VEX IQ Florida State Fair Frenzy
- Date
- 11-Feb-2023 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-VIQC-22-0978
- Program
- VEX IQ Robotics Competition™
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control System
- N/A
- Capacity
- 18
- Spots Open
- 4
- Event Region
- Florida - North/Central
- Max Registrations per Organization
- 8
- Standard Registration Opens
- 5-Dec-2022 08:00 EST
- Registration Deadline
- 3-Feb-2023 20:00 EST
- Price
- $30.00
- It is past the registration deadline.
General Info
VEX IQ Florida State Fair Frenzy will take place at the Florida Fairgrounds during the State Fair. Participants will receive ticketed admission to the Fair for the day of the event.
The VEX IQ Tournament will be held in the "Red Room" in the Florida Center. Registered teams will receive complete event information prior to the event.
Grade Level: All
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions / In-Person Team Interviews
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 11-Feb-2023
Venue/Location:4800 U.S. 301
Tampa, Florida 33610
United States
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VEX IQ Event ROBOTICON
9 am - Doors open to teams for pit setup
9:15 -10 am – Inspections
10 am - All teams must be inspected.
9:25 – 11:00 – Skills & Judging
10:30 am– Drivers Meetings
11 am – Doors open to public
11 am to 12 pm – Qualification Matches & Judging
12: pm to 12:30 pm – Lunch Break
12:30 pm to 3:30 pm – Qualification Matches & Judging
3:45 pm – 4:30 pm – Finals & Awards
The event wraps up by 5pm
Volunteer
Sign up to Volunteer here: https://forms.gle/Hm9HZGSVRXV7yytq6 - Please note in comments section that you are volunteering for the VEX IQ tournament.
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
The event is held indoors and unless there's severe inclement weather will continue as planned. In the event of a severe weather event, the tournament will be canceled and fees refunded.
Refund and Payment Policies
Tournament fees are non-refundable after January 31. Before that, they are refundable minus the $5 fee that goes to events.vex.com
Health and Safety Policies
Masks are encouraged but not required State Fair Frenzy. Teams are asked to use common sense health etiquette around each other and older guests or those who may have obviously impaired immune systems, and to maintain safe hygiene practices throughout their visit to the Fair. Anyone who is not feeling well is advised not to participate in the event. FCDI/AMRoC’s full health and safety policy can be read here.
Date: 11-Feb-2023
Florida State Fairgrounds4800 U.S. 301
Tampa, Florida 33610
United States
Travel Info
The State Fair Frenzy tournament is being held in the Florida Center at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa, FL. State Fairgrounds map can be downloaded here: FairMap (floridastatefair.com) . Park at Gate 2 for easiest access.
Click here for driving directions.
Webcast
VEX IQ State Fair Frenzy will be livestreamed at twitch.tv/amrocfablab
Judging Format
Engineering notebooks will be submitted electronically for evaluation on events.vex.com by 11:59pm on February 4th.
Team interviews will be conducted in-person at the Event.
Teams can bring a physical copy of their notebook to show the judges during the interview but it has to be uploaded before.
All participants in an FCDI/AMRoC Fab Lab tournament agree to the FCDI Code of Conduct and participation waiver.
FCDI/AMRoC Fab Lab Code of Conduct and Participati