General Info

Welcome to the first Baltimore International Academy VIQC Open Tournament!  This event is hosted by BIA-East in Baltimore City.  

This event is open to elementary and middle schools and is a qualifier to the Maryland State VIQC Championships. The event takes place in the BIA gym. Parking is available at the BIA parking lot.  Enter the building through the entrance closest to the parking lot and follow signage to the gym. Teams are advised to stay in the same floor and wing of the building for the duration of the tournament.

During the tournament, teams will have a minimum six qualification matches. Teams will also get a maximum of three opportunities each to participate in the Driving Skills and Programming Skills Challenges.

In the Pit area there will be a minimum of two practice fields.  It is expected that teams practice good sportsmanship in sharing the fields and making sure scoring elements are replaced when a team finishes a practice round.

Agenda

8:00 AM - Doors Open

8:00 - 9:00 AM - Check-In/Registration/Inspection
Note: All teams must be through inspection by 9:00AM

Teams must hand in an engineering notebook by 9:00 to be considered for Excellence or Design Awards. Only teams that hand in a completed notebook will be interviewed.

There will be no STEM Research project judging at this event.

9:00 - 9:30 AM - Opening Ceremonies and Driver Meeting

9:30 AM - 12:30 PM - Qualification Rounds

9:30 AM -12:30 PM - Skills field will be open.  Teams will get a maximum of (3) three attempts at Driver Skills and (3) three attempts at Programming Skills.

12:30 - 1:00 PM - Lunch

1:00 - 2:00 - Final rounds and Awards

***All times subject to change***

Volunteer

Please contact Arif Abdul-Kareem (ajabkareem@gmail.com) or Hsiangmei Yang (hmyang@bcps.k12.md.us) if you are interested to volunteer. Thank you!

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

Weather policy for this event is based on Baltimore City Schools Policy. Teams will be notified via email if the event is cancelled no later than 12 hours before the event.

Refund Policy

Teams can request for refunds by sending an email to the primary or secondary contacts no later than November 9th, 2019.