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WAVE at WPI VRC Signature Event (HS Only)

Datum
30-Nov-2023 - 2-Dec-2023 Add to Calendar
Veranstaltungscode
RE-VRC-23-1484
Programm
VEX V5 Robotics Competition
Veranstaltungsart
Tournament
Event Format
In-Person
Field Control System
VEXNet Field Control
Kapazität
80
Verfügbare plätze
5
Event Region
Massachusetts
Max Registrations per Organization
4
Early-Bird Registration Opens
10-Aug-2023 12:00 EDT
Standard Registration Opens
24-Aug-2023 12:00 EDT
Registration Deadline
23-Nov-2023 08:00 EST
Payment Deadline
6-Oct-2023 15:00 EDT
Preis
$350.00

A maximum of 50% of team registrations can be from any one event region

Region Maximum % # Spots Allowed # Spots Remaining
Southern New England 50% 40 40
This event is closed to registration because:
  • This event has reached capacity. Teams on waitlist may still be added.
  • It is past the registration deadline.

Allgemeine information

Volunteer registration is open! Fill out our volunteer form. We welcome volunteers with any amounst of experience and for all roles.

Registration has filled for WAVE 2023, however the waitlist is open. In previous years, we have been able to invite 10-15 teams off the waitlist, so if your team is interested in attending, please consider signing up! Teams will be pulled off the waitlist if teams drop from the event, or if teams have not completed payment by October 6th, 2023.

The fifth annual WAVE at WPI is shaping up to be one of our best events yet! WAVE is a 2.5 day event from November 30th to December 2nd 2023 hosted in Harrington Auditorium at WPI in Worcester, MA. WPI is a nationaly recognized science and engineering university that focuses on project-based learning. WPI was the first university in the United States with a Robotics Engineering bachelors of science degree, and WPI has been hosting robotics events on campus for over 20 years. Teams attending WAVE will have an opportunity to tour WPI and see some of our robotics labs. All VEX participants (HS Seniors) are eligible to apply for the WPI VEX Scholarship. For more information: https://www.wpi.edu/admissions/tuition-aid/types-of-aid/scholarships-grants/wpi-merit/vex-scholarships

Day one of the event is check-in, inspection, practice, and skills. We suggest teams looking to attempt all their skills runs plan on runnning most of them on the first day. The other two days will be qualifications, followed by alliance selection and elimination matches on Saturday. Teams are expected to attend the competition on all days, but at a bare minimum must attend Friday and Saturday to compete.

Payment deadline for the event is October 6th. If your school or orginization requires a lengthy period to process payment or cut a check, please start this process as soon as your teams have registered.

This event will advance three (3) teams to VEX Worlds - Tournament Champions (2) and Excellence Award (1). In the event that a team wins Excellence and is a tournament champion, the Worlds spot pass down to the top skills team.


Klassenstufe: High School

Herausforderung der roboterfähigkeiten: Ja

Judging Format: All In-Person Judging

Event Dates & Locations

Datum: 30-Nov-2023 - 2-Dec-2023

Veranstaltungs-/austragungsort:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
100 Institute Road
Worcester, Massachusetts 01609
United States

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Code of Conduct

The REC Foundation considers the positive, respectful, and ethical conduct of teams to be an essential component of the competition. Participants are expected to behave in a respectful and professional manner, and to operate as student-centered teams with limited adult assistance. This includes all students, teachers, coaches, mentors, parents, and spectators associated with a team.

For more details, please refer to the REC Foundation Code of Conduct and Student-Centered Policy. If you have concerns about compliance with the Code of Conduct, please speak to the Event Partner during the event.

Agenda

2023 Agenda

WPI Sports and Recreation Center/Harrington Auditorium

updated 12-1-23

Campus tours will be available on Friday and Saturday. The exact time and location will be announced closer to the event.

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 30

  • Campus tours will be available for participants before venue opens
  • 1400 Venue Opens
  • 1430-2000 Team Registration
  • 1500-2000 Inspection
  • 1500-2000 Practice Area Open
  • 1500-2000 Skills Challenge Open
  • 2030 Venue Closes

 

FRIDAY DECEMBER 1

  • 0730 Venue Opens
  • 0800-1830 Practice Area Open
  • 0830-0900 Driver/Coach Meeting
  • 0920-0950 Opening Ceremony
  • 1000-1200 Qualifying Rounds
  • 1200-1330 Lunch
  • 1330-1800 Qualifying Rounds
  • 1900 Venue Closes
     

SATURDAY DECEMBER 2

  • 0730 Venue Opens
  • 0800-1430 Practice Area Open
  • 0800-1100 Qualifying Rounds
  • 1100-1300 Lunch / Campus Tours
  • 1300-1420 Qualifying Rounds
  • 1300-Skills Field Closes (or at the end of the final qualification match, whichever is later)
  • 1430-Alliance Selection
  • 1510-1615 Elimination Matches
  • 1615-1645 Closing Ceremony and Awards
  • 1800 Venue Closes

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Volunteer registration is open! Fill out our volunteer form. We welcome volunteers with any amounst of experience and for all roles. If you have any quesitons, or are interested in volunteering, please email [email protected]

Richtlinie für not-/schlechtwettersituationen

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

In the event of inclement weather, a decision will be made on how the competition will proceed and any changes will be communicated to teams via the main contact email address and/or via live announcment in the venue. This may include a delayed start or early end to matches on a competitoin day, extending or modifying hours on some days, or removal of matches from the competition schedule in order to complete the event.  Every effort will be reasonably made to continue the event as planned.

Refund and Payment Policies

Payment Deadline

Payment is due by October 6th.  If payment is not received by close of business on the 6th, your team will be automatically moved to the bottom of the waitlist, and a waitlist team will be moved into the event.  This deadline will be strictly followed.

Refund Policy

  • There are no refunds available.

Webcast

The event will be webcast on Friday and Saturday at https://www.twitch.tv/wpirobotics.

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.

 

Payment

Payment is due by October 6th.  If payment is not received by close of business on the 6th, your team will be automatically moved to the bottom of the waitlist, and a waitlist team will be moved into the event.  This deadline will be strictly followed.

Signature Event Early Bird Policy

  • All Signature Events will have a specific Early Bird Registration that is independent of all local/regional Early Bird systems
    • Each team starts the season with three (3) opportunities to register during the Signature Event Early-Bird period
      • An opportunity is taken away each time the team registers for a Signature Event, whether during the Signature Event Early-Bird period or Standard period
      • A Signature Event Early-Bird opportunity is not taken away if a team registers for a tournament hosted by their school or organization (where the team’s coach is the Event Partner)
    • Early Bird Registration will open 16 weeks before the event at 12:00PM EST
      • Note: Modifications to this may be made for events in August and September
    • Standard Registration will open 14 weeks before the event at 12:00PM EST
    • An Event Partner may register their own teams to their Signature Event during Signature Event Early Bird Registration no matter how many other Signature Events they are already registered for  
      • The Event Partner must be the Primary Contact for the teams they are registering