Turn Up the Volume! - Hosted by BuffRobotics
VIQRC, ES/MS Blended, All In-Person Judging
- Date
- 20-Jan-2024 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-VIQRC-23-4780
- Program
- VEX IQ Robotics Competition
- Event Type
- Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control System
- N/A
- Capacity
- 64
- Spots Open
- 2
- Event Region
- Kansas
- Standard Registration Opens
- 7-Nov-2023 20:00 EST
- Registration Deadline
- 19-Jan-2024 13:12 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 19-Jan-2024 13:19 EST
- Price
- $20.00
- This event has reached capacity. Teams on waitlist may still be added.
- It is past the registration deadline.
General Info
The event will take place at Garden City High School in the main gym. The robot inspection table will be located at the point entrance on the north side of the high school. Each team will be provided a table to serve as their pit on the east side of the gym floor. During matches, teams will report to the staging tables for each match. Driving skill and programming skill challenges will be available during qualification matches and are the responsibility of each team to complete at apporopriate times.
This is a qualifying tournament for the State Tournament. We will be awarding Teamwork Champions, Skills Champions, Design, Judges, and Excellence Awards.
Grade Level: All
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: All In-Person Judging
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 20-Jan-2024
Venue/Location:2720 Buffalo Way Boulevard
Garden City, Kansas 67846
United States
Contact Information
You must login to contact this Event PartnerCode 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
Our expected schedule is as follows:
- 7:30 - Doors Open
- 8:00 - Robot inspection table is open
- 8:45 - Referee/Judges meeting
- 9:00 - Coaches Meeting
- 9:30 - Qualification matches begin
- 11:30 - Lunch Break
- 12:15 - Qualification Resumes
- 2:15 - Finals matches
- 3:00 - Awards presentation
Volunteer
If you are interested in volunteering in any way please email Scott Glass or Yuriy Drubinskiy
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
In the event of weather or other emergency, if we are not able to postpone the event to the next weekend; the event will be cancelled. Teams will be notified as soon as possible.
Refund and Payment Policies
Teams that need to withdraw from the event before the event deadline and produce an invoice showing payment will be refunded, minus a $5 processing fee, in full at our earliest convenience. Teams that withdraw between the event deadline and the day of the event will receive NO refund, unless as determined by the Event Partner that there are extenuating circumstances (these will be rare).
In the event of a weather postponement, the event deadline will be shifted to 3 days after teams are initially informed of the postponement.
Judging Format
All In-Person Judging - The Team Interviews and Engineering Notebooks will be judged in-person the day of the event. If teams use a digital notebook, please bring a printed copy for the judges the day of the event. Please organize the pages in the correct order and if possible, put in a binder or report cover.