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VIQRC STEM Southwest Competition Event with Skills

VEX IQ Robotics Competition 2024-2025: Rapid Relay, Blended ES & MS, Live, Digital Notebook Submission

Date
18-Jan-2025 Add to Calendar
Event Code
RE-VIQRC-24-9269
Program
VEX IQ Robotics Competition
Event Type
Tournament
Event Format
In-Person
Field Control System
N/A
Capacity
32
Spots Open
50%+
Event Region
New Mexico
Max Registrations per Organization
6
Early-Bird Registration Opens
18-Nov-2024 12:00 EST
Standard Registration Opens
7-Dec-2024 12:00 EST
Registration Deadline
6-Jan-2025 12:00 EST
Payment Deadline
15-Jan-2025 12:00 EST
Price
$70.00

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General Info

Please Join STEM Southwest Podcast and R4Creating as we present a VEX IQ Event with skills challenges and judging! 

Judging is encouraