VIQC Mediterranean Open 2020

Agenda

Thursday 20th February

12h - 16h Team Registration, Robot Homologations, Free Practices. 

16h - 17h Welcome Party: Chocolate snack

17h - 19h Friendship Skills Catalonia

Friday 21th February

8.30h- 9h Team Registration and Robot Homologations.

9.30h - 10h Briefing

10h Open Ceremony (30 minutes)

10h - 13h Teamworks

13h - 15h Lunch Time

15h - 18h Teamworks

18h - 20h Robots stays in Boxes and Tour departure

Saturday 22th February

8.30h - 10h Skills (Maximum 3 Rounds for Team)

10h - 12h Teamworks 

12h - 13h Skills (Maximum 2 Rounds for Team)

13h -15h Lunch Time

15h - 17h Teamworks (10 first Teams) and Skills Finals (Extra Round)

18h - 19h Awards Ceremony

Sunday 23th February

9h - 14h Optional Barcelona Tour Departure  

Volunteer

If you want to help us and volunteer during this event contact us via mail, [email protected]

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

In case of an emergency, the organization of the tournament will contact you by mail or your phone number.

Refund and Payment Policies

In case of cancellation of team registration does not entitle you to recieve the refund. 

Date: 20-Feb-2020 - 22-Feb-2020

Travel Info

During the VIQC Mediterranean Open 2020 the teams can enjoy an Accommodation Pack.

The first accommodation pack comes with a price of 350 Euros for a team member. 

This pack includes: 

3 nights / 4 days, in the Xior residence the rooms will be triple o double room.

From the Friday dinner to Monday Breakfast (includes all the meals between).

Journeys from the Airport to the Hotel, and unlimited journeys inside the city of Barcelona.

The second accommodation pack has a price of 488 euros which includes 3 nights / 4 days on a 4 stars Hotel called The Gates Diagonal situated near the Agbar tower where you would see the Sagrada Família. This pack includes transportation to the competition and returning to the hotel. 

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 ONE WEEK BEFORE the tournament date:

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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