Carrender Robotics/COIL VEX IQ Tournament
- Date
- 20-Jan-2018 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-VIQC-17-4369
- Program
- VEX IQ Robotics Competition™
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Capacity
- 24
- Spots Open
- 2
- Event Region
- California - North
- Max Registrations per Organization
- 3
- Standard Registration Opens
- 26-Oct-2017 22:59 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 13-Jan-2018 23:59 EST
- Price
- $80.00
- It is past the registration deadline.
General Info
General Info
Carrender Robotics in cooperation with COIL Charter School is excited to host our second VEX IQ Tournament. The event is open to 24 elementary/middle school VEX IQ teams. We are initially accepting up to three teams from each school. We encourage schools to put their extra robot teams on the waiting list. We will place these additional teams as a priority to the tournament if there is space available.
To place a team on the waiting list, please contact Eva Carrender at [email protected] (preferred)
Competition:
- Tournament Champion
- Robot Skills Champion
*** The Engineering Notebook will be turned in at the check-in table and returned after the judging.
***TEAMS MUST ARRIVE BY 9:00 am TO BE INCLUDED IN THE MATCH LIST
Volunteers Needed
We need lots of help for the tournament. Thank you to all that have volunteered to help and those that will help us out at the event. Each team is required to provide volunteers to be eligible to participate in the competition.
Volunteers email [email protected] put VEX IQ Volunteer in the subject line. Indicate your 1st and 2nd choices.
High school students who volunteer are eligible for community service hours. Bring your paperwork to be signed off.
We are hosting a food funraiser. Items for breakfast, lunch and snack will be available for a fee.
Our intention is to create a no frills tournament geared toward those teams that have not had an opportunity to attend a tournament somewhere else.
All the best,
Eva Carrender
Event Partner
[email protected]
Carrender Robotics
Making. Learning. Fun.
Teaching Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math
Grade Level: All
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 20-Jan-2018
Venue/Location:4700 Calaveras Avenue
Fremont, California 94538
United States
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Agenda
7:30am Doors open for Volunteers
8:30am Doors open for teams
***Food will be available for sale on site!***
Teams Check in
Pits open
Practice fields open
Registration & Inspection begin
9:00am Event Announcements/Drivers meeting
9:15 am TEAMS MUST CHECK IN BY 9:15 TO BE INCLUDED IN THE MATCH LIST
9:30 am Opening Ceremonies
9:45 am Qualification matches begin
12:15 pm Break for lunch
***Food will be available for sale on site!***
12:45 pm Qualification matches continue
2:00 pm Qualification matches finish
2:00 pm Finals matches begin and Skills events Close
2:30 pm Awards ceremony
3:00 pm Competition event closes
Pack for the event the day before the day of departure. Here are a few items that you don't want to forget:
Spare parts & tools
Batteries and chargers
Programming cable
Power strip
Extension cord
Laptop computer
STEM Project Presentation Materials
Engineering notebook
Volunteer
Volunteers Needed
We need lots of help for the tournament. Thank you to all that have volunteered to help and those that will help us out at the event. Each team is required to provide volunteers to be eligible to participate in the competition.
Volunteers sign up by email to [email protected] put VEX IQ Volunteer in the subject line. Indicate your 1st and 2nd choices.
High school students who volunteer are eligible for community service hours. Bring your paperwork to be signed off.
Technical Positions include: Robot Inspection, Referees, Judging, Skills Field, Scorekeeping
Non Technical Positions Include: Team Queuing, Field Reset, Field setup, Cleanup, Emcee
For information on volunteer positions check here:
http://www.roboticseducation.org/documents/2016/08/volunteer-roles-overview-2.pdf
http://www.roboticseducation.org/volunteers/volunteer-resources/
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
This event will be held indoors. It will be cold and the forecast is for clouds but no rain.
In the case of bad weather conditions or possible cancellations, please visit the event on events.vex.com where updates about the event status will be posted as needed. Event Partners will also make every effort to reach teams directly in case of an emergency. Make sure your team contact information is up to date in your events.vex.com account, as this is the information that will be used to contact your team.
Refund and Payment Policies
Refund Policy
Teams that sign up for this event will not be provided with a refund if they do not compete.
Event payments are expected when you register for this event and must be completed (showing PAID in the system) a minimum of 1 week prior to the event date. Unpaid teams will be moved to the wait list and replaced with another team already on the wait list.
No refunds will be made once a team is marked PAID in the system. Please contact Eva Carrender for further information.
Date: 20-Jan-2018
Circle of Independent Learning School4700 Calaveras Avenue
Fremont, California 94538
United States
Travel Info
Travel Info
https://goo.gl/maps/tp57kjRqVCG2
Location
COIL Charter School (Circle of Independent Learning)
4700 Calaveras Ave, Fremont, CA 94538
Multipurpose Room (towards front of parking lot)
Free parking, bathrooms on site, ADA compliant
Date
January 20, 2018
9:00 - 3:00
A 1-page description of the current challenge (VEX IQ Ringmaster) is available here.
VEX IQ Challenge Ringmaster Game Description