Illinois VEX IQ State Championship 2020 - Elementary School Only

Date: 14-Mar-2020 Add to Calendar
Event Code: RE-VIQC-19-9411
Program: VEX IQ Robotics Competition™
Event Type: Open Tournament
Field Control System: VEXNet Field Control
Capacity: 16
Spots Open: 0
Event Region: Illinois
Standard Registration Opens: 1-Oct-2019 07:00 EDT
Registration Deadline: 9-Mar-2020 17:00 EDT
Price: $100.00

This event is closed to registration because:

This event currently has no spaces available.
It is past the registration deadline.

General Info

IMPORTANT UPDATE

Thursday March 12, 10:00 AM

IL State Event Partner Troy Blunier and the other event leaders including the Illinois TSA manager and the other VRC event partners assisting with the operation of the event, and in consultation with the REC Foundation, the Illinois State University administration, and the McLean County Health Department, have decided to postpone all Illinois State VEX Robotics Championship events until further notice.

World Championship spots will be filled according to the guidelines to be announced by the REC Foundation for Championship events that have been canceled or postponed.

More information will be forthcoming later today or tomorrow. We wanted to get this immediate notice out so coaches, team members, families, and volunteers are able to cancel travel arrangements as possible.

Thanks for your patience and understanding as we work our way through this unprecedented, unpredictable, and rapidly changing situation.

Please check here for the latest information on the status of the 2020 Illinois VEX Robotics State Championships.

Welcome

This is the Illinois State Championship for VEX IQ Elementary School teams. This event is the largest event in Illinois, with teams from VRC high school, VRC middle school, VEX IQ middle school, and VEX IQ elementary school all competing under one roof.

This is a one-day event on Saturday May 14. Please check the Agenda tab for details.

Illinois VEX IQ – Elementary School has been granted 3 World Championship spots:

1 Excellence Award Winner
2 Teamwork Champions

If a team double-qualifies for a World Championship spot, the state’s next highest ranking team from the World Skills Standings up to and including the State Championship receives the invitation. World Championship invitations from the World Skills Standings are offered after the results of the State Championship have been posted at events.vex.com, and will not be announced at the State Championship.

World Championship qualifying awards and invitations are issued to teams whether or not the teams have expressed an intention to attend the event. Unaccepted World Championship invitations are not offered or transferred to other teams.

Grade Level: Elementary

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 14-Mar-2020

Venue/Location:

Bone Student Center - Illinois State University
200 N University St
Normal, Illinois 61761
United States

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Agenda

Revised Feb 25, 2020
Check back the week before the event for updates!

8:30 AM Check-in & Inspection opens
9:00-10:00 AM STEM Presentation for top 5 contenders*
10:00 AM Check-in & Inspection closes**, match list is generated
10:10 AM Opening Ceremonies
10:30 AM Match play begins, Skills fields open
12:00 Noon Match play suspended; Skills fields remain open
12:30 PM Match play resumes; Skills fields remain open
2:00 PM Match play ends, Skills fields close
2:15 PM Finals Matches (all teams compete in finals)
2:45 PM Awards and closing

* The top 5 contenders for the STEM Presentation as judged by Video submissions for State Championship will be contacted by email NO LATER THAN 1 week before the event with a scheduled time/location for the team to deliver the STEM Presentation. Make sure the team's Primary Contact email at events.vex.com is correct.

** If your team is running late and you might miss check-in time, you MUST call the Event Partner contact listed on the General Info tab of the event. The Match List will be run at 10:05 AM and cannot be re-run.

EVENT METRICS:
8 qualification matches (target)
For each multiple of 4 matches played, the team's lowest score is dropped (see Game Manual)
Match cycle time: 2 minutes 50 seconds
Minimum match gap: 4 matches
Maximum match gap: 13 matches
Average match gap: 8 matches

Volunteer

We need a lot of volunteers! Sign up will be available Fall 2019

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

Due to the size of this event, this event will not be canceled. If bad weather was to occur, use your own discretion on attending the event. Some suggestions are to come a day early to get ahead of the weather or stay an additional day to avoid travel in adverse conditions.

Refund and Payment Policies

Due to the size and complexity of this event, there are no refunds for this event at all.

Date: 14-Mar-2020

Bone Student Center - Illinois State University
200 N University St
Normal, Illinois 61761
United States

Travel Info

2020 VEX Robotics State Championship Hotel Suggestions

**Note that due to other events the same weekend we do not have blocks of rooms available with specific hotels, the following are recommendations, along with contact information. **

Closest Hotels to ISU’s Bone Student Center

- Hyatt Place Bloomington / Normal

200 Broadway, Normal, IL 61761 • (309) 454-9288

- Bloomington-Normal Marriott Hotel & Conference Center

201 Broadway, Normal, IL 61761 • (309) 862-9000

Hotels within short driving distance

East Side of Town (5 min drive West)

- Hampton Inn & Suites Bloomington-Normal

320 S Towanda Ave, Normal, IL 61761 • (309) 452-8900

- Chateau Hotel and Conference Center

1621 Jumer Dr, Bloomington, IL 61704 • (309) 662-2020

- Candlewood Suites Bloomington-Normal

203 Susan Dr, Normal, IL 61761 • (309) 862-4100

- Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Bloomington-Normal Airport, IL

2403 E Empire St, Bloomington, IL 61704 • (309) 662-3100

North Side of Town (5 min drive South)

- Radisson Hotel & Conference Center

8 Traders Cir, Bloomington-Normal, IL 61761

West Side of Town (10 min drive East)

- Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Bloomington

1014 Wylie Dr, Bloomington, IL 61705 • (309) 827-8000

- Holiday Inn Express Bloomington West

1031 Wylie Dr, Bloomington, IL 61705 • (309) 820-9990

- Hampton Inn Bloomington West

906 Maple Hill Rd, Bloomington, IL 61705 • (309) 829-3700

Webcast

Check here for a link to our webcast, March 14th, 2020.

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:

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
Record the STEM Presentation as a video following the instructions in the STEM Research Project and Presentation document.
Upload the video to one of the online video resources following the instructions in the STEM Research Project and Presentation document.
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:
Troy Blunier <[email protected]>
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.
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.
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

Participant Release Form Spanish

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.