General Info

Welcome to the Fourth Annual DEFO VEX IQ Tournament at Harvest Intermediate School in DeForest, WI!

Middle school and elementary teams will compete in VIQRC Mix and Match, hoping to earn a trophy and a spot in the Wisconsin VIQRC State Championship. 

Harvest Intermediate School, DeForest Area Middle School, Kromrey Middle School in Middleton 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. With the added costs of running a robotics program of this size, we ask that you consider purchasing food and drinks from the DEFO Robotics group.  Fine Designs will be onsite with t-shirt and sweatshirt sales. 

Judging

All In-Person Judging - The Team Interviews will be judged in person on the event day. Physical notebooks will be accepted the day of the tournament. Digital notebooks will need to be printed and brought with teams..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

Physical copies of design notebooks will be accepted for this tournament. Digital notebooks will need to be printed and turned in day of. 

Agenda

Tentative

1. 8:30 am Doors Open
2. 9:00 am Registration Opens, and inspections begin
3. 9:30 Check-in closes, skills fields open
4. 9:45 Inspection ends
5. 10:00 Drivers meeting
6. 10:15 Teamwork challenge rounds begin
7. 12:00 to 12:30 break 
8. 12:30 to 3:00 teamwork challenge rounds finish
9. 3:15 Qualification matches end, Skills field closes when Qualification matches are done
10. 3:30 4:15 Finals matches & awards presentations
11. 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 this link to our volunteer sign-up If you have any trouble with this Sign-Up, please email [email protected] with questions.  

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.  If the storm is severe, we will notify teams and move the tournament to Sunday, December 7, 11-6. 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