Cancelled Due To COVID Restrictions Collingwood VEX Ontario In Person Qualifying IQ Tournament In Person judging and Skills

Date: 6-Feb-2022 Add to Calendar
Event Code: RE-VIQC-21-7023
Program: VEX IQ Robotics Competition™
Event Type: Open Tournament
Event Format: In-Person
Capacity: 30
Spots Open: 30
Event Region: Ontario
Max Registrations per Organization: 10
Standard Registration Opens: 6-Dec-2021 13:15 EST
Registration Deadline: 31-Jan-2022 13:16 EST
Price: CA$70.00

This event is closed to registration because:

This event has been canceled.
It is past the registration deadline.

General Info

General Info

It is our intention to run this event as planned with limited capacity and attendees due to COVID-19 restrictions. Should the situation change we will make adjustments including cancelation of the entire event, modified restrictions or increased capacity.

Current restrictions include (subject to change):

All attendees (12 and up) must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and provide proof of vaccination and id to enter the event venue
All attendees must be free of all COVID-19 symptoms on the event day to attend and enter the event venue, screening and contact tracing will be recorded at the door.
Limit of 5 people per registered VEX team (4 members and 1 coach)
No visitors or spectators may enter the building

Lunch may be offered

Grade Level: Elementary and Middle School

Robot Skills Challenge Offered

Judging Format: In-Person judging

Payment

Payment for this event is made directly to Our Lady of the Bay Catholic High School. Payment should be made by cheque by January 14th, 2022. If a team does not meet the payment deadline, they may be moved to the waitlist. If you require alternate arrangements, please contact John Michalenko [email protected].

Our Lady of the Bay Catholic High School

160 Collins Street

Collingwood, ON

L9Y4R1

Attn: Robotics

Prior to the Event

1. Review the rules and run through the inspection checklist about a week before the competition so that there is ample time for adjustments.

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.

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 )
Giveaways if you have them
Please bring indoor shoes to this event as winter boots will not be allowed in the Gymnasium.

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.

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.

11. Ensure that you have the latest version of firmware.

Grade Level: All

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: All In-Person Judging

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 6-Feb-2022

Venue/Location:

Our Lady of the Bay Catholic High School
160 Collins Street
Collingwood, Ontario L9Y 4R1
Canada

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Agenda

7:45 am - Open for registration and inspections

8:30 am - Robot Challenge Matches, Skills Open

12:00 Lunch

12:30 am - Robot Challenge Matches

3:30 - Robot Challenge Matches End & Skills Close

3:45 pm - Final Matches

4:45 - Awards & End of Competition

Volunteer

Volunteers are always needed for our events. If interested in volunteering, please contact John Michalenko at [email protected]

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

Teams will be notified of cancellation due to weather no later than 6:30 am the day of the event. If you need to withdraw due to weather please contact John Michalenko at [email protected] before 8:00 am on the day of the event. No refunds will be provided for weather-related cancellations unless we are notified prior to 8:00 am on the day of the event.

Please make sure your contact information is up to date in Robot Events.

Refund and Payment Policies

Refunds will be given for cancellations made prior to January 7, 2022.

If the event is cancelled due to health regulations, full refund will be provided.

Judging Format

In-Person Judging - The Team Interviews and Engineering Notebooks will be judged in-person the day of the event. Teams should bring a physical copy of their notebook to submit to the judges.