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Tonsley | VIQRC Middle School | In-Person Tournament

@ Tonsley Innovation District

Date
15-Sep-2023 Add to Calendar
Event Code
RE-VIQRC-23-2450
Program
VEX IQ Robotics Competition
Event Type
Tournament
Event Format
In-Person
Field Control System
N/A
Capacity
38
Spots Open
0
Event Region
Australia
Standard Registration Opens
31-Jul-2023 08:00 EDT
Registration Deadline
4-Sep-2023 16:00 EDT
Payment Deadline
8-Sep-2023 21:00 EDT
Price
A$40.00
This event is closed to registration because:
  • This event currently has no spaces available.
  • It is past the registration deadline.

General Info

Full details on the event including running times will be available at: https://datta.sa.edu.au/datta-sa-vex-tournament/

Please check you are registering the correct aged team! This competition is the MIDDLE School division.

VIQRC Team and Age Clarifications

Student – Anyone born after May 1, 2008 (i.e. who will be 15 or younger at VEX Worlds 2024). 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, 2011 (i.e. who will be 12 or younger at VEX Worlds 2024). Elementary School Students may “play up” and compete as Middle School Students. 

• Middle School Student – Any eligible Student that is not an Elementary School Student

Team – Two or more Students make up a Team. A Team is classified as an Elementary School Team if all members are Elementary School Students. 

A Team is classified as a Middle School Team if any member is a Middle School Student, or if the Team is made up of Elementary School Students who declare themselves as “Playing Up” as Middle School Students by registering their Team as a Middle School Team. 

Once a Team has competed in an event as a Middle School Team, that Team may not change back to a Elementary School Team for the remainder of the season. Teams may be associated with schools, community/youth organisations, or a group of neighborhood Students.


Grade Level: Middle School

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: All In-Person Judging

Eligible Teams:

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 15-Sep-2023

Venue/Location:
Tonsley Innovation District
6 MAB Eastern Promenade
Tonsley, 5042
Australia

Contact Information

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Agenda

Basic Times for School teams to help you plan for buses! Judges will be provided with modifications to this time schedule as we can accomodate needs to leave earlier.

  • Registration will open: 8:30 am  (teams can start to turn up, be marked off, make their way to pit areas)
  • Robot Inspection for IQ teams will begin from 9:00am Please note: Teams competing in first 2 matches will be prioritised
  • Opening Ceremony: 9:30 am
  • Robot Inspection for VRC teams will begin from 9:45am. Please note: Teams competing in first 2 matches will be prioritised
  • Matches begin 10:00am
  • Close 3:00pm

Volunteer

Please register to judge at the event by clicking here.

 

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

N/A

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event: 

The teams will be refunded.

If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend:

No refund is applicable after the event registration closes.

 

Judging Format

 

  • All In-Person Judging - The Team Interviews and Engineering Notebooks will be judged in-person the day of the event. Teams should bring a physical copy of their notebook to submit to the judges.
  • Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions / In Person Team Interviews: Team interviews will be conducted in-person at the event. Engineering notebooks will be submitted digitally for evaluation  via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact on RobotEvents. A submission deadline that may be scheduled ahead of the event date.