2025 West Aerial Drone Championship: Viper (MS)
Middle School Championship at India Community Center, Milpitas, CA
- Date
- 11-Apr-2025 - 12-Apr-2025 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-ADC-24-9318
- Program
- Aerial Drone Competition
- Event Type
- Tournament
- Field Control System
- N/A
- Capacity
- 50
- Spots Open
- 5
- Event Region
- West
- Standard Registration Opens
- 14-Nov-2024 12:00 EST
- Registration Deadline
- 3-Apr-2025 12:00 EDT
- Payment Deadline
- 31-Mar-2025 12:00 EDT
- Price
- $350.00
- It is past the registration deadline.
General Info
Welcome to the 2025 West Aerial Drone Competition Championship: Viper (MS) hosted by India Community Center!
This event will recognize Middle School Teams from -
USA: American Samoa, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming
Canada: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories
We are excited to host your teams at this Championship. Please check our page frequently for updates. We will be adding more details, updated agendas and travel arrangements soon.
Payment Deadlines -
Please read below for the steps in getting your team setup to compete. All teams not paid in full will not be allowed to participate.
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Teams that register for an Aerial Drone Championship on or before February 28, 2025, will have four weeks to pay by credit card, check or PO for the Championship event.
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Teams that register on or after March 1, 2025, will have two weeks to pay by credit card, check or PO for the Championship event.
- Teams invited to an Aerial Drone Regional Championship through the World Skills list or from the Waitlist will have one week to register and pay by credit card, check, or purchase order.
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Teams that do not pay by the above deadlines may be moved to the waiting list of the event at the event partner’s discretion
Mandatory: 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.
Competition Logbook: A digital Competition Logbook (or scanned copy of a written logbook) must be submitted digitally by 5:00pm PST on Friday March 28th for evaluation via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact on RobotEvents 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 Support Team. Details on this process are given in the Judge Guide Addendum. For detailed competition logbook submission instructions, please see this page.
Team Interviews : In-Person Team Interviews will ber conducted.
Inspection: Inspection will occur at the beginning of the tournament. Please be prepared and ensure that your drone will pass inspection BEFORE the competition by reviewing the Inspection Checklist.
Deadlines: Please pay close attention to the timeline and check back often for any changes.
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March 28th - Digital Competition Logbooks Due by 5pm PST
Interviews: Registered teams will be interviewed in person at the event.
Grade Level: Middle School
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: Remote Engineering Notebooks
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 11-Apr-2025 - 12-Apr-2025
Venue/Location:
India Community Center
525 Los Coches St.
Milpitas, CA 95035
Grade Level: Middle School
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: Remote Interviews & Notebooks
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 11-Apr-2025 - 12-Apr-2025
Venue/Location:525 Los Coches Street
Milpitas, California 95035
United States
Contact the Event Partner
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Friday, April 11
Note: All interviews should be completed by Friday.
If possible, please try to finish the Skills Matches on Friday as well.
- 7 AM – Doors Open and Team Check-In
- 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM - Checkin (Teams not checked in by 8:30 AM will not be included in the teamwork matches.)
- 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM – Practice Time
- 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM - Skills Fields open for Piloting & Autonoumous Matches & Interviews
- 10 AM – Opening Ceremony and Event Meeting
- 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM - TeamWork Matches & Skills Matches & Interviews
- 12-1 PM – Lunch break
- 1:15 PM -5:25 PM – TeamWork Matches & Skills Matches & Interviews
- 6:00 PM – Venue closes
Saturday, April 12
- 8 AM – Doors open
- 8:30 AM - Morning Meeting
- 9 AM - 12:15 PM – Qualification matches & Skills fields open
- 12-1 PM – Lunch break
- 1:00 PM – Alliance Selection
- 1:30 PM – Elimination Matches
- 4:00 PM – Closing Ceremony and Awards
Volunteer
If you would like to volunteer for this event, please contact Gaurika Gupta at [email protected].
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
If weather, a local emergency, or enhanced restrictions cause us to cancel or modify the schedule for this event, all teams will be notified via email.
Refund and Payment Policies
Due to the financial commitment on the part of the event partner, no refunds will be possible. Thank you for your understanding.
Aerial Drone Competition Regional Championship Registration and Payment Deadlines
- Teams that qualify for an Aerial Drone Regional Championship on or before February 29, 2025, will have four weeks to register and pay by credit card, check or PO for the Championship event.
- Teams that qualify for an Aerial Drone Regional Championship on or after March 1, 2025, will have two weeks to register and pay by credit card, check or PO for the Championship event.
- Teams that do not pay by the above deadlines may be moved to the waiting list of the event at the event partner’s discretion.
Health and Safety Policies
All events and event attendees are required to follow all local, state, federal, or any other government ordinances regarding safety procedures, social distancing, and best hygiene practices. We will continually assess, based on current government guidelines, whether to postpone, cancel, or significantly reduce the number of attendees when necessary.
Date: 11-Apr-2025 - 12-Apr-2025
India Community Center525 Los Coches Street
Milpitas, California 95035
United States
Travel Info
Marriott has provided special discount for Aerial Drone Teams..
Please use the following link for booking -
4/10/25-4/14/25
https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?guestreslink2=true&id=1734133337774&key=GRP
Another Reservation Link:
Your ICC Discount Rates are as follows (see descriptions on previous emails or on our Hotel Website);
1BK = $109.00
1BDD = $119.00
2BKK = $169.00
2BKDD = $179.00
Hotel Website www.chasehotelnewark.com (Hotel Website), and you just enter the “Client Code” as IndiaCC in order to access your discount rates.
Webcast
This event will be broadcast on YouTube. Participation in this event signifies your understanding that your matches may be aired publically for others to view remotely.
Day 1 : https://m.youtube.com/live/OSeYUqIXfr8?feature=share
Day 2 : https://m.youtube.com/live/Nk8ZJ8mFXMo?feature=share