicit exception from the event partner, your team will be placed back on the waitlist if payment is not received by the payment deadline.

Encontro: 14-Feb-2027 - 15-Feb-2027

Informações de viagem

Travel Info

Book your group rate for VEX Robotics Competition Room Block

Teams make their own reservations at the link below to book rooms at a discount. You will be directed to the property’s home page with the negotiated rate code already entered in the appropriate field for a quickroom reservation. You may also call the Marriott reservation line at 1 (800) 321-2211 or (510) 656-1800 and refer to the name of the group to receive the special group rate.

VEX Robotics Competition Room Block Information

Hotel: Courtyard by Marriott Milpitas Silicon Valley

Address: 1480 Falcon Drive, Milpitas CA 95035

Room Reservation Link: Click Here

Discounted rate: 109 USD per night

Booking Dates: between Friday, February 12 - Monday, February 15, 2026

Cutoff Date: February 9, 2026 but note that these reservations get full much earlier.

Marriott Hotel contact: Tawanna Lewis (Sales Executive) +1 (408) 758-1107 (M) [email protected]

Any reservations or changes made past the cutoff date cannot be guaranteed but will be accepted based on availability.

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Things to do nearby:

• Go Kart Racing - Santa Clara - 8 miles - Directions from Tournament Location

• Things to do in San Francisco - TripAdivsor 

• Exploratorium - a public learning laboratory exploring the world through science, art, and human perception on Pier 15, San Francisco 

• California Academy of Sciences - an aquarium, planetarium, rainforest, and natural history museum in the heart of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park

• Chabot Space & Science Center - a full dome planetarium, giant screen theater, and research-level telescopes in the Redwood Regional Park in Oakland 

• Hiller Aviation Museum - a Smithsonian Affiliate museum, was opened by helicopter designer and inventor Stanley Hiller Jr., featuring more than 50 aircraft 

• Computer History Museum

• NASA Ames Research Center 

• Intel Museum

Formato de Julgamento

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•  Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions / In Person Team Interviews: Team interviews will be conducted in-person at the event. Engineering notebooks will be submitted digitally for evaluation via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact. A submission deadline that may be scheduled ahead of the event date. Engineering Notebook submission date will be published soon.

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