Orange County Open Vex IQ Robotics Competition Rapid Relay
Blended ES/MS
- Date
- 8-Feb-2025 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-VIQRC-24-9116
- Program
- VEX IQ Robotics Competition
- Event Type
- Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control System
- N/A
- Capacity
- 36
- Spots Open
- 2
- Event Region
- California - South
- Max Registrations per Organization
- 6
- Standard Registration Opens
- 11-Nov-2024 20:00 EST
- Registration Deadline
- 25-Jan-2025 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 31-Jan-2025 12:00 EST
- Price
- $180.00
General Info
- Tournament Setup:
Teamwork Challenge: We will have 2 fields set up for the Teamwork Challenge, ensuring plenty of opportunities for teams to compete and showcase their collaboration skills.
Skill Challenge: 1 field will be dedicated to the Skill Challenge, where teams can demonstrate their robot’s capabilities in individual performance tasks.
Practice Field: Teams are welcome to bring their own practice fields if they wish.
- Blended Event:
This tournament is a blended event, welcoming both Middle School and Elementary School teams. This structure encourages a diverse range of participants, fostering an environment where younger and older students can learn from each other and compete together.
- Lunch Arrangements:
Please note that we will not be providing a lunch program for this tournament. Teams will need to coordinate their own lunch plans.
- Interviews:
We will have an in-person interview at the day of the event.
- Engineering Notebook Submission:
Engineering notebooks will only be accepted in digital form for this tournament. If your team maintains a physical notebook, please scan it into a PDF format and submit it through the REC website.
Grade Level: ES and MS
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: All In-Person Judging
Grade Level: All
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: Remote Engineering Notebooks
Grade Level: All
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: Remote Engineering Notebooks
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 8-Feb-2025
Venue/Location:16808 Armstrong Avenue
Irvine, California 92606
United States
Contact the Event Partner
You must login to contact this Event PartnerCode 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
- 8:30 AM: Doors Open
- 9:15 - 9:45 AM: Team Check-In
- 9:45 - 10:00 AM: Drivers Meeting
- 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM: Teamwork Challenge Matches
- 12:30 - 1:15 PM: Lunch Break
- 1:15 - 2:45 PM: Teamwork Challenge Matches
- 3:00 - 4:00 PM: Finals & Awards
- 4:30 PM: Event Concludes
Volunteer
If you would like to volunteer please contact the event promoters. We could always have roles below:
Field Reset/Team Check-In/Scorekeeping/General Assistance/Judge assistant
No prior experience is necessary—we will provide all the training and guidance you need on the day of the event. This is a great opportunity to get involved in the local STEM community, support young innovators, and be a part of an exciting competition.
If you are interested in volunteering, please contact us directly at [email protected].
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
Tournament is indoors.
Only under severe weather circumstances would the event be canceled. An email would be sent the day before if there is a chance of cancellation. Teams should make sure their contact information is up to date and includes both school and non-school phone numbers.
In the case of bad weather conditions or possible cancellations, please visit the event on Robotevents.com where updates about the event status will be posted as needed. Event Partners will also make every effort to reach teams directly in case of an emergency. Make sure your team contact information is up to date in your robotevents.com account, as this is the information that will be used to contact your team.
In the event that we must cancel an event due to bad weather or an emergency, registration fees will be fully refundable. We will process refunds promptly and notify you via email once the refund has been issued.
Refund and Payment Policies
If you wish to cancel your participation, please contact us at least two weeks before the competition date to receive a full refund.
Cancellations made within two weeks of the competition will not be eligible for any refund.
Judging Format
Judging Format
- The Team Interviews are in-person and Digital Engineering Notebooks will be used for judged awards.
- Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions: Engineering notebooks will be submitted digitally for evaluation via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact on RobotEvents. Notebook submission deadline is Jan 31, 2025.
- Physical notebooks will NOT be accepted.
Waitlist
3 teams are on the waitlist for this event.