VEX IQ South Meadows MS

Agenda

Tentative Agenda (will be adjusted as needed and will probably finish earlier)

7:15 Doors and Pits Open

8:00 - 8:45 Robot Inspections

9:00 Event Meeting

9:45 Skills opens

9:45 - 12:00 Qualification Rounds

12:00 - 12:30 Lunch Break

12:30 - 2:15 Qualification Rounds

1:30 Skills Closes

2:45 Finals

3:30 Awards 

Volunteer

Please contact Nicole Brown at [email protected] if you would like to volunteer. Food will be provided for volunteers!

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

Inclement weather: A decision regarding the event will be made the evening prior as soon as possible. If the weather begins during the event, coaches and event staff will make the call. If the event has progressed through the qualifiers, the main event will be rescheduled and no refunds. If the event has not progressed through the qualifiers, the entire event will be rescheduled and the fee minus the $5 robot event fee will be refunded. 

Refund and Payment Policies

Refunds, minues the robotevents $5, will be refunded to teams up until 1 week before registration ends (November 29th, 2019). After that date, teams will be refunded 50% of registration.

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:

1. 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
2. Record the STEM Presentation as a video following the instructions in the STEM Research Project and Presentation document.
3. Upload the video to one of the online video resources following the instructions in the STEM Research Project and Presentation document.
4. 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 DEC 10th NOON:

   Janet Rabe <rabej@hsd.k12.or.us>

5. Teams WILL NOT be interviewed by judges at the event, unless the event qualifies teams directly to VEX Worlds. Please refer to the STEM Research Project and Presentation document for details.
6. 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.
7. 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