General Info

General Info

Welcome to our annual TIS Robotics Challenge! **This event is only open to Foreign Student international schools**.  Thank you for your understanding!

Event Coordinators:

Mrs. Betty Mesfin: [email protected]
Mr. Matthew Bassett: [email protected]

Dates: Friday Feb 21 - Saturday Feb 22

Our School address is:
Tianjin International School
No. 4-1 Sishui Dao
Hexi District, Tianjin 300222
Tel. No.: 22-8371- 0900 x311

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Suggested Hotel:

Holiday Inn Express (天津东丽广场智选假日酒店)
Hotel Address: 东丽区津塘二线1号
Website: https://www.ihg.com.cn/holidayinnexpress/hotels/cn/zh/tianjin/tsndd/hoteldetail
Contact person: Mr. Liu 
Cellphone number: 15022239668

We do not get any benefit from the hotel, but if you stay at this hotel, we will provide transportation on the days of the event. You can take the subway from the airport or the train station to the hotel. Please check the hotel's website for more info.

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Transportation:

The following transportation will be arranged free of charge:
7:30am on Friday Feb 21 ~ Bus will leave the suggested hotel to TIS. Will have Tianjin International School printed on the side of the white and blue bus. There will be enough room for both your luggage and robots. This cost is included in your registration.
5:00pm on Feb 21 ~ Bus will leave TIS to the suggested hotel
7:30am on Feb 22 ~ Bus will leave the hotel to TIS. Will have Tianjin International School printed on the side of the white and blue bus. There will be enough room for both your luggage and robots. This cost is included in your registration.

If you would like to arrange additional transportation such as Airport/Train station pickup, or transportation after the event is finished on Feb 22 we are happy to arrange for you for additional cost.

Note: Though Tianjin has a very good subway system, the subway stop is too far away from the school to carry your Robot. Taxis will most likely be a tight fit for your Robots if they are in hard cases.

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Meals and Snacks at TIS

Lunch and a snack bag on Feb 21 and Feb 22 is included with the registration. There are free water dispensers throughout the school. Additional snacks can be purchased at designated areas.

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Payment information

**Note** Payment must be made in RMB by wire transfer or cash. When you do the checkout process while joining the tournament choose pay later, and we will send you an invoice to the provided contact email. The charge will be ¥800 per team up to 6 students members and 2 staff members, additional ¥60 per team member beyond that.

If you need any other help or have any questions regarding our event, please feel free to contact me. I will try my best to answer all your questions. Thank you for very much registering, and we look forward to welcoming you.

Sincerely,
Betty & Matt

Grade Level: High School

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: All In-Person Judging

Skills Challenge Offered for VURC/VAIRC teams: No