Space City VEX IQ Tournament
- Date
- 23-Jan-2021 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-VIQC-20-1734
- Program
- VEX IQ Robotics Competition™
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Capacity
- 21
- Spots Open
- 12
- Event Region
- Texas - Region 3
- Standard Registration Opens
- 1-Nov-2020 04:07 EST
- Registration Deadline
- 10-Dec-2020 04:08 EST
- Price
- $50.00
- This event has reached capacity. Teams on waitlist may still be added.
- It is past the registration deadline.
General Info
Space City VEX IQ Tournament
Competition Preparation
1. Review the rules and run through the inspection checklist about a week before the competition so that there is ample time for adjustments. The inspection checklist can be found here.
2. Check the official VEX forums for rule updates and changes.
3. Carefully read all of the information contained in the tournament posting on events.vex.com
4. Pack for the event the day before the day of departure. Here are a few items that you don't want to forget.
Robot
Goggles/Safety Glasses
Spare parts & tools
Batteries and chargers
Programming cable
Power strip
Laptop computer
Engineering notebook (if you have one, helpful for Judges, Design and
Excellence Awards)
Banners and other decorations for your team pit
Giveaways if you have them
5. Be sure to read 101 Things You Should Know Before Your First VEX Tournament.
6. Review the descriptions and criteria for the awards that are being given during the tournament.
7. Prep for your interviews with the judges. Check the awards tab to see what awards will be given during the tournament.
8. Remember that safety comes first, please don't bring tools that pose a safety risk to your team, or others nearby as the venue is a very tight fit. Also, remember no grinding or other actions that create sparks.
9. Understand how the game will be played. VEX participants are more than welcome to watch the referee training videos before they attend a tournament.
10. Read through the Robot troubleshooting guide.
All approved events and event attendees are required to follow all local, state, federal, or any other government ordinances regarding COVID-19 safety procedures, social distancing, and best hygiene practices. We will continually assess, based on current government guidelines, whether to postpone, cancel, or significantly reduce the number of attendees when necessary
Grade Level: Elementary
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: All Remote Judging
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 23-Jan-2021
Venue/Location:2903 Falcon Pass
Houston, Texas 77062
United States
Contact the Event Partner
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Wednesday 1/20
6:00 - 8:00pm - Design Award Judging Finals via Microsoft Teams
Thursday 1/21
6:00 - 7:00pm - Team meeting on Microsoft Teams - See Recording Here
Saturday 1/23
8:30 am Doors open, pits open, registration open
9:00 am Skills begin
| Skills Schedule | ||||
| 9:15am | CCISD | 810B | ||
| NASA | ---- | |||
| Jacobs | 810C | |||
| All Points | 810D | |||
| 9:40am | CCISD | 826A | ||
| NASA | ---- | |||
| Jacobs | 826B | |||
| All Points | 826C | |||
| 10:05am | CCISD | 33111A | ||
| NASA | ---- | |||
| Jacobs | 1116M | |||
| All Points | 53732D |
10:30 Skills end
10:45 am Qualifications begin
12:00 pm Lunch
12:45 pm Matches resume
2:10 pm Qualifications end
2:30 pm Teamwork Finals
3:00 pm Awards
Volunteer
Volunteers make these events possible.
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.
Health and Safety Policies
- Follow CCISD Self-screening (see below)
- Cloth face masks are required of all participants at all times inside the facility.
- Face shields may be worn in lieu of safety glasses (VRC Q&A 663), but are not an acceptable substitute for a cloth face mask.
- No spectators (CCISD plans to live-stream all events)
- Suggested limit of competitors per team: 1 mentor and 3 students per robot
- Keep pit tables at 8-10’ apart
- No practice fields will be available
- Inspections will be performed at the pit table. Inspectors will circulate throughout the pits during the inspection time
- No queue tables, teams will be called directly from their pit tables to the field
- Concessions
- Packaged food only
- Pre-order lunch individual boxes will be available
- Electronic submission of notebooks and all paperwork (see dates in adjenda)
- Remote judging will take place during week of event.
- Participants must have completed consent forms on events.vex.com
- Avoid touching your face. Properly sanitize your hands if you must do so.
- Hand sanitizer is available at all entrances and competition fields. Participants are expected to clean their hands every time they move between areas (pit to field, field to pit, etc.)
- No sharing of personal items or robot parts between teams (Teams from the same school may share batteries and are expected to use appropriate sanitary cautions when doing so.
All approved events and event attendees are required to follow all local, state, federal, or any other government ordinances regarding COVID-19 safety procedures, social distancing, and best hygiene practices. We will continually assess, based on current government guidelines, whether to postpone, cancel, or significantly reduce the number of attendees when necessary
Webcast
Lunches
Help us help you with a pre-order lunch
The Robonauts Booster Club will be providing lunch pre-ordering for the Space City VEX IQ Tournament on January 23, 2021. The tournament will be held at CCISD's Learning Support Center (old CLHS 9th Grade Center), 2903 Falcon Pass, Houston, TX 77062.
We ask that each team competing in the tournament who would like to pre-order, please fill out ONE group order. This year we will be offering personal pizzas along with Chick-Fil-A sandwiches and nuggets
Limit one payment per team order.
https://forms.gle/ne7hnainVdjGQ2K68
Judging
Judging for this tournament will take place remotely. Please use the link below to submit your engineering notebook.
Only finalists for the Design Award will be interviewed. Interviews will take place on Wednesday 1/20 from 5:30-8pm. Teams to be interviewed will be contacted by 5pm Monday 1/18 with a specific time and a link for their interview. According to judging rules, an adult team mentor MUST be in any virtual meetings between students and judges. Teams without a mentor in the meeting will not be interviewed and disqualified from the Design Award.
This form closes on Friday 1/15 at 10:00pm