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Oyster River Middle School Fall VEX IQ Rapid Relay Tournament

Date
7-Dec-2024 Add to Calendar
Event Code
RE-VIQRC-24-8336
Program
VEX IQ Robotics Competition
Event Type
Tournament
Event Format
In-Person
Field Control System
N/A
Capacity
63
Spots Open
7
Event Region
New Hampshire/Vermont
Max Registrations per Organization
18
Early-Bird Registration Opens
7-Oct-2024 15:00 EDT
Standard Registration Opens
26-Oct-2024 15:00 EDT
Registration Deadline
29-Nov-2024 12:00 EST
Payment Deadline
7-Dec-2024 12:00 EST
Price
$45.00
This event is closed to registration because:
  • It is past the registration deadline.

General Info

The Oyster River Middle School VEXIQ Tournament is Saturday, December 7th from 8 am – 3 pm.  Doors open at 7:30 am.      

Location:  The Oyster River Middle School is located at 1 Coe Drive, Durham, NH 03824.  There should be plenty of parking at the school. 

 

Food:   

·       We will have a basic concession stand with snacks and drinks. Concessions will be on the 2nd floor. 

·       NOTE!: Pizza must be pre-ordered.  

We’re offering large pizzas from Wildcat Pizza in Durham for $14 each at our upcoming competition.

Here’s what you need to know:

  • Pizza Orders Are Due: Wednesday, December 4, by 3:00 PM
  • Payment: Payment is due the morning of the competition. Please pay at the concession stand on the 2nd floor.
  • How to Order: Use this link to place your pizza order: Pizza Order Link

Engineering Notebooks: 

·       Engineering notebooks will be collected at the Team Check-In table. If you have a digital notebook, please print it out and bring it with you to the event.   Only hard copies will be accepted.  

Important Documents: 

·       Robot Inspection Checklist:  Teams should review this checklist prior to the event to ensure their robot will pass inspection. 

·       Game Manual - VEX IQ Rapid Relay:  Everything you need to know about this year’s game.  

General Information: 

·       For qualification matches, each team will compete in 6-7 matches. 

·       For skills, each team can perform up to 3 Driving Skill and 3 Programming Skill matches. 

 


Grade Level: All

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: All In-Person Judging

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 7-Dec-2024

Venue/Location:
Oyster River Middle School
1 Coe Drive
Durham, New Hampshire 03824
United States

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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. Teams should check in as early as possible then proceed to the inspection table. This will help ensure a timely check-in and robot inspection process.  

·       7:30-8:30 am:  Team Check-In and Robot Inspections  

·       8:30 am:  Deadline for checking in.  Teams that have NOT checked in by this time will NOT be placed in  the match schedule. 

·       8:30-9:00 am:  Opening Ceremonies.  

·       9:00 am-12:00 pm: Qualification Team Matches. Skills Challenge Open. 

·       12:00-12:30 pm:  Lunch. 

·       12:30-3:00 pm: Qualification Team Matches. Skills Challenge Open. 

·       3:00-4:00 pm: Final Matches and Awards. 

Volunteer

If your program brings a competition table you will recieve a free team registration.  Please contact Jason Duff at [email protected] if you are interested in supporting the event.  We will be in need of at least three table sets.  

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

In case of inclement weather, team contacts will be notified if the event is cancelled or postponed. No "rain" date has beeen set at this time.

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event: All team registration fees, minus the $5 RECF fee, will be refunded.  

 

If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend:  Oyster River will reimburse the program if withdrawl is done before December 1st .  

 

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.