Madison-Grant VEX IQ MS Only Competition #2
Hosted by our Park Elementary VEX IQ Teams
- Date
- 3-Feb-2024 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-VIQRC-23-4144
- Program
- VEX IQ Robotics Competition
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control System
- N/A
- Capacity
- 30
- Spots Open
- 2
- Event Region
- Indiana - Region 1 - North
- Max Registrations per Organization
- 6
- Early-Bird Registration Opens
- 11-Oct-2023 17:31 EDT
- Standard Registration Opens
- 23-Dec-2023 17:31 EST
- Registration Deadline
- 20-Jan-2024 17:32 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 20-Jan-2024 17:36 EST
- Price
- $55.00
- It is past the registration deadline.
General Info
Awards:
This is an Official Indiana VEX IQ State Qualifying Event that will offer 2 State Spots--2 for the winning alliance teams (Teamwork Champions). There will NOT be a state spot for the Excellence Award winner, Awards for Skills Champion, Judges Award, & Design Award will also be presented!
Event Registration/Fees:
Any team not paid by January 20th will be removed and that space will be offered to a team on the wait list. All payments for entry fees MUST be made in advance. Payments will not be accepted at the door.
The deadline to check-in on the day of the event is 9:15am. Teams not checked in by that time will be removed from the event and will not be included in the match list. Call Eric at 765-329-1991 if you have some issue getting to the event on time the day of and we can work with you!
Concessions:
Concessions will be available in the cafeteria, organized by the Madison-Grant Chapter of the National Honor Society. A detailed menu will be sent out closer to the event.
Participation and Consent:
A completed form for all participants must be turned in during check-in. Team leaders will need to collect the completed forms for all team members attending the event and turn them in to the registration desk when checking in. The consent form is located in the Documents tab of this event. Alternatively (preferably), forms may be submitted online through Robot Events prior to the competition.
Grade Level: Middle School
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: All In-Person Judging
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 3-Feb-2024
Venue/Location:11700 South East 00 West
Fairmount, Indiana 46928
United States
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Tentative Agenda:
(Subject to change)
8:00 am Doors open; Registration, Inspection Starts, Fields open for practice, Skills Challenges Open (run until 2:30pm with a break for lunch)
9:15 am Registration Deadline
9:30 am Inspection Ends
9:35 am Driver Meeting
9:45 am Opening Ceremonies
10:00 am-12:00pm Qualification Rounds
12:00 pm-1:00pm Lunch, SKILLS CLOSE DURING THIS TIME
1:00-2:30 pm Qualification, Skills open again.
2:30 pm Finals Alliance Announcement, Skills close
2:45-3:30pm Finals & Awards
3:30 p.m. Pits Close, Help with clean-up
Volunteer
We welcome volunteers for our event! Our Park Elementary VEX IQ teams and our Madison-Grant National Honor Society members will be doing most of the "heavy lifting," but if anyone else would like to volunteer, please contact the Volunteer Coordinator Eric Cale at 765-536-0032 during the school day, or at 765-329-1991 after school hours. Thanks!
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
In case of bad weather conditions or possible cancellations please visit the event on Robotevents.com, where I will post updates about the event status as needed. I will also attempt to send an email if a major schedule change occurs. Please feel free to contact me by phone (765-329-1991) if you are going to be late to the event. Match Lists will be generated at 9:30am and cannot be re-run.
Refund and Payment Policies
Event payments are expected when you register for the event and must be completed by January 20th. At that time, un-paid teams will be removed from the event to allow teams on the wait list to register. Please contact Eric Cale (765-329-1991) if there are considerations to be made.
If the Event Partner cancels the event:
If the event is canceled (due to weather or some unforeseen circumstance), registrations fees will either be refunded (less the $5 processing fee) or credited toward future event registrations, whichever each individual team would prefer.
If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend:
All requests for refunds must be made 2 weeks prior to the event. Refunds will not be given without this 2 weeks of notice. Refunds, if approved, will be processed ASAP following the event. Any refund will be less the $5-dollar processing fee.
Judging Format
All 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.
Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions / In Person Team Interviews: Team interviews will be conducted in-person at the event. Engineering notebooks will be submitted digitally for evaluation via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact on RobotEvents.com. Online submissions must be made by February 1st, to provide time for the event organizers to prepare materials for judging.
Excellence Award:
Design Award:
Judges Award: