Pingree School V5 Early Season Competition
- Date
- 26-Oct-2024 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-V5RC-24-6364
- Program
- VEX V5 Robotics Competition
- Event Type
- Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control System
- VEXNet Field Control
- Capacity
- 24
- Spots Open
- 7
- Event Region
- Massachusetts
- Max Registrations per Organization
- 3
- Early-Bird Registration Opens
- 12-Aug-2024 12:00 EDT
- Standard Registration Opens
- 14-Sep-2024 12:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 19-Oct-2024 12:00 EDT
- Payment Deadline
- 19-Oct-2024 12:00 EDT
- Price
- $75.00
- It is past the registration deadline.
General Info
Join us at Pingree School's first hosted VRC competition! For this small event, doors will open at 8 with inspections starting immediately. We will aim to start the qualifications at 9. Pizza lunch will be provided for competitors and food and drink will be available for purchase throughout the event.
Unload robots at the flagpole circle in the front of the school and follow signs to park vehicles in the hockey rink parking lot.
Driver and programming skills will be offered. We will not be doing judged awards this early in the season, but judges will be interviewing teams and offering suggestions.
All teams and spectators will be expected to comply with the REC Code of Conduct.
Grade Level: All
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: No Judging
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 26-Oct-2024
Venue/Location:537 Highland St.
South Hamilton, Massachusetts 01982
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
8:00 Doors Open, check in and inspections begin immediately
9:00 Welcome, Driver's meeting
9:30 - 12:00 Qualification matches
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch. Skills field opens.
1:00 - 2:00 Qualification matches. Skills field open.
2:30 Alliance selection and elimination rounds
4:00 Venue closes.
Volunteer
Since this is the first event that Pingree School has hosted, we welcome all experienced volunteers. Please contact Alexander Burt at [email protected].
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
If Pingree is unable to host the event due to weather or other unforseen circumstances, all registered teams will be notified via email as soon as the decision has been made.
Refund and Payment Policies
If the Event Partner cancels the event: If Pingree is forced to cancel the event due to weather or other unforseen circumstances, refunds will be issued less the $5 processing fee charged by RECF.
If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend: Unfortunately, Pingree cannot issue refunds in this situation. Please contact me at [email protected] if you need to withdraw from the competition.
Judging Format
For this first event, there will be no formal judging and no judged awards. However, informal judge interviews will take place to give students an opportunity to receive feedback on their design and documentation.