2020 New Zealand VIQC National Championship - Elementary Grade
- Date
- 11-Dec-2020 - 13-Dec-2020 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-VIQC-20-2412
- Program
- VEX IQ Robotics Competition
- Event Type
- Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Capacity
- 30
- Spots Open
- 15
- Event Region
- New Zealand
- Standard Registration Opens
- 1-Oct-2020 10:29 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 6-Dec-2020 17:00 EST
- Price
- A$100.00
- It is past the registration deadline.
General Info
The Wright Family Foundation are proud to present
the 2020 New Zealand VIQC National Championship for Elementary Teams.
Central Robotics and Kiwibots are proud to partner up to bring this event for our rangatahi.
This will be a 2 day event (Saturday 12 Dec, and Sunday 13 Dec) with early check in/inspection available Friday afternoon.
Volunteer, Mentor, Teacher Awards:
This is your chance to say THANK YOU for all the hard work that teachers, volunteers and mentors
put into making it possible for you to participate in your VEX program.
Please take the time to recognise teachers, volunteers and mentors for their efforts in this season.
Share this link with students and teams: Nomination form for individual Awards
Design / Engineering Books :
Please hand the clearly labelled design books in during check in & inspection
Registration Fees
Team | Fee (New Zealand Dollar) |
---|---|
Full Registration Fee | NZ$ 100 |
Registration for team that brings an IQ field | NZ$ 80 |
NOTE:
Teams are responsible for setting up the field on Friday 11 December
Only one discounted fee available per team.
One school/organisation can have mulitple discounts.
Examples:
A group that brings 4 volunteers and has 4 teams pays NZ$ 400 - no volunteer discount
A group that brings a 6' x 8' IQ Field and 2 teams pays NZD $180
A group that brings 2 x 6'x8' IQ Fields and 2 teams pays NZD $160
Student definition and grades (If you think your team is in the wrong grade please email us asap):
This EVENT is for Elementary School Teams only
Student - Anyone born after May 1, 2005. Eligibility may also be granted based on a disability that has delayed education by at least one year.
Students are the individuals who design, build, repair, and program the Robot with minimal adult assistance.
• Elementary School Student - Any Student born after May 1, 2008. Elementary School Students may “play up” and compete as a Middle School Student.
• Middle School Student - Any eligible Student that is not an Elementary School Student.
Live Stream:
The event will be livestreamed via the Kiwibots YouTube channel.
The stream will be available via the following links.
2020 IQ Nationals - Day 1 (Saturday 12th)
2020 IQ Nationals - Day 2 (Sunday 13th)
If you have any questions, please contact
Stephan van Haren [email protected]
Ben Ellery [email protected]
Grade Level: Elementary
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: All In-Person Judging
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 11-Dec-2020 - 13-Dec-2020
Venue/Location:354 Main Street
Palmerston North, 4410
New Zealand
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
DRAFT Schedule (TBC):
Friday 11 December 2020
3:00 PM Check-In & Inspection
5:00 PM Venue Closes
Saturday 12 December
8:30 AM Doors Open
Check-In & Inspection
9:15 AM Check-In closes
9:30 AM Opening Ceremony/Driver Meeting
Individual Awards
10:00 AM Practice Matches
11:00 AM Teamwork Matches
12:00 PM LUNCH
1:00 PM Teamwork Matches
4:30 PM Teamwork Matches Finish
5:00 PM Pits Close
5:00 PM Booking Ends
Sunday 13 December
8:30 AM Doors Open
8:50 AM Welcome/Announcements
9:00 AM Qualification Matches (cont.)
12:00 PM LUNCH
1:00 PM Finals Matches
- Team Awards
2:00 PM Closing Awards Ceremony
- Team Awards
2:30 PM Event Finishes
3:00 PM Pits Close
5:00 PM Booking Ends
Volunteer
We love to have you volunteer:
We would especially like to see Tech companies, who would like to volunteer one or more of their staff to come and help the teams with their design/engineering notebooks.
Volunteer Jobs: referee, scorer, field resetting, judging
Email: [email protected] if you would like to help out
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
We will endeavour to send registered teams an email if event is cancelled due to unforseen weather events
Refund and Payment Policies
Teams will get a full refund if registration is cancelled before 1 December 2020
No refunds will be given after this date