Agenda

February 28, 2020, Friday

5:00  p.m.- team check in, inspection, practice

7:00  p.m. - pits close

February 29, 2020, Saturday

7:30 a.m. - Doors open, check in, inspection
8:30 a.m. – Opening ceremony

8:45 a.m. – Drivers’ meeting

9:15 a.m. – Qualification matches begin; skills fields open
12:00 p.m. -- Lunch
12:45  p.m. – Qualification matches resume
3:15 p.m.- Matches, skills end
3:45  p.m.- Finals matches begin (top 20 teams)
4:30 p.m. Finals matches end
4:35 p.m. - Awards ceremony

Volunteer

Volunteers are needed and appreciated. Please contact Art Kimura, art@higp.hawaii.edu,  to volunteer for this event.

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

This event will be postponed in the event of bad weather. Teams will be notified by the event partner the day prior to the event if there is a need to postpone. Please make sure your team contact info is up to date in your RobotEvents.com account, and includes both school and non-school phone numbers.

Refund Policy

Due to fixed event partner costs, there are no refunds for this event. Payment in full is required 2 weeks prior to tournament or teams may be dropped by the event partner. 

Travel Info

Maui Beach Hotel

https://mauibeachhotel.net

170 Kaahumanu Avenue, Kahului, HI 96732

Webcast

For a Live Stream of teh event - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1kMRr9j2-k

Documents

Please remember to bring your filled out participant release forms available at:
Participant Release Form.

Sponsor

Hawaiian Electric Companies

with support of:

Kamehameha Schools - Maui

Robotics Education and Competition Foundation

STEM Research

This season the STEM Research Project is presented as a 4-minute video plus 15 seconds of credits that the team records and uploads to SchoolTube, YouTube, or a similar online video platform. A link to the video must be submitted to the Event Partner no later than TWO WEEKS BEFORE the tournament date. Follow these steps:

1. Please refer to the **STEM Research Project and Presentation** document from the REC Foundation. The document can be found in the VEX IQ Challenge Team Resources area at https://www.roboticseducation.org
2. Record the STEM Presentation as a video following the instructions in the STEM Research Project and Presentation document.
3. Upload the video to one of the online video resources following the instructions in the STEM Research Project and Presentation document.
4. Have the coach or another adult email the link to the video, including the team number and contact information for the coach, to the Event Partner no later than TWO WEEKS BEFORE the tournament date:

   Rene Kimura (rene@higp.hawaii.edu)

5. STEM Research Project Award finalists will be interviewed by judges at the event.  Please refer to the STEM Research Project and Presentation document for details.
6. Only ONE submission allowed per team. If two or more video links are sent to the Event Partner, only the first link received will be considered.
7. The winner of the STEM Research Project Award will be announced with the other judged awards at the event.

If you have questions about this process, please contact your REC Foundation Regional Support Manager. Refer to our website for contact information: www.robotevents.com/support