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VCAT VEXU Tournament at Vaughn College

Date
3-Jan-2025 Add to Calendar
Event Code
RE-VURC-24-7559
Program
VEX U Robotics Competition
Event Type
Tournament
Event Format
In-Person
Field Control System
Smart Field Control
Capacity
24
Spots Open
50%+
Event Region
New York-South
Standard Registration Opens
24-Sep-2024 15:00 EDT
Registration Deadline
27-Dec-2024 12:00 EST
Payment Deadline
31-Jan-2025 12:00 EST
Price
$95.00

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General Info

I would like to welcome all VEXU V5 Robotics Competition teams to the VCAT Robotics V5 High Stakes Regional Qualifier!


Grade Level: All

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: All In-Person Judging

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 3-Jan-2025

Venue/Location:
Vaughn College
86-01 23rd Avenue
Queens, New York 11369
United States

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Code 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 AM doors open/ teams check-in/ fields open for practice.

8:30 inspections & judging will start

9:30 drivers meeting

9:45 - 12:00 qualifying matches will start

12:00 - 1:00 lunch break

1:00 - 2:15 qualifying matches will continue

2:30 - 3:30 elimination matches

4:00 - 5:00 semi-finals and finals

5:15 - 5:45 award ceremony

SKILLS WILL BE OPEN UNTIL 2:15 PM ONCE ELIMINATION MATCHES START!

Volunteer

As always, if anyone is interested in volunteering, we can always use volunteers at the event!

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

In the event of impending bad weather, Vaughn college Robotics club will collaborate with the college and other Event partners to determine if the event can be held on the regularly scheduled day and time. If the event cannot continue on its original schedule, every effort will be made to either keep the event on the same day with an adjusted schedule or reschedule the event to a different date and/or location. Updates will be provided via email and posted to the event webpage on RobotEvents.com as well as on our Instagram page VCAT Robotics.

Refund and Payment Policies

Refunds will only be issued to teams requesting registration cancellation 14 or more days before the event AND if the spot is filled with another team.

No refunds will be given due to changes in date/time/venue/format due to weather or unforeseen emergencies.

If the event is completely canceled, partial refunds (less event partner expenses) will be processed by the event partner. The $5 Processing fee collected by the REC Foundation will be deducted from all refunds.

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Waitlist

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