NE Wisconsin Showdown VEX V5 Robotics Competition Signature Event
High School
- Date
- 30-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2025 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-V5RC-24-5711
- Program
- VEX V5 Robotics Competition
- Event Type
- Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control System
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 72
- Spots Open
- 0
- Event Region
- Wisconsin
- Max Registrations per Organization
- 6
- Early-Bird Registration Opens
- 10-Oct-2024 12:00 EDT
- Standard Registration Opens
- 24-Oct-2024 12:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 24-Jan-2025 17:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 24-Jan-2025 17:00 EST
- Price
- $350.00
A maximum of 50% of team registrations can be from any one event region
Region | Maximum % | # Spots Allowed | # Spots Remaining |
---|---|---|---|
Wisconsin | 50% | 36 | 11 |
- This event currently has no spaces available.
- It is past the registration deadline.
General Info
Welcome to the Northeast Wisconsin Showdown
We are excited to again host a V5RC Signature Event in Wisconsin at historic Lambeau Field in the Atrium. This event will be one to remember!
Please check back here often as we update this website with more details about the event.
Fox Valley Competitive Robotics Website: https://fvcompetitiverobotics.com/
Photos from the Event
Did you attend this event and take some pictures? Please share them for everyone to see!
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Event Judging
Judging will be in-person at the event. Per RECF guidelines, teams need a physical notebook for in-person judging. If they have been creating and maintaining it digitally, then they should print out a hard copy.
Venue Details
Parking and Entrance
Park in Lot 4 and enter the American Family Insurance Gate. See Documents section for map. Parking is free.
Please note: be prepared to carry all items through the entry doors - no wheeled carts are allowed to be rolled through the doorways.
Food at Event
1919 Kitchen and Tap is a restaurant inside the venue and will have in-restaurant service as well as take out ordering available.
Carry-ins are not allowed. UPDATE: We have been able to negotiate the ability for participants to carry-in food of their own choosing, so you MAY bring in food from outside the venue to the event.
Lambeau Field Tours
We are excited to be hosting this event at historic Lambeau Field in the Atrium. Lambeau Field is a world-class sports facility that is rich with history and is a destination for people across the globe. As part of this event, individuals may sign up for guided tours of Lambeau Field on Thursday before the competition begins.
Here is info on tours from the tours sales manager at Lambeau:
Welcome to Lambeau Field and thank you for participating in the Northeast Wisconsin VRC Showdown! As part of your experience while in the area, I invite you and your teams to experience Lambeau Field with a tour of the stadium and visit to the Hall of Fame! If you wish to take a tour, please let me know in advance so I can assist with timing and making sure we have availability. I will provide special pricing for the participating teams of $11 per person for a classic tour and $20 per person for a classic tour and hall of fame combo. This pricing is only valid when booked through me and in advance.
Please let me know if you have any questions. Go Pack Go!
Jacob Servais (920.569.7145)
Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame and Stadium Tours Sales Executive
Custom Event Apparel
Custom event apparel will be available for purchase at the event.
Pit and Competition Layout
View images from the 2024 Northeast Wisconsin Showdown here.
Team pits will be arranged in "pods" with 12-14 teams sharing an area with a practice/skills field. Teams will be just feet away from their practice field. Teams will be able to complete Skills runs at their pod field.
Team Pod Layout:
Registration Fee
Registration fee must be paid within two weeks of registration. Teams registering less than two weeks before the registration deadline must pay at time of registration. Any teams that fail to pay the registration within these guidelines will be moved to the waitlist and the spot will be opened up to other teams.
