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White Pine VEX IQ Challenge Tournament 2019

Date
19-Oct-2019 Add to Calendar
Event Code
RE-VIQC-19-8866
Program
VEX IQ Robotics Competition™
Event Type
Open Tournament
Capacity
24
Spots Open
15
Event Region
Nevada
Max Registrations per Organization
6
Standard Registration Opens
8-Jul-2019 10:00 EDT
Registration Deadline
5-Oct-2019 21:00 EDT
Price
$35.00
This event is closed to registration because:
  • It is past the registration deadline.

General Info

The tournament will be held at David E. Norman Elementary in Ely, NV!  We will be running teamwork challenges and skills challenges.  We will be judging engineering notebooks.

Teams that have not checked in 45 minutes prior to the beginning of the qualifying matches will be dropped from the roster so that the match list may be run. Teams that are running late must contact the event partner prior to this cut off if they do not wish to be dropped.


Grade Level: All

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 19-Oct-2019

Venue/Location:
David E Norman Elementary School
1001 E 11th Street
Ely, Nevada 89301
United States

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Agenda

8:00 Doors Open

9:00  -9:15 Registration and Inspection (Skills fields open for any robot that has passed inspection)

9:15 -9:30 Driver's Meeting

9:30 -12:00 Qualifying Matches and Skills Challenges and Judging

12:00 - 12: 30 Finals and Awards

1:00 Doors Closed

Volunteer

If you could like to volunteer, contact Curtis Nielson at [email protected].

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

If the tournament has to be cancelled, due to weather, we will let you know beforehand and will refund you your full registration fee. The event partner will reach out to each team's primary contact number, teams should be sure that numbers are updated and include school and non-school numbers!

Refund and Payment Policies

If a refund is needed, please contact Curtis Nielson at [email protected].  A refund, minus the five dollar RECF registration fee, will be provided if asked at least three weeks before the competition.  After this date, no refunds will be given.

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:

    Curtis Nielson <[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

REC Foundation Design Award Rubric

REC Foundation Design Award Rubric

 

Participant Release Form Spanish

Participant Release Form Spanish

 

REC Foundation Code of Conduct

REC Foundation Code of Conduct

 

Criteria for registered VEX IQ Challenge teams (Elementary and Middle School) to qualify for participation in championship events.

VIQC Qualifying Criteria

 

A description of this year's STEM Research Project

STEM Research Project Topic (2019-2020)

 

A description of this year's STEM Research Project  Rubric.

STEM Research Project Topic Rubric (2019-2020)

 

VIQC Sqaured Away One Page Description.

VIQC Sqaured Away One Page Description

 

VIQC Robot Inspection Checklist.

VIQC Robot Inspection Checklist

 

Participant Release Form English

Participant Release Form