[Signature Event] Silicon Valley Signature Robotics Tournament - Middle School

Agenda

Agenda

Friday 2/14

5:00pm Team Check-in and Robot Inspection Begins

8:00pm Venue Closes

Saturday 2/15

6:30am Doors open for volunteers

7:00am Doors open for teams

7:30am Opening ceremonies

8:30am Qualification matches begin

12:00pm Lunch

1:00pm Qualification matches resume

4:00pm Party begins

5:00pm Last qualification match for the day

8:00pm Party ends and park closes

Sunday 2/16

6:30am Doors open for volunteers

7:00am Doors open for teams

7:30am Qualification matches resume

11:00am Skills fields close

12:00pm Lunch

1:00pm Qualification matches resume

2:00pm Qualification matches end

2:30pm Finals matches begin

3:30pm Closing ceremonies

4:30pm Competition venue closes

Volunteer

Volunteers will be needed for refereeing, robot inspection, reset, judging, and other positions. The volunteer signup form can be found at svsrt.com. Please contact Jeff Layne at [email protected] with any questions.
 

Head Referees for this event must be Certified Referees.

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

In the case of bad weather conditions or possible cancellations, please visit the event on events.vex.com where updates about the event status will be posted as needed.  Please make sure your team's contact information is up to date in your events.vex.com account in the event we need to contact your team.
 

Refund and Payment Policies

Event payments are expected when you register for this event and must be completed (showing PAID in the system) a minimum of three weeks prior to the event date. Unpaid teams will be removed from the event, allowing space for teams on the wait list. No refunds will be made once a team is marked PAID in the system. Please contact Antonio Silva ([email protected]) regarding any questions or concerns.
 

Date: 14-Feb-2020 - 16-Feb-2020

Travel Info

Multiple hotels can be found near the event site if you are traveling from a distance and need accommodations. In the future, you will be able to find a list of hotels with special rates for teams attending this event on svsrt.com.

Webcast

A livestream of our event will be available on St. Catherine School's YouTube channel.
 

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 by 1/31/20. 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 submit the link to the video at svsrt.com, including the team number and contact information for the coach, no later than 1/31/20.
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