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Capitol City VEX IQ Tournament (ES/MS)

Date
16-Nov-2024 Add to Calendar
Event Code
RE-VIQRC-24-8562
Program
VEX IQ Robotics Competition
Event Type
Tournament
Event Format
In-Person
Field Control System
N/A
Capacity
18
Spots Open
6
Event Region
District of Columbia
Standard Registration Opens
9-Oct-2024 12:00 EDT
Registration Deadline
13-Nov-2024 12:00 EST
Payment Deadline
13-Nov-2024 12:00 EST
Price
$55.00
This event is closed to registration because:
  • It is past the registration deadline.

General Info

Welcome to the District of Columbia VEX IQ Tournament.  This event is hosted by Capitol City Robotics.

This is a DC Qualifying event open to elementary and middle school teams.  This event is open to the public.  During the Tournament, teams will have a minimum of three opportunities to participate in both Driving Skills and Programming Skills Challenges in addition to tournament matches.

In the Pit area there will be a minimum of two practice fields.  It is expected that teams practice good sportsmanship in sharing the fields and making sure scoring elements are replaced when a team finishes a practice round.

DETAILS

  • This event will be held in-person

  • Interview Judging will be held in-person

  • Notebooks will be judged in-person - Engineering notebooks will be submitted digitally for evaluation via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact on RobotEvents. All notebooks should be submitted by midnight on 11/13/2024. 

  • We will hold 7 rounds of Teamwork Challenges along with Skills

  • Food will NOT be served at the venue, please make arrangement with your team to bring or order food 

LOCATION

  • Our tournament will be held in the Rita Bright Family and Youth Center, 2500 14th Street Northwest

  • There is street parking only so please plan accordingly 

 

Grade Level: ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE 

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: All In-Person Judging


Grade Level: All

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: All In-Person Judging

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 16-Nov-2024

Venue/Location:
Rita Bright Family and Youth Center
2500 14th Street Northwest
Washington, District of Columbia 20009
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

TIME                                ACTIVITY

8:00 a.m.                         Doors Open

8:15 a.m.                         Inspection / Check In Open

9:00 am                           Check In Deadline

9:30 am                           Opening Ceremony/ Drivers Meeting

10:00 – 1::00 pm             Qualification Matches, Judging Interviews and Skills Challenges

1:00 – 1:45 pm                Lunch Break 

1:45 - 3:00 pm                 Qualification Matches

3:30 - 4:00 pm                 Finals Matches - finals -  5 alliances   Top 10 teams in ranking*

                                         *could change to 6 depending on event size

4:00 pm                           Awards Ceremony

 

Skills Challenge field will be open from 10:00 am - 1:45 pm

Teams are permitted up to three (3) tries for Robot Skills and three (3) tries for Programming Skills.

 

Volunteer

Please consider volunteering by Emailing [email protected] or by text messaging 614-746-3464

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

This event may be rescheduled in the case of bad weather.

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event: Refunds will be issued 

If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend:  Please reach out [email protected]

Please note refunds will not include the $5 RobotEvents processing fee.

 

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 that may be scheduled ahead of the event date.

The submission deadline is November 13 @ 11:59pm