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VEX The Halls - VIQRC Full Volume Blended Competition

Date
9-Dec-2023 Add to Calendar
Event Code
RE-VIQRC-23-4191
Program
VEX IQ Robotics Competition
Event Type
Tournament
Event Format
In-Person
Field Control System
N/A
Capacity
20
Spots Open
0
Event Region
Pennsylvania - East
Standard Registration Opens
25-Oct-2023 12:00 EDT
Registration Deadline
1-Dec-2023 17:30 EST
Payment Deadline
1-Dec-2023 08:34 EST
Price
$40.00
This event is closed to registration because:
  • This event currently has no spaces available.
  • It is past the registration deadline.

General Info

Welcome:

Welcome to VEX The Halls - VIQRC Full Volume Blended Competition at Lancaster Country Day School! We are looking forward to an exciting day of competition. Magnus Robotics is the Event Partner for this event; teams from both Magnus Robotics and Lancaster Country Day School will also be competing in this tournament.

Robot Skills and judging will be available at this event. Teams should plan to submit their team’s engineering notebook at the check-in table. Teams with a digital engineering notebook must provide a printed hardcopy.

Location:

The tournament will take place in the Fieldhouse gymnasium at the school. Parking and entrance locations will be emailed to mentors ahead of the event.

Concessions:

Light refreshments will be sold throughout the event. Teams will be able to pre-order lunch for their teams and spectators.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

We look forward to seeing you there!


Grade Level: All

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: All In-Person Judging

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 9-Dec-2023

Venue/Location:
Lancaster Country Day School
725 Hamilton Road
Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603
United States

Contact Information

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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

Tentative Event Schedule:

7:00am - Doors open for volunteers only
7:45am - Doors open for teams & spectators
8:00am - 9:00am - Check In & Robot Inspection
9:10am -  Driver's Meeting
9:30am -  Teamwork Matches Part 1 / Skills Open
12:00pm - 12:45pm - Lunch (all fields closed)
1:00pm - Teamwork Matches Part 2
2:00pm - Skills Closes
2:30pm - Final Matches
3:15pm  Awards & clean up

Volunteer

We welcome volunteers to help in these roles: Judges, Referees, Field Reset Crew, Set-Up/ Tear Down Crew. Training is required for some roles ahead of the event.

To sign up to volunteer, please fill this form and we'll be in touch with you!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd-QubLi69HNDtP0TtkN6hUNkUkt3EKcV1ODDSPHhN86Yv6TQ/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

A weather-related event cancelation will be made at the discretion of the Lancaster Country Day School leadership team and will be posted as early as possible on this event page. Team mentors will also receive an email informing them of the cancelation. Unfortunately, there is no make-up date for this event.

 

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event: 
If the event is canceled, the registration fee will be returned (minus $5.00 RECF processing fee). 

If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend:
For a refund, the Event Coordinator must be notified at least 10 days prior to the event so that teams may be moved from the wait list and other teams invited to attend. The refunded amount will be equal to the registration fee paid minus the $5.00 RECF processing fee. 

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.