Rapid Relay BLENDED Tournament at The Middle (ES/MS) CANCELED
VEX IQ Robotics Competition
- Date
- 9-Nov-2024 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-VIQRC-24-8300
- Program
- VEX IQ Robotics Competition
- Event Type
- Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control System
- N/A
- Capacity
- 24
- Spots Open
- 24
- Event Region
- Mississippi
- Max Registrations per Organization
- 8
- Standard Registration Opens
- 7-Oct-2024 12:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 31-Oct-2024 12:00 EDT
- Payment Deadline
- 30-Oct-2024 12:00 EDT
- Price
- $55.00
- This event has been canceled.
- It is past the registration deadline.
General Info
Welcome to The Middle! Thank you for your interest in our first ever BLENDED tournament to be held on Saturday, November 9, 2024 at the Petal Middle School Gymnasium! Please check the website as the event date approaches for updates to the event.
Please be flexible as our agenda is tentative and subject to change. In the meantime, if you have any questions, please email [email protected].
Volunteers: Please consider volunteering at our event by clicking HERE. You are welcome to share this link with parents, family and friends.
Concessions: We will have various snacks and drinks available for purchase.
Consent Forms: All participants must have a Participant Release Form on file. It is the responsibility of the Team’s Primary Contact to make sure this occurs. A link to the instructions on how to submit a Participant Release Form is found HERE.
Digital Notebook: A digital Engineering Notebook (or scanned copy of a written notebook) must be submitted to qualify for the Excellence Award, Innovate Award, and Design Award. Engineering notebooks will be submitted digitally for evaluation via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact on RobotEvents. Notebooks must be submitted by 5:00 pm on Friday, November 1, 2024 if you want it considered for judging. The notebook is only shared with event staff, including the Event Partner, Judge Advisor, and Judges, and may include the REC Foundation RSM. Details on this process are given in the Judge Guide Addendum.
Inspection: Inspection is scheduled first thing in the morning. All teams must pass inspection to be allowed to compete in either skills or qualification matches. Please be prepared and ensure that your robot will pass inspection BEFORE the competition by reviewing the INSPECTION CHECKLIST.
Interviews: All teams will be interviewed in-person at the event. Judges will come to interview teams in the morning prior to qualification matches and will leave a note at your table if they miss you. Please leave a representative at your pit area at all times so they can come get you when the judges are ready for your team.
Grade Level: All
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: Remote Engineering Notebooks
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 9-Nov-2024
Venue/Location:203 East Central Avenue
Petal, Mississippi 39465
United States
Contact the Event Partner
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
Friday, November 1, 2024
- 5:00 PM Deadline to upload Engineering Notebooks
Saturday, November 9, 2024
- 8:00 AM Doors Open
- 8:15 AM - 10:30 AM Inspection & Skills Challenge
- 9:00 AM Concessions Open
- 10:40 AM Driver Meeting
- 11:00 AM Qualification Matches Begin
- 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM Lunch Break
- 12:45 PM Qualification Matches Resume
- 2:45 PM Finals Alliance Selection
- 3:00 PM Finals Begin
- 3:45 PM Awards Ceremony
Times are subject to change.
Volunteer
Please consider volunteering at our event by clicking HERE. You are welcome to share this link with parents, family and friends.
Want to find out more about volunteer roles and expectations? Visit the REC Foundation Knowledge Base at REC Foundation > Volunteers to check out position descriptions and find volunteer training materials.
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
If hazardous weather, a local emergency, or restrictions cause us to cancel or modify the scheule for this event, all teams will be notified via email.
Refund and Payment Policies
If the Event Partner cancels the event:
Registration fees will be reimbursed if the Event Partner cancels the event.
If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend:
There will be no refunds for event registered teams if the Mentor or Coach cancel after registration.
Judging Format
In Person Team Interviews
Team interviews will be conducted in-person at the event in the pit area in the morning during the skills competition.
Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions
A digital Engineering Notebook (or scanned copy of a written notebook) must be submitted to qualify for the Excellence Award, Innovate Award, and Design Award. Engineering notebooks will be submitted digitally for evaluation via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact on RobotEvents. Notebooks must be submitted by 5:00 pm on Friday, November 1, 2024 if you want it considered for judging. The notebook is only shared with event staff, including the Event Partner, Judge Advisor, and Judges, and may include the REC Foundation EEM. Details on this process are given in the Judge Guide Addendum.
Waitlist
11 teams are on the waitlist for this event.