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VEX IQ Challenge Qualifying Event in Burr Ridge - Squared Away

Date
8-Feb-2020 Add to Calendar
Event Code
RE-VIQC-19-8999
Program
VEX IQ Robotics Competition™
Event Type
Open Tournament
Capacity
32
Spots Open
5
Event Region
Illinois
Max Registrations per Organization
8
Priority Registration Opens
18-Nov-2019 08:00 EST
Standard Registration Opens
30-Dec-2019 08:00 EST
Registration Deadline
1-Feb-2020 17:00 EST
Price
$55.00
This event is closed to registration because:
  • It is past the registration deadline.

General Info

Date: 02/08/2020

Venue/Location:

Burr Ridge Middle School

15W451 91st St,

Burr Ridge, IL 60527

General Info

Welcome to VEX IQ Challenge in Naperville. Please see the Awards tab for information on which awards qualify teams for State Championship. 

The event will be held in the community center at 

Burr Ridge Middle School

15W451 91st St,

Burr Ridge, IL 60527

 

Concessions including hot food will be available. Please, no carry-ins; concessions help support our event and our programs. Thank you!

If the event is full

If the event is full, please add your team to the waitlist. If there are a number of teams on the waitlist, we will work with our REC Foundation Regional Support Manager and our facility to accommodate additional teams if possible. 


Grade Level: All

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 8-Feb-2020

Venue/Location:
Burr Ridge Middle School
15W451 91st St
Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527
United States

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Agenda

Tentative - subject to change 

7:30 Doors open
  Check-in opens
   - Turn in Design Notebook
   - Turn in Participation Waiver (or complete online waiver)
8:00 Inspection opens
  Practice fields open - inspected robots only
  Skills fields may be open - inspected robots only
Listen for announcements
9:00 Check-In closes
  Inspection closes
  Practice fields close
  Skills fields close
  Match schedule is generated
9:15 Team meeting & Opening Ceremony
9:30 Match play begins
  Skills field opens
11:30 Lunch break (skills field open)
12:00 Match play resumes
2:00 Match play ends
  Skills field closes at 2:00 or when last match is played,
whichever comes first
2:15 Elimination rounds - all teams play
  Awards & elimination rounds
2:45 Final awards and closing
  Pack up and move out

Volunteer

Our event is only possible with the help of many dedicated volunteers. If you are interested and willing to help at this event, please email the event partner.

All-day volunteers will receive a voucher for food from the concessions.

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

If weather looks threatening, please check the General Info tab for up-to-date information on the status of the event. 

Refund and Payment Policies

Please pay within 2 weeks of registration.  If not paid within 2 weeks of event your team may be replaced by a team on the waitlist.

Refund requests received 3 weeks before the registration deadline will receive a full refund minus a $5 processing fee. Refunds will be processed within 6 weeks of the event date. 

If the event is canceled for weather or other reason, full refunds will be issued as soon as reasonably possible. 

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:

    Kamlesh Suthar <[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