DEFO VIQRC Tournament
Blended VIQRC MS/ES
- Date
- 9-Dec-2023 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-VIQRC-23-1775
- Program
- VEX IQ Robotics Competition
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control System
- N/A
- Capacity
- 36
- Spots Open
- 1
- Event Region
- Wisconsin
- Max Registrations per Organization
- 8
- Early-Bird Registration Opens
- 28-Aug-2023 16:00 EDT
- Standard Registration Opens
- 28-Oct-2023 16:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 1-Dec-2023 16:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 25-Nov-2023 16:00 EST
- Price
- $50.00
- It is past the registration deadline.
General Info
Welcome to the second annual DEFO VEX IQ Tournament at Harvest Intermediate School in DeForoest, WI! Middle school and elementary teams will compete in VIQRC Full Volume, hoping to earn a trophy and a spot in the Wisconsin VIQRC State Championship. Top teams will also be invited to compete at the CREATE US Open in Council Bluff, Iowa.
Harvest Intermediate School, DeForest Area Middle School, and Indian Mound Middle School co-host this event.
This is a blended tournament with elementary and middle school teams.
There will be skills matches and onsite judging.
There will be onsite concessions.
Judging
All In-Person Judging - The Team Interviews will be judged in person on the event day. Digital Journals must be submitted one week early, by 7 pm December 1st, to [email protected]. Late journals will not be scored. Prepare for your interviews with the judges and read the Judge's Guide. Check the awards tab to see what awards will be given during the tournament.
Engineering notebooks
Digital engineering notebooks are due one week before the tournament. Notebooks are due by 7 pm Dec 1. Send to [email protected]. Late engineering journals will not be scored.
Agenda
Tentative
- 8:30 am Doors Open
- 9:00 am Registration Opens, and inspections begin
- 9:30 Check-in closes, skills fields open
- 9:45 Inspection ends
- 10:00 Drivers meeting
- 10:15 Teamwork challenge rounds begin
- 12:00 to 12:30 break
- 12:30 to 3:00 teamwork challenge rounds finish
- 3:15 Qualification matches end, Skills field closes when Qualification matches are done
- 3:30 4:15 Finals matches & awards presentations
- 4:15 Break-down, please help take down equipment and clean up the venue
Volunteer
If you are interested in volunteering for this event, please email [email protected] for more information and the link to a volunteer form.
Emergency/Bad weather policy
We do not plan to cancel this event. If the weather is terrible, we will move the start time to Noon. Check your team email and the Robot Events page for updates on delays or cancellations.
State Qualifying Spot Assignments for Wisconsin VEX IQ Events
Details about qualifying spots at events are still being determined and will be posted in October.
Participation and Consent Form
A completed form for all participants must be uploaded to robotevents.com prior to the tournament. Team leaders will need to check that all team members attending the event have completed the online consent form prior to the tournament. Instructions on how to upload consent forms in English or Spanish is given here: VEX Consent Form (English) or VEX Consent Form (Spanish)
Grade Level: All
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: All In-Person Judging
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 9-Dec-2023
Venue/Location:6781 North Towne Road
DeForest, Wisconsin 53532
United States
Contact the Event Partner
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- 8:30 am Doors Open
- 9:00 am Registration Opens, and inspections begin
- 9:30 Check-in closes, skills fields open
- 9:45 Inspection ends
- 10:00 Drivers meeting
- 10:15 Teamwork challenge rounds begin
- 12:00 to 12:30 break
- 12:30 to 3:00 teamwork challenge rounds finish
- 3:15 Qualification matches end; skills field closes when Qualification matches are done
- 3:30 4:15 Finals matches & awards presentations
- 4:15 Break-down, please help take down equipment and clean up the venue
Volunteer
If you are interested in volunteering for this event, please use SignUp Genius. If you have any trouble with this Sign-Up, please email [email protected] with questions.
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
Emergency/Bad weather policy
We do not plan to cancel this event. If the weather is terrible, we will move the start time to 11:00am. Check your team email and the Robot Events page for updates on delays or cancellations.
Refund and Payment Policies
Payment is due 2 weeks prior to the event.
Cancellations earlier than two weeks prior to the event may request a full refund, less the RobotEvents $5 handling fee. Teams that cancel later than two weeks prior to the event will not receive a refund, unless it is determined by the Event Partner that there are extreme extenuating circumstances.
Any teams that register less than two weeks before the event must pay at time of registration.
If the event is canceled due to circumstances outside of our control, a refund will be issued to teams minus the $5 RobotEvents processing fee.
Health and Safety Policies
Due to the changing nature of Covid we will update this section closer to the event. As of August 2022, masks are optional.
Date: 9-Dec-2023
Harvest Intermediate School6781 North Towne Road
DeForest, Wisconsin 53532
United States
Travel Info
Judging Format
All In-Person Judging - The Team Interviews will be judged in person on the event day.
Digital Engineering notebooks must be submitted one week before the start of the tournament: Dec 1, 7:00 pm.
Digital notebooks will be judged before the tournament.
Have your coach add a link to your journal in their profile from the coach's account because this is the standard for large events like Sigs, the US OPEN, or Worlds.
Below are two screenshots showing where your digital journal can be saved in your coach's account