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FAMU Full Volume ES&MS VEX IQ Regional Scrimmage #4: @ FAMU DRS

FREE SCRIMMAGES For teams participating in the Finale!!

Date
11-Jan-2024 Add to Calendar
Event Code
RE-VIQRC-23-4877
Program
VEX IQ Robotics Competition
Event Type
Tournament
Event Format
In-Person
Field Control System
N/A
Capacity
20
Spots Open
18
Event Region
Florida - North/Central
Max Registrations per Organization
4
Standard Registration Opens
7-Nov-2023 12:00 EST
Registration Deadline
11-Jan-2024 17:00 EST
Payment Deadline
11-Nov-2023 11:59 EST
Price
$0.00
This event is closed to registration because:
  • It is past the registration deadline.

General Info

  • Welcome to FAMU Full Volume ES&MS VEX IQ Regional Scrimmages!  

  • In order to participate, your team(s) must also be registered  for the FAMU Full Volume Regional Finale.

  • Please register for EACH scrimmage in which your team(s) will participate.

  • Please See Travel Information for exact location. The location alternates between Fairview and FAMU DRS!
  • We are excited to have your team participate in one or more of these scrimmages.

 

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Only 20 teams will be accepted for each scrimmage.    40 teams can compete in the Finale Tournament in January.

 If more than 20 register for the same date, the Event Partners reserve  the discretion to select the teams that will participate. Most likely it will be decided by first come, first served.  But the EP's would like to ensure that teams that have not yet participated in a scrimmage have the opportunity to do so.

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NO OUTSIDE FOOD MAY BE BROUGHT ON CAMPUS as per principals.  Food or snacks will be available at a modest price at a concession stand or by pre-ordering.  For more information, contact the event sponsor of that specific event.

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Why do you have free scrimmages but must pay for the Finale?

The fee for the scrimmages is included in the fee for the finale. A team may register for a scrimmage, but must register and pay the fees, not only to the VEX foundation for each team, but also for the FAMU Finale before participating in a scrimmage.  The registration for the Finale is at https://www.robotevents.com/admin/eventEntities/52920/edit.  A team may not participate in scrimmages without registering and paying for the Finale.

WHY? The Event Partners would like to allow teams to register for only one or more scrimmages because the VIQRC is relatively new in this area, and because many teams  may not have a robot ready until later in the year.  Some teams might participate only in scrimmages or only in the Finale. This is an unusual situation. Each team must ensure that the team is registered and has paid for the Finals so that we can keep the scrimmages 'free' - or included in the price of the Finale. 

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More Information:

Each scrimmage begins with Team Check-in and Robot Inspection. Teams need to check in by 5:45 PM and robots need to pass inspection by 6:45 PM to be included in the  match schedule. See Agenda.

Before the first scrimmage, participants are expected to complete the participant release form . (also available in Spanish)  Once per season covers all events.

At Team Check-in for the first scrimmage, teams verify that they have uploaded release forms for all team members and signed up to provide one volunteer for at least one scrimmage.

At each scrimmage, each team will be scheduled for three  Qualifying Matches.

We will have two competition fields and one practice fields at each scrimmage if it is required by the number of teams competing.

The team's coach who is officially listed in robotevents as the primary contact receives all team emails, so read the email titles and content carefully.  

All attendees are expected to abide by the code of conduct  .

Note: Ensure your IT does not block emails from robotevents.com and roboticseducation.org   

 


Grade Level: All

Skills Challenge Offered: No

Judging Format: No Judging

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 11-Jan-2024

Venue/Location:
Florida A&M University Developmental Research School
400 West Orange Avenue
Tallahassee, Florida 32307
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

Agenda for all scrimmage sessions

4:30 PM  Doors open. Set up
4:30-5:30  Volunteers check in and receive instructions.  5:30 Volunteer Instructions
5:45-6:00 PM  Teams check in (Teams submit notebooks digitally for  the finals session
6:00-6:45 PM  Robot Inspection
7:00 PM  Opening Ceremony/Event Meeting/Announcements
7:00-8:00 PM  Teamwork Practice and Qualifying Matches
8:00-8:30 PM  Teams depart. Tear down. Doors close

 

Volunteer

Get Inspired and Have Fun!

Be a part of the excitement by joining a team of volunteers who help in a variety of ways to make this event a success for the students involved.

 

Volunteer Coordinator Contact:

Ms. Yolanda Foxx-Palamer :[email protected] for scimmages at FAMU DRS 

OR

Mrs. Petra Burns:  [email protected] for scrimmages at Fairview

OR 

Dr. David White at [email protected].

Each team is asked to provide at least one volunteer for at least one session:

.Volunteer Form

A brief overview of the volunteer roles is available online here
 

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

If any session has to be cancelled, we will offer an additional session.

If scrimmages can’t be held in person indoors, we will explore the possibility of holding the remaining league sessions in person outdoors.  

If teams are not allowed to meet in person, then teams will be encouraged to try VEXcode VR and to compete with the new VIQC Virtual Skills in VEXcode IQ:
https://www.vexrobotics.com/get-started/vex-vr-skills.

The Event Partner will contact teams if anys crimmages must be rescheduled or modified. Teams should keep their contact information up to date on RobotEvents.com and include both school and non-school phone numbers.

Refund and Payment Policies

There is no cost to be part of the scrimmage league, but you MUST be signed up for the FAMU Full Volume ES&MS VEX IQ Regional Finale event on January 20th. When you sign up and pay for that event you may then be entered into this scrimmage . 

Health and Safety Policies

Masks are suggested.

Date: 11-Jan-2024
Florida A&M University Developmental Research School
400 West Orange Avenue
Tallahassee, Florida 32307
United States

Travel Info

Please note the different locations for the scrimmages. 

Parking is available in the school's parking lot. If lot is full, please park on neighboring streets.

Judging Format

In person interviews will only occur for the Finale Tournament. 

 Notebooks must be submitted digitally by midnight, Friday, January 12, 2024.  Teams must submit a link to their notebook. This is the only way that notebooks will be accepted.  Engineering notebooks will be submitted digitally for evaluation  via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact on RobotEvents.

For example, a notebook can be photographed or scanned in, put into a google doc, or on a website, and then the link would be recorded for each team on the sponsor's account page.

Notebooks are not required but make a team eligible for certain awards if well done.

There will be no judging during the scrimmages but there will be interviews and judging of Notebooks at the Finale in January Keep your team's notebook updated during the season, to be well prepared for the Finale. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Waitlist

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