AvengerRobotics: Ragnarok (MS Only)

Agenda

8:00AM - 9:00AM - Check-In/Registration/Inspection
Note: All teams must be through inspection by 9:00AM
8:00AM 11:00AM - Skills Challenge and design Interviews
11:00AM- 11:15AM - Drivers Meeting & Welcome
11:15AM - 12:00PM - Qualification Rounds 
12:00PM - 12:30PM - Lunch

12:30-2:00 Continue Qualification rounds / Begin Finals

2:30  Finals and awards

Schedules change due to Murphy’s law.

Volunteer

Interested volunteers should contact:

Jon Welsch

[email protected]

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

Teams will be notified as early as possible if it is determined that bad weather will cause a change in event-day plans.  In the event of a cancellation, every effort will be made to reschedule for a later date.  If teams are not able to attend the rescheduled date, entry fee refunds will be issued. Please sign up for this season's events Remind class by texting the message "@aaisquare" to the phone number "81010"

Refund and Payment Policies

Refunds will be made to teams up to two weeks prior to the event, provided a written request is submitted (via email) to Jon Welsch ([email protected]).  Any cancellations inside of the two-week window will not result in a refund.

If the event is rescheduled because of a weather-related event, refunds will be issued to teams that are unable to attend the new date.

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. Please have either a coach, adult mentor, or student team member submit the link to the video no later than ONE WEEK BEFORE the tournament date:

   http://stem.avengerrobotics.com

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