(CANCELED) Northeast Wisconsin VEX Robotics Challenge
Blended VRC MS/HS
- Date
- 13-Jan-2024 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-VRC-23-2416
- Program
- VEX V5 Robotics Competition
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control System
- VEXNet Field Control
- Capacity
- 42
- Spots Open
- 42
- Event Region
- Wisconsin
- Max Registrations per Organization
- 14
- Standard Registration Opens
- 7-Aug-2023 16:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 10-Jan-2024 16:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 1-Jan-2024 16:00 EST
- Price
- $80.00
- This event has been canceled.
- It is past the registration deadline.
General Info
Our tournament has been canceled due to approaching storm Friday and Saturday!
Welcome
Welcome to the Northeast Wisconsin VEX Robotics Challenge information page. VEX VRC teams of all ages will be competing in VRC Spin Up on January 13, 2024. We look forward to seeing the many amazing robots.
Please keep the following in mind:
1. Safety First! Please bring safety glasses and wear them in the pit area and on the competition fields.
2. Be familiar with the game and robot rules.
3. Check the official VEX Forums for any rule updates and changes.
4. Please remember to bring the following:
Engineering Notebook (physical hard copy)
Safety glasses
Robot
Spare parts and tools
Laptop
Power strip
5. Make sure your robot has the most current software release installed.
6. Please "pre-inspect" your robot and correct any issues before the formal inspection to keep the inspection process efficient and on schedule.
7. BE SAFE and HAVE FUN!
Participant Consent Forms
All team members and coaches need to complete online Participant Consent Forms. Paper copies cannot be accepted.
Grade Level: All
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: All In-Person Judging
Skills Challenge Offered for VURC/VAIRC teams: No
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 13-Jan-2024
Venue/Location:210 North Farm Road
Oconto Falls, Wisconsin 54154
United States
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Agenda--Subject to change
Doors open 7:00 AM
Registration and Inspection: 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Team Interviews with Judges: 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Drivers and Coaches Meeting: 9:15 AM - 9:30 AM
Skills competition: 9:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Qualification Rounds: 9:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Lunch Break 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Qualification Rounds continued 12:45 PM - 2:00 PM
Alliance Selection Prep 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Alliance Selection: 2:15 PM - 2:45 PM
Alliance Strategy Discussion: 2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Elimination and Final Rounds: 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Awards Presentation and Close: 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Volunteer
An event like this takes many volunteers to make it successful. If you are interested in volunteering, please send us an email to [email protected]
We are especially in need of volunteers to assist referees with scorekeeping. Here is the link if you are interested in assisting:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0845A4A92FA4F8C16-45820826-20232024
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
If inclement weather forces a cancellation of our event, the event page will be updated to provide the details. If you are delayed in arriving for our event, please call Kent Lyng at 920-373-4389. The match schedule must be completed on time to keep the tournament on schedule and no additions to the schedule are possible after the match schedule is distributed. If you will be arriving late, please call so we can include you on the match schedule!
Refund and Payment Policies
All registration fees must be paid two weeks prior to the event.
Any teams that cancel more than 2 weeks before the event may request a refund.
Teams that cancel less than 2 weeks before the event will receive a refund if we are able to fill their spot with another team from the wait list.
Teams that register less than 2 weeks before the event must pay at the time of registration.
Health and Safety Policies
Remember to wear your safety glasses in the pit area and the at the completition fields.
Please do not use powered tools at your pit table. If you need to drill, cut, grind, shape, polish, or de-bur, with any type of powered rotating or reciprocating tool, you must do that in an area that will be located at one end of the pit.
If you see an unsafe condition, please inform a tournament volunteer and it will be corrected.
Don't forget to wear your safety glasses in the pit and at the competition fields!
Date: 13-Jan-2024
Oconto Falls High School210 North Farm Road
Oconto Falls, Wisconsin 54154
United States
Travel Info
Oconto Falls High School
210 North Farm Road
Oconto Falls, WI 54154
Please park in the parking lot on the west side of the high school. Enter through the PAC entrance with the multiple double doors.
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.
Waitlist
27 teams are on the waitlist for this event.