Battle By the Beach VIQRC Signature Event (MS/ES)
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- Date
- 11-Nov-2023 - 12-Nov-2023 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-VIQRC-23-1504
- Program
- VEX IQ Robotics Competition
- Event Type
- Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control System
- N/A
- Capacity
- 70
- Spots Open
- 70
- Event Region
- Texas - Region 3
- Max Registrations per Organization
- 5
- Early-Bird Registration Opens
- 22-Jul-2023 12:00 EDT
- Standard Registration Opens
- 5-Aug-2023 12:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 27-Nov-2023 08:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 27-Oct-2023 08:00 EDT
- Price
- $355.00
A maximum of 50% of team registrations can be from any one event region
| Region | Maximum % | # Spots Allowed | # Spots Remaining |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas - Region 3 | 50% | 35 | 35 |
- Registration opens at a future date.
General Info
Where:
Battle by the Beach will be hosted at Texas A&M Galveston. It will consist of two blended events VEX IQ's Full Volume & VEX VRC's Over Under.
Our Staff:
We have some amazing referees who have been in the VEX game for longer than anyone around. They recently volunteered at the World Championship in Dallas and are amazing! A few are actually former World Champions! One has refereed multiple Signature Events and is also a VEX Worlds Head Referee.
Our judges will be current students and staff from Texas A&M and volunteers from all over. Students will be able to ask them questions as well; and are highly encouraged to prepare a list of questions that they would like to know about typical college life, tough assignments, or the campus itself.
Live Streaming:
Our event will be live-streamed on YouTube. Links will be posted and shared prior to the event.
Fun Stuff To Do!
Sea Life Facilities:
Students will be provided walk-through tours of our sea life facility from 9 am- 4 PM Friday. More detailed tours will be provided to those who sign up at the event. The detailed tours will be limited and are on a first-come basis. Space is limited.
Ship Simulators:
Ship simulators will be open for tours from 10:30 AM - 4:00 PM on Friday.In-depth, training will be provided to interested students on Friday from 5 PM- 6 PM. A sign-up will be on sight and provided on a first-come basis. Space is limited.
Sea Camp Dissections:
Opportunities to explore cartilaginous fish and the bony fish will be available from 9-5 Friday. These will be walk-up labs and no scheduling is needed.
Vendors:
Vendor exploration will be set up in the Flag Room. Vendors will have booths for students to navigate throughout the day.
There are a plethora of hotels to choose from that your teams and families will receive discount codes for! In addition, Visit Galveston has secured special QR codes that will be shared with all registered teams to provide discounts for dining, and entertainment such as the Pleasure Pier, Moody Gardens, and local museums.
Food and drinks
No outside food or drink may be brought into the facility unless medically necessary and are communicated prior to the event. Picnic areas will be provided outside. It is our hope that students will enjoy dining with the students and staff at the highly-rated facilities on campus and fully indulge in "campus life". All lunches Must be ordered by November 1st. An email with an order form will be distributed to the email associated with each registered team and shared on slack. Lunches will be picked up in the Flag room. Please only send coaches to pick up meals for the team.
Please email lunch forms to Lisa.Webb2@compass-usa.com
Drive Team Meeting:
To simplify the day of the event and really give our teams the opportunity to think up some good questions for our coaches, the Google form must be completed prior to October 20th. Please list which game your question is pertaining to. A link with the drive team meeting will be sent out to the email associated with the account prior to the tournament. This will also be posted to Slack. This will be a prerecorded video that teams can watch at their leisure. This way, students are afforded more time to explore all that the event offers.
Grade Level: All
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: Remote Interviews & Notebooks
Eligible Teams:
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 11-Nov-2023 - 12-Nov-2023
Venue/Location:200 Seawolf Parkway
Galveston, Texas 77554
United States
Contact Information
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Volunteer
High-quality events rely on volunteers! Even if you have a team registered, there is a job for you. Please share with the groups that will be traveling with your teams. A lunch and shirt will be provided to all volunteers.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0a4baead2fa3fc1-battle1#/
ANY VEX U TEAMS WHO VOLUNTEER WILL BE ABLE TO RUN SKILLS AT NO COST NOVEMBER 10TH!!!
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
The event will be held inside. We will follow city guidelines for emergency weather policies. In the event of a cancelation, I will do my best to reschedule with the venue. Please note this is not a guarantee.
Refund and Payment Policies
If the Event Partner cancels the event: a full refund will be issued
If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event and then chooses to withdraw or not attend: there will be no refund.
Health and Safety Policies
There will be multiple pediatricians on site for an emergency situations. A&M and GISD will have a medical plan on file. For minor scrapes and cuts each TM table is fitted with a first ade kit. Each Team will have to submit a waiver for the facility as well. These will be provided upon registration.
Date: 11-Nov-2023 - 12-Nov-2023
Texas A&M University at Galveston200 Seawolf Parkway
Galveston, Texas 77554
United States
Travel Info
We are working with VISIT GALVESTON to provide you with discounted blocks for the event.
These blocks will be posted shortly for Moody Gardens and the Tremont!
Webcast
Live streams will be posted soon!
Judging Format
- All Remote Judging - The Initial Team Interviews will be conducted remotely, and Engineering Notebooks will be submitted to judges digitally via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact on RobotEvents. Initial Interviews and Notebook submission deadlines may be scheduled ahead of the event date.
Payment
If payment is not made by October 27th, your team will be dropped to make room for teams on the waitlist.
Signature Event Early Bird Policy
- All Signature Events will have a specific Early Bird Registration that is independent of all local/regional Early Bird systems
- Each team starts the season with three (3) opportunities to register during the Signature Event Early-Bird period
- An opportunity is taken away each time the team registers for a Signature Event, whether during the Signature Event Early-Bird period or Standard period
- A Signature Event Early-Bird opportunity is not taken away if a team registers for a tournament hosted by their school or organization (where the team’s coach is the Event Partner)
- Early Bird Registration will open 16 weeks before the event at 12:00PM EST
- Note: Modifications to this may be made for events in August and September
- Standard Registration will open 14 weeks before the event at 12:00PM EST
- An Event Partner may register their own teams to their Signature Event during Signature Event Early Bird Registration no matter how many other Signature Events they are already registered for
- The Event Partner must be the Primary Contact for the teams they are registering
- Each team starts the season with three (3) opportunities to register during the Signature Event Early-Bird period