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Turkey Shoot VEX IQ Rapid Relay Competition(MS only, In-Person)

Date
9-Nov-2024 Add to Calendar
Event Code
RE-VIQRC-24-7249
Program
VEX IQ Robotics Competition
Event Type
Tournament
Event Format
In-Person
Field Control System
N/A
Capacity
38
Spots Open
2
Event Region
Texas - Region 3
Max Registrations per Organization
4
Standard Registration Opens
13-Sep-2024 12:00 EDT
Registration Deadline
1-Nov-2024 12:00 EDT
Payment Deadline
1-Nov-2024 08:00 EDT
Price
$50.00

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General Info

Welcome to the 1st VEX IQ competition in our new state-of-the-art Robotics and STEM facility!  We are happy to be hosting events this season and look forward to welcoming all of our fellow middle school teams in the Houston region! 

***Please do not register for this event if you cannot attend the entire event. Teams that do not stay for the entire event will be disqualified and reported to the REC Foundation for violating the Code of Conduct. Please be considerate of your alliance partners. We are all here to have a good time, so join us for the entire event***

This event has a payment deadline. All teams must have payments posted no later than November 1st, 2024. Any team without payment by that date will be moved to the waitlist and other teams from the waitlist will be offered the spot. We appreciate your help with keeping our event successful.


Grade Level: Middle School

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: Remote Engineering Notebooks

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 9-Nov-2024

Venue/Location:
Texas City ISD Robotics Center
1015 14th Street North
Texas City, Texas 77590
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

Saturday 

7:30 am Doors open, registration open, pits open
8:00 am Inspection starts
8:00 am Volunteer training for Referees, Judges, and field staff
8:45 am Opening ceremonies and driver meeting
9:00 am Qualifications and Judging
12:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm Qualifications and Judging
2:00 pm Qualifications end
2:15 pm Alliance selection
2:45 pm Eliminations
4:00 pm Awards

Volunteer

We welcome anyone interested in helping on the day of the event and would love any help or guidance from veteran tournament operators. As a part of ensuring the best possible judging outcomes, we ask if any teams have parents or volunteers that could be a part of the notebook and interviewing and judging, please let us know. We want to present a fair and impartial judging. Volunteers will receive a free t-shirt, lunch, and snacks throughout the day.

For more information, please email Racheal Matos at [email protected].

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

All cancellations will be communicated through email. Please check your email the day before and the morning of the tournament (before leaving).

If the event is cancelled by the event partner, the event will be rescheduled if possible. 

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event: 

Refunds will be provided less the REC fees. If the event partner reschedules the event, no refund will be provided, but the team will be registered for the new date.

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

No refunds will be processed. 

Judging Format

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 is November 1st, 2024 at 11:59 pm to allow notebooks to be reviewed prior to the event date.

Teams will be interviewed at the event in person. Notebooks will not be accepted at the event. 

Lunches

Concessions will be provided throughout the event. 

Lunch Information will be updated as we get closer to the event.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Waitlist

4 teams are on the waitlist for this event.

Please login to add or remove teams from the waiting list.