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Mulholland STEAM Robotics MS VIQRC League "Full Volume" 2023-2024 (EL/MS)

Date
2-Nov-2023 - 8-Feb-2024
Event Code
RE-VIQRC-23-2619
Program
VEX IQ Robotics Competition
Event Type
League
Event Format
In-Person
Field Control System
N/A
Capacity
22
Spots Open
0
Event Region
California - South
Standard Registration Opens
4-Sep-2023 20:00 EDT
Registration Deadline
1-Nov-2023 20:00 EDT
Payment Deadline
2-Nov-2023 20:00 EDT
Price
$100.00
This event is closed to registration because:
  • This event currently has no spaces available.
  • It is past the registration deadline.

General Info

     Awards Update, as of January 16, 2024

The Engineering Design Book submission deadline has been extended to Wednesday, January 31,2024 by 11.59pm to allow teams to participate and update their current submission. Design Books will be looked at after this date. Please submit your most recent Design Book by this new deadline.

Additionally, there are several more award catagories for our last event. Please look at the Awards Tab for details

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Welcome to our League! We will be competing on four Thursdays from 5-7pm, check-in begins at 4p.

Registration: When you register for this league, please choose Pay Later as your Payment Method and bring your league fee check for $100 per team to the first league session. Please make your check payable to Mulholland Middle School Robotics

Location: Our address is Mulholland Middle School, 17120 Vanowen St., Lake Balboa, CA 91406. Our league events are held in our Multi-Purpose Room (MPR). Parking is available in our front parking lot and on the street.

Check In: Each league session begins with Team Check-in and Robot Inspection. Doors open at 3.45pm. Teams are requested to check in by 4:30 PM and robots need to pass inspection by 4:45 PM to allow time for preparing and printing the Teamwork Challenge match schedule. We begin the Competition at 5pm!

Events: At each of the 1st three Sessions, teams are scheduled for four (4) Teamwork Challenge Qualifying Matches.

     At the final Championship session in February, teams participate in up to three Driving Skills Matches and up to three Autonomous Coding Skills Matches. (Robot Skills Challenge Matches are not scheduled.) Judges will interview all teams at this time. The Championship session concludes with the Teamwork Challenge Finals Matches and judges' team interviews, followed by our Awards Ceremony.

     There are two competition fields and one practice field at each session.

Digital Engineering Notebooks: Teams will be invited to submit Digital Engineering Notebooks online by December 18th. Judges Design Book team interviews will be held on the final Championship session February 8th. 

Release Forms: Teams must upload the release forms for all student and adult team members in RobotEvents.com before the 1st event.

Awards:All Awards categories, and number of awards are posted on the Awards tab, and will be updated as REC finalizes the state qualifications and other details for each award.

Event Volunteers: We greatly appreciate Teams that can provide volunteering time at our events. There is always something to do, whether it be supervising the practice field, helping direct student teams, checking at tables for team needs, and even reffing! Please see the Volunteer tab for details, or just ask the event partner or head ref at any time during the event.

Judge Volunteers: We also encourage adults (18+ yrs or older) to help judge at our final event. This mainly includes working with our Judge Advisor, and in judging pairs, to interview teams at the last event. Judge volunteers who are affiliated with teams will not interview affiliated team(s).

Consessions: Snacks and beverages are available for purchase at all events.


Grade Level: All

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: Remote Interviews & Notebooks

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 2-Nov-2023
Venue/Location:
Mulholland Middle School
17120 Vanowen Street
Los Angeles, California 91406
United States
Date: 7-Dec-2023
Venue/Location:
Mulholland Middle School
17120 Vanowen Street
Los Angeles, California 91406
United States
Date: 18-Jan-2024
Venue/Location:
Mulholland Middle School
17120 Vanowen Street
Los Angeles, California 91406
United States
Date: 8-Feb-2024
Venue/Location:
Mulholland Middle School
17120 Vanowen Street
Los Angeles, California 91406
United States

Contact Information

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Agenda

Agenda for the first three league sessions, the Qualifying Sessions:

3:30-4:00 PM  Doors open. Set up
3:30-3:45 PM  Volunteers check in
4:00-4:30 PM  Teams check in
4:00-4:45 PM  Robot Inspection
4:45-5:00 PM  Opening Ceremony/Event Meeting/Announcements
5:00-7:00 PM  Teamwork Qualifying Matches
7:00-7:30 PM  Teams depart. Tear down. Doors close

Agenda for the last league session, the Championship Session:

3:30-4:00 PM  Doors open. Set up
3:30-3:45 PM  Volunteers check in
4:00-4:30 PM  Teams check in
4:00-4:45 PM  Robot Inspection
4:45-5:00 PM  Opening Ceremony/Announcements
4:15-7:00 PM  Robot Skills Matches
7:00-7:45 PM  Teamwork Finals Matches and Awards
7:45-8:15 PM  Teams depart. Tear down. Doors close

Volunteer

Each team is encouraged to provide at least one volunteer for at least one session.  Typical volunteer duties include team check-in, supervising the practice field, reffing, cueing assistance, and helping with consessions.

We also encourage adults (18+ yrs or older) to help Judge at our final event. This mainly includes working with our Judge Advisor, and in judging pairs, to interview teams at the last event. Judge volunteers who are affiliated with teams will not interview affiliated team(s).

Volunteering is a great way to connect with the event and give back to our robotics community.

A brief overview of the volunteer roles is available online at:
https://kb.roboticseducation.org/hc/en-us/articles/4969327789207-Volunteer-Roles-Available

All volunteers are welcome. Please contact the Event Partner Brian Cassady ahead of time at [email protected], or at the event.

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

League events will be rescheduled if weather is an issue.

In the case of bad weather conditions or possible cancellations, please visit the event on Robotevents.com where updates about the event status will be posted as needed. Event Partners will also make every effort to reach teams directly in case of an emergency.   Make sure your team contact information is up to date in your robotevents.com account, as this is the information that will be used to contact your team.

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event: 

Full refunds minus the $5.00 processing fee will be provided if the event is cancelled prior to the first session. After the first session, partial refunds may be made at the discretion of the Event Partner.

If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend: 

Full refunds minus the $5.00 processing fee will be available until one week before the first session. After that, refunds based on special circumstances may be made at the discretion of the Event Partner.

Judging Format

   Awards Update, as of January 16, 2024

The Engineering Design Book submission deadline has been extended to Wednesday, January 31,2024 by 11.59pm to allow teams to participate and update their current submission. Design Books will be looked at after this date. Please submit your most recent Design Book by this new deadline.

Additionally, there are several more award catagories for our last event. Please look at the Awards Tab for details

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 Engineering Notebooks are to be submitted to the Event Partner digitally via the link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact on RobotEvents by Wednesday, January 31,2024 by 11.59pm.

In-person Judging Interviews are held during the final league session on February 8th. Details will be sent to registered teams via email and posted on the Judging Format tab by December 12th.