VIQRC, 2024 New Mexico VEX IQ State Championship
Blended ES & MS, In Person, with Remote Notebooks and In Person Interviews
- Date
- 1-Mar-2024 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-VIQRC-23-3140
- Program
- VEX IQ Robotics Competition
- Event Type
- Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control System
- N/A
- Capacity
- 45
- Spots Open
- 25
- Event Region
- New Mexico
- Max Registrations per Organization
- 6
- Standard Registration Opens
- 12-Sep-2023 20:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 18-Feb-2024 15:53 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 24-Mar-2024 16:09 EDT
- Price
- $75.00
- It is past the registration deadline.
General Info
We are excited to host the 2024 New Mexico VEX IQ State Championship!
Please Join STEM Southwest Podcast and Be Greater Than Average, LLC as we present a In-Person VEX IQ Full Volume State Championship with judging!
The 2024 New Mexico VEX IQ State Championship has been assigned one (1) VEX IQ Elementary and one (1) VEX IQ Middle School spots to the 2024 VEX Robotics World Championship!
Location:
This year's State competition will be held at 1404 Lead Ave SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106. Arriving by 9:00 AM to begin sign in and check in inspection. Robot inspection will be conducted between 9:30 AM and 10:30 AM. Team interviews will be completed throughout the competition at the Teams' tables. The competition will be held from 10:30 to 5 PM. Team schedule slots are assigned through the Tournament software and is generated the morning of the competition. After you have gone through check in and inspection there will be a monitor that displays all the rounds your team is competeing in. Note that we will be having a practice matches scheduled as well. Please review the Agenda for more details.
Parking: There is a uploaded document that has the parking location mapped out. Please be aware of the parking as there is bus parking and unloading available.
JUDGING (optional): Judging is encouraged, but not required. If you opt to participate in judging, Engineering notebooks will be submitted digitally for evaluation via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact on RobotEvents. If you need help with submitting a digital notebook, please review the following information Submitting a Digital Notebook for VIQC Remember that an Engineering Notebook is required for the Excellence Award!
Below are helpful resources prior to the event:
Below are some important links. This rest of year's game documentation can be found HERE.
VIQRC Game Manual - Please note the Specific Game Rules and Game Set Up starting on page 25!
VIQRC Robot Inspection Checklist - We will provide a sizing tool, but it is wise to always have your own sizing tool.
Match Timer and Scoring - FREE Download of the VIQC Hub App: https://www.vexrobotics.com/iq/competition/viqc-hub available in the REC Foundation Mobile App Library
The Team's Primary Contact, or another designated Adult Team contact (over the age of 18), must be present in the meeting environment through out the duration of the time. The Team's Primary Contact will be responsible for providing the Adult representative's contact information to the Event Partner prior to the event.
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Grade Level: All
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: Remote Engineering Notebooks
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 1-Mar-2024
Venue/Location:1404 Lead Avenue Southeast
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106
United States
Contact Information
You must login to contact this Event PartnerAgenda
All of the following times are in Mountain Time Zone.
CHECKIN: 9:00 to 9:30 AM.
INSPECTION: 9:30 to 10:30 AM will be done after Check In. Inspections will NOT be completed after 10:30 AM.
PRACTICE MATCHES: 10:30 - 11:30
COMPETITION will begin at 11:30 AM till 5:00 PM.
LUNCH: 12:15 - 1:00 PM (45 minutes)
JUDGING
In Person Team Interviews: Team interviews will be conducted in-person at the event. A judge willl come to each table and will interview the team(s).
Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions. NoteBooks will only be accepted Digitally
Acceptance Deadline for Digital Notebook: FEBRUARY 11, 2024
Engineering notebooks will be submitted digitally for evaluation via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact on RobotEvents. If you need help with submitting a digital notebook, please review the following information Submitting a Digital Notebook for VIQC
VEX Digital Notebook Templates for VIQC
Volunteer
We love having volunteers. Most of the Volunteers for the competition must be a minimum of 16 and in some cases 18 or older. If you have anyone that would like to volunteer please contact us by filling in the form HERE
Here is a link to the list of Volunteer positions available and the age requirements. Some positions such as Judging and Head Refereeing require additional training. If that is something you are interested in, you can get started by going HERE.
If you have questions please contact us [email protected]
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
This event will take place rain or shine as it is in doors.
Refund and Payment Policies
If the Event Partner cancels the event: All fees will be refunded except the $5.00 REC processing fee.
If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend: None avaliable!
Webcast
Below is the link to the Webcast. You may join at any time.
It will begin at 11:00 AM Mountain Time
Ends: When the competition Ends.
https://meet.zoho.com/eALzgfXawf
In the event that the internet access goes down, we will not restart the webcast.
As long as there is internet access we will also post the scores live.
Judging Format
In Person Team Interviews: Team interviews will be conducted in-person at the event. A judge willl come to each table and will interview the team(s).
Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions. NoteBooks will only be accepted Digitally. To qualify for the Excellence, Design, and Judges Award, you must submit a notebook.
Acceptance Deadline for Digital Notebook: December 1, 2023
Engineering notebooks will be submitted digitally for evaluation via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact on RobotEvents. If you need help with submitting a digital notebook, please review the following information Submitting a Digital Notebook for VIQC
VEX Digital Notebook Templates for VIQC
Please note that the parking map is for Competition and State only.
Parking for Competitions 1404 Lead Ave SE, Albuque