Space City VEX IQ Tournament

Agenda

Friday Night

4:30 - 6:30 Check-in/Inspection/Skills

Saturday

7:00        Doors Open/Team Check-in begins

7:30        Inspections Open

8:00        Team/Coach meeting in Auditorium

8:30        Inspections Close

8:45        Schedule finalized and printed (“VEX via” app is even better, download in advance)

9:00        First Match (PLEASE have your robot ready before 8:45)

Noon     Lunch

1:00        Qualification matches continue (All teams will have 7 qualification matches, lowest score dropped)

2:30        Alliance Finals and Awards

3:30        Finished and clean up

Volunteer

Volunteers make these events possible. If you are interested in volunteering please sign up here: Volunteer Signup

Volunteers will receive breakfast, lunch, snacks and a free t-shirt.

Please email me at [email protected] with any questions

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

All cancellations will be communicated through email. Please check your email the day before and the morning of the tournament (before leaving).

Unfortunately, there will be no make-up in case of weather cancellations.

Refund and Payment Policies

No refunds will be given once registration closes.

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:

   James Jobe [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.

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

VEX TEXT

Use VEX TEXT to get alerts for your upcoming matches.  For each match, the subscribed team members will receive 2 alerts, one 20 minutes prior to the match and one 10 minutes prior.  This will help ensure teams are at the queueing table on time.  Sign up here