Robotics Education & Competition Foundation
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HPE VIQRC Capital Qualifier (ES/MS)

Blended Qualfier

Date
11-Jan-2025 Add to Calendar
Event Code
RE-VIQRC-24-7332
Program
VEX IQ Robotics Competition
Event Type
Tournament
Event Format
In-Person
Field Control System
N/A
Capacity
20
Spots Open
0
Event Region
North Carolina
Max Registrations per Organization
6
Early-Bird Registration Opens
4-Sep-2024 12:00 EDT
Standard Registration Opens
30-Nov-2024 12:00 EST
Registration Deadline
28-Dec-2024 12:00 EST
Payment Deadline
28-Dec-2024 12:00 EST
Price
$80.00
This event is closed to registration because:
  • This event currently has no spaces available.

General Info

Competition Preparation

Coaches and students only allowed in the pit area.  Coaches wrist bands will be given to school Head Coach to distribute to other team coaches. 

1. Review the rules and run through the inspection checklist about a week before the competition so that there is ample time for adjustments. The inspection checklist can be found here.

2. Check the official VEX forums for rule updates and changes.

3. Carefully read all of the information contained in the tournament posting on RobotEvents.com

4. Pack for the event the day before the day of departure. Here are a few items that you don't want to forget.
Robot
Goggles/Safety Glasses (optional for VEX IQ)
Spare parts & tools
Batteries and chargers
Programming cable
Power strip
Laptop computer
Engineering notebook (if you have one, helpful for Judges, Design and 
Excellence Awards)
Banners and other decorations for your team pit
Giveaways if you have them

5. Be sure to read 101 Things You Should Know Before Your First VEX Tournament. 

6. Review the descriptions and criteria for the awards that are being given during the tournament. 

7. Prep for your interviews with the judges. Check the awards tab to see what awards will be given during the tournament.

8. Remember that safety comes first, please don't bring tools that pose a safety risk to your team, or others nearby as the venue is a very tight fit. Also, remember no grinding or other actions that create sparks.

9. Understand how the game will be played. VEX participants are more than welcome to watch the referee training videos before they attend a tournament.

10. Read through the Robot troubleshooting guide.

11. No extra pit space or queue space will be provided for larger robots.

12. No extra field setup time will be allotted for larger robots.

Grade Level: All

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: All In-Person Judging


Grade Level: All

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: Remote Engineering Notebooks

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 11-Jan-2025

Venue/Location:
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
1015 Swabia Court
Durham, North Carolina 27703
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

7:30 AM Doors open to volunteers

8:00 AM - 9 AM Check-in / Inspection / Practice

9:00 AM Check-in Closed

9:00 AM Event meeting / Opening Ceremony

9:15 - 11:30 AM Programming / Robot Skills, Design Interviews - Pits

11:30 - 12:15 Lunch

12:15 - 3:15 PM Teamwork Challenge Matches , Design Interviews - Pits

3:30 PM Finals Matches 

Awards follow Final Matches

Volunteer

Interested in volunteering for this event, reachout to Niiveeta Sharma, [email protected]

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

If the event has to be cancelled due to an Emergency / Bad Weather refunds will be sent out, minus the RECF $5 processing fee.

Refund and Payment Policies

No refunds will be given for teams, if the event is held, regardless of the reason. Our goal is to host the event as long as policy will allow. Even if it means the event is closed to spectators and/or limited to the number of adults per team permitted in the facility.

If the host cancels the event due any unforseen circumstances, full refunds minus the $5 REC processing fee will be done. 

Date: 11-Jan-2025
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
1015 Swabia Court
Durham, North Carolina 27703
United States

Travel Info

Venue/Location:

Hewlett Packard Enterprise
1015 Swabia Court
Durham, North Carolina 27703
United States

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. Digital Engineering Notebook Submission deadline is January 8th, 2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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