The Brown Bear Spring Festival

Agenda

TENTATIVE AGENDA

7:00 am . . . Doors Open for Volunteers
7:30 am . . . Referee's Meeting
7:30 am . . . Team Arrivals / Pits Open - - - Team Check-In and Registration 
7:45 am . . . Fields open for Inspection
8:00 am . . . Judges Meeting
8:30 am . . . All fields open for Skills Competition - - -  Registration Concludes - - - Judging Begins
Teams not present and inspected by 8:30 will be dropped from competition.
9:30 am . . . Driver's Meeting
9:45 am . . . Qualifying Matches Begin - - - Skills Challenge Field Opens
12:00 pm . . Lunch Break
12:30 pm . . Qualifying Matches Resume
1:45 pm . . . Qualification Matches End - - - Judging Ends - - - Skills Challenge Field Closes
2:15 pm . . . Final Matches Begin
3:00 pm . . . Awards Ceremony
3:30 pm . . . Doors Close

Volunteer

To volunteer for this event, please contact Gregory Grazette - [email protected].

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

If the event is cancelled due to bad weather, we will reschedule for a later date to be determined. All coaches will be notified of cancellations through RobotEvents. JCPS teams who cannot attend a rescheduled event due to a conflict must notify Lisa Revel ([email protected]) in writing, within 48 hours of the cancelled event in order to receive a full refund.  We apologize for the inconvenience, but refunds cannot be provided to non-JCPS teams.

Refund and Payment Policies

JCPS team registration fees can be refunded if notice of cancellation is received by 1/24/20.   We apologize for the inconvenience, but registration fees for organizations outside of JCPS cannot be refunded.

STEM Research

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 ONE WEEK BEFORE the tournament date:

   Lisa Revel <[email protected]>

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.