Grade Level: High School
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: All In-Person Judging
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 30-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2025
Venue/Location:1265 Lombardi Avenue
Green Bay, Wisconsin 54304
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
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE (subject to change):
Day 1 - Thursday, January 30, 2025
9:00-3:00 Setup, Optional tours of Lambeau Field
3:00 Registration/Pits/Inspection opens
4:15 Driver’s Meeting
4:45 Opening Ceremonies
5:00-8:30 Matches 1-3
9:00 Venue closes
Day 2 - Friday, January 31, 2025
7:30 Venue Opens
8:00-8:30 Skills Matches in Team Pods and Competition Fields
8:30-12:00 Matches 4-6
12:00-1:00 Lunch Break
1:00-4:30 Matches 7-9
4:40 Alliance Selection
5:00 Finals (16 alliances)
6:00 Awards and Closing
6:30-7:30 Tear-down, Cleanup
Volunteer
We will need many volunteers to make this event a success. Volunteers will receive an event shirt and refreshments and all-day volunteers will receive a meal.
General Volunteers Sign Up: https://signup.com/go/bTGDDNh
Judges Sign Up: https://signup.com/go/FsdRizC
Referee Sign Up: https://signup.com/go/bLsACoQ
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
Northeast Wisconsin can have widely varying weather in the winter months. Teams should consider the impact weather may have on travel and accomodation plans. The event will only be cancelled in the most extreme of circumstances. Check back here for updates.
Refund and Payment Policies
Registration fee must be paid within two weeks of registration. Teams that are added to the event from the waitlist are asked to pay for the event within 1 week. Teams registering less than two weeks before the registration deadline must pay at time of registration.
Any teams that fail to pay the registration within these guidelines will be moved to the waitlist and the spot will be opened up to other teams.
If the Event Partner cancels the event:
Teams will receive a refund of the registration fee.
If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend:
Registration fees are non-refundable.
Date: 30-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2025
Lambeau Field1265 Lombardi Avenue
Green Bay, Wisconsin 54304
United States
Travel Info
Hampton Inn
Guests can make reservations under your group block by the following:
- Calling the hotel direct to make the reservation at 920-785-9660. Have the guests identify themselves as part the VEX Robotics NE Wisconsin VRC Showdown group.
- Book online using your personalized booking link. https://www.hilton.com/en/book/reservation/deeplink/?ctyhocn=GRBAYHX&groupCode=CHHVEX&arrivaldate=2025-01-29&departuredate=2025-02-01&cid=OM,WW,HILTONLINK,EN,DirectLink&fromId=HILTONLINKDIRECT
Webcast
Northeast Wisconsin Showdown Signature Event Live Streams:
Day 1: https://www.youtube.com/live/JNKQJ1IvV7g?si=zej0YgkHa-VMwwC3
Day 2: https://www.youtube.com/live/Y4PuHHBpSyo?si=Wgn2XtIwLQ5L6pDj
Judging Format
All In-Person Judging - The Team Interviews and Engineering Notebooks will be judged in-person the day of the event. Teams should bring a physical copy of their notebook to submit to the judges.
Payment
Registration fee must be paid within two weeks of registration. Teams registering less than two weeks before the registration deadline must pay at time of registration. Any teams that fail to pay the registration within these guidelines will be moved to the waitlist and the spot will be opened up to other teams.
Signature Event Early Bird Policy
- All Signature Events will have a specific Early Bird Registration that is independent of all local/regional Early Bird systems
- Each team starts the season with three (3) opportunities to register during the Signature Event Early-Bird period
- An opportunity is taken away each time the team registers for a Signature Event, whether during the Signature Event Early-Bird period or Standard period
- A Signature Event Early-Bird opportunity is not taken away if a team registers for a tournament hosted by their school or organization (where the team’s coach is the Event Partner)
- Early Bird Registration will open 16 weeks before the event at 12:00PM EST
- Note: Modifications to this may be made for events in August and September
- Standard Registration will open 14 weeks before the event at 12:00PM EST
- An Event Partner may register their own teams to their Signature Event during Signature Event Early Bird Registration no matter how many other Signature Events they are already registered for
- The Event Partner must be the Primary Contact for the teams they are registering
- Each team starts the season with three (3) opportunities to register during the Signature Event Early-Bird period