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Harrisburg Qualifier

Blended MS/HS VRC

Datum
18-Nov-2023 Add to Calendar
Veranstaltungscode
RE-VRC-23-2347
Programm
VEX V5 Robotics Competition
Veranstaltungsart
Tournament
Event Format
In-Person
Field Control System
VEXNet Field Control
Kapazität
28
Verfügbare plätze
2
Event Region
South Dakota
Max Registrations per Organization
8
Standard Registration Opens
7-Aug-2023 16:00 EDT
Registration Deadline
15-Nov-2023 16:00 EST
Payment Deadline
30-Oct-2023 16:00 EDT
Preis
$50.00
This event is closed to registration because:
  • It is past the registration deadline.

Allgemeine information

Welcome to our annual Harrisburg Blended VRC State Qualifier.  This tournament will be held at Harrisburg South Middle School.

 

Note: This event is requiring Electronic Engineering Notebooks. Physical Engineering Notebooks will not be accepted for Judged Awards. 

 

Concessions

Full concessions with lunch options will be offered at this event.

Competition Preparation

This event is sure to be a fast-paced and exciting event. All teams should come prepared for the competition. Here are a few steps that every team should take to ensure that they are prepared.


1. Review the rules and run through the inspection checklist about a week before the competition so that there is ample time for adjustments. The inspection checklist can be found on the Documents tab.

2. Check the official VEX forums at www.robotevents.com for rule updates and changes.

3. Carefully read all of the information contained in the tournament posting on RobotEvents.com

4. Pack for the event the day before the day of departure. Here are a few items that you don't want to forget.
Goggles/Safety Glasses
Spare parts & tools
Batteries and chargers
Programming cable
Power strip
Laptop computer
Engineering notebook (if you have one, helpful for Judges, Design and 
Excellence Awards )
Banners and other decorations for your team pit
Giveaways if you have them

5. Be sure to read 101 Things You Should Know Before Your First VEX Tournament, found on the Documents tab, and check out this video "What to Expect at a Competition".

6. Review the descriptions and criteria for the awards that are being given during the tournament. 

7. Prep for your interviews with the judges. Check the awards tab to see what awards will be given during the tournament.

8. Remember that safety comes first, please don't bring tools that pose a safety risk to your team, or others nearby as the venue is a very tight fit. Also, remember no grinding or other actions that create sparks.  Tiger Robotics will provide access to grinders and a metal cutting chop saw upon request.

9. Understand how the game will be played. VEX participants are more than welcome to watch the referee training videos before they attend a tournament. The referee training videos can be found at www.roboticseducation.org web site, under the Volunteer Resources tab.

10. Read through the Robot troubleshooting guide. The guide can be found here.

11. Ensure your robot brain has the latest version of firmware.

NOTES: 
- Alliances will be 2 teams.
- All teams up to 24 will participate in the finals.
- If there are an odd number of teams, the last-ranked team should still attend Alliance Selection in case a team withdraws due to a problem with their robot.
- All finals matches will be one-and-done (no best-of-three matches). 
- Ties in finals matches will be replayed until a winner is determined.

Participation and Consent Form

All team members, coaches and adult mentors should fill out the online consent form which is good all season and for all RECF run events. A link to the instructions for online consent form can be found here


Klassenstufe: All

Herausforderung der roboterfähigkeiten: Ja

Judging Format: All In-Person Judging

Event Dates & Locations

Datum: 18-Nov-2023

Veranstaltungs-/austragungsort:
Harrisburg South Middle School
600 Cliff Avenue
Harrisburg, South Dakota 57032
United States

Contact the Event Partner

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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

TENTATIVE! Check here the week of the event to make sure you have the current agenda.

8:30 am Doors open, team check-in begins
9:30 Team check-in ends

Teams MUST be checked-in by 9:30, as the Match Schedule will be run at that time and CANNOT be re-run. If your team is running late, call the Event Partner or the match schedule will be run WITHOUT your team.

8:30 am Inspection begins

8:45 Skills Begins
10:00 am Inspection ends
10:15 Team & Driver meeting
10:30 Qualification matches
2:40 Qualification matches & Skills end
2:50 Alliance selection
3:15 Finals matches (Awards intermixed between rounds)
4:30 Final awards and closing

NOTES:
- Alliances will be 2 teams.
- All teams up to 24 will participate in the finals. (Note: Teams that decline invitations may inadvertently remove themselves from finals)
- If there are an odd number of teams, the last-ranked team should still attend Alliance Selection in case a team withdraws due to a problem with their robot.
- All finals matches will be one-and-done (no best-of-three matches).
- Ties in finals matches will be replayed until a winner is determined. 

Sich freiwillig melden

If you wish to volunteer at this tournament please contact the event partner in charge.

[email protected]

Richtlinie für not-/schlechtwettersituationen

The tournament will go on unless the interstates are closed for bad weather.

If the event is cancelled, then Cancelled will appear in the title of the event.

Refund and Payment Policies

If a team withdraws from this event there will be no refunds.

If the event should have to cancel there will be no refunds.

The event will not cancel unless the interstate is closed the day of the event.

Date: 18-Nov-2023
Harrisburg South Middle School
600 Cliff Avenue
Harrisburg, South Dakota 57032
United States

Reiseinformationen

For those needing rooms to stay there are hotels in the city of Sioux Falls which is 8 miles north of Harrisburg.

Webcast

https://youtube.com/live/QBGGTQ20ib4?feature=share

 

Judging Format

  • All In-Person Judging/Digital Notebooks- The Team Interviews will be judged in-person the day of the event. The Harrisburg Qualifier will be utilizing Electronic Engineering Notebooks, Engineering notebooks will be review by judges digitally between the 15th and 17th. Teams should upload an electronic copy of their notebook which will be submitted to judges.
  • Electronic Notebooks should be uploaded to Robot Events by Nov. 14th @ 11:59 pm