2019 New Zealand VIQC National Championship

Date: 6-Dec-2019 - 8-Dec-2019 Add to Calendar
Event Code: RE-VIQC-19-8234
Program: VEX IQ Robotics Competition™
Event Type: Open Tournament
Capacity: 60
Spots Open: 13
Event Region: New Zealand
Max Registrations per Organization: 7
Standard Registration Opens: 1-Jul-2019 09:00 EDT
Registration Deadline: 1-Dec-2019 23:59 EST
Price: A$150.00

This event is closed to registration because:

It is past the registration deadline.

General Info

Central Robotics and Kiwibots are proud to present
the 2019 New Zealand VIQC National Championship.

This will be a 2 day event (Saturday 7 Dec, and Sunday 8 Dec) with early check in/inspection available Friday afternoon.

Fine Designs is unfortunately not able to make it to this event

Fine Designs - Custom Printed Apparel

Fine Designs, a custom apparel company, will have a stall at the event and will have various shirts and other items available for purchase that can be personalised with a variety of printed designs. If you are interested in purchasing a personalised souvenir, we recommend planning accordingly with regards to budget.

Volunteer, Mentor, Teacher Awards:

This is your chance to say THANK YOU for all the hard work that teachers, volunteers and mentors
put into making it possible for you to participate in your VEX program.
Please take the time to recognise teachers, volunteers and mentors for their efforts in this season.

Share this link with students and teams: Nomination form for individual Awards

Design / Engineering Books :

Please hand the clearly labelled design books in during check in & inspection

STEM Research Project:

Entries due no later than 30th November.

Please see the "STEM Research" tab or the STEM Research Project documents (2019-2020 topic Science info is on last link) under the "Documents" tab on the RobotEvents page for more information.

Registration Fees

Team	Fee (New Zealand Dollar)
Full Registration Fee	NZ$150
Registration for team that brings complete field and Squared Away Game Elements	NZ $100
Registration for team that brings a volunteer for the event (2 days)	NZ $100

NOTE:
Teams are responsible for setting up the field on Friday 6 December
Only one discounted fee available per team.
One school/organisation can have mulitple discounts.
Examples:
A school that brings 4 volunteers and has 4 teams pays NZ$400
A school that brings 1 field+elements and has 4 teams pays NZ$550

Student definition and grades (If you think your team is in the wrong grade please email us asap):

Student - Anyone born after May 1, 2004 (i.e. who will be 15 or younger at VEX Worlds 2020). Eligibility may also be granted based on a disability that has delayed education by at least one year.
Students are the individuals who design, build, repair, and program the Robot with minimal adult assistance.
• Elementary School Student - Any Student born after May 1, 2007 (i.e. who will be 12 or younger at VEX Worlds 2020). Elementary School Students may “play up” and compete as a Middle School Student.
• Middle School Student - Any eligible Student that is not an Elementary School Student.

Live Stream:

The event will be livestreamed via the Kiwibots YouTube channel.

The stream will be available via the following links.

2019 IQ Nationals - Day 1 (Saturday 7th)

2019 IQ Nationals - Day 2 (Sunday 8th)

If you have any questions, please contact
Stephan van Haren [email protected]
Ben Ellery [email protected]

Grade Level: All

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 6-Dec-2019 - 8-Dec-2019

Venue/Location:

Conference & Function Centre
354 Main Street
Palmerston North, 4410
New Zealand

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Agenda

Friday 6 December 2019

3:00 PM Check-In & Inspection
5:00 PM Venue Closes

Saturday 7 December 2019

8:30 AM   Doors Open
   Check-In & Inspection
9:15 AM   Check-In closes
9:30 AM   Opening Ceremony/Driver Meeting
   Individual Awards
10:00 AM   Practice Matches
11:00 AM   Teamwork Matches
12:00 PM   LUNCH
1:00 PM   Teamwork Matches
4:30 PM   Teamwork Matches Finish
5:00 PM   Pits Close
5:00 PM   Booking Ends

Sunday 8 December

8:30 AM   Doors Open
8:50 AM   Welcome/Announcements
9:00 AM   Qualification Matches (cont.)
12:00 PM   LUNCH
1:00 PM   Finals Matches
   - Team Awards
2:00 PM   Closing Awards Ceremony
   - Team Awards
2:30 PM   Event Finishes
3:00 PM   Pits Close
5:00 PM   Booking Ends

Volunteer

Volunteer Registration is now Closed

Thank you for your interest in volunteering at the 2019 New Zealand IQ National Championship. We are delighted to have received more volunteer registrations than are required, so unfortunately we are not accepting any more volunteer registrations.

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

We will endeavour to send registered teams an email if event is cancelled due to unforseen weather events

Refund and Payment Policies

Teams will get a full refund if registration is cancelled before 2 December 2019.
No refunds will be given after this date

Date: 6-Dec-2019 - 8-Dec-2019

Conference & Function Centre
354 Main Street
Palmerston North, 4410
New Zealand

Travel Info

We recommend that teams make use of early check-in and inspection on Friday afternoon, if at all possible.

Each registered team will receive 1 free parking pass upon check-in.

Webcast

The event will be livestreamed via the Kiwibots YouTube channel.

The stream will be available via the following links.

2019 IQ Nationals - Day 1 (Saturday 7th)

2019 IQ Nationals - Day 2 (Sunday 8th)

STEM Research

This season the STEM Research Project is presented as a 4-minute video plus 15 seconds of credits that the team records and uploads to SchoolTube, YouTube, or a similar online video platform. A link to the video must be submitted to the Event Partner no later than ONE WEEK BEFORE the tournament date. Follow these steps:

Please refer to the **STEM Research Project and Presentation** document from the REC Foundation. The document can be found in the VEX IQ Challenge Team Resources area at https://www.roboticseducation.org
Record the STEM Presentation as a video following the instructions in the STEM Research Project and Presentation document.
Upload the video to one of the online video resources following the instructions in the STEM Research Project and Presentation document.
Have the coach or another adult email the link to the video, including the team number and contact information for the coach, to the Event Partner no later than 30 November 2019:
Stephan van Haren <[email protected]>
Top 5 teams will be interviewed by judges at the event. Please refer to the STEM Research Project and Presentation document for details.
Only ONE submission allowed per team. If two or more video links are sent to the Event Partner, only the first link received will be considered.
The winner of the STEM Research Project Award will be announced with the other judged awards at the event.

If you have questions about this process, please contact your REC Foundation Regional Support Manager. Refer to our website for contact information: events.vex.com/support

REC Foundation Design Award Rubric

Participant Release Form Spanish

REC Foundation Code of Conduct

Criteria for registered VEX IQ Challenge teams (Elementary and Middle School) to qualify for participation in championship events.

VIQC Qualifying Criteria

A description of this year's STEM Research Project

STEM Research Project Topic (2019-2020)

A description of this year's STEM Research Project Rubric.

STEM Research Project Topic Rubric (2019-2020)

VIQC Sqaured Away One Page Description.

VIQC Sqaured Away One Page Description

VIQC Robot Inspection Checklist.