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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
This event is closed to registration because:
  • 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:
Conference & Function Centre
354 Main Street
Palmerston North, 4410
New Zealand

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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

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

Volunteer sign up form 

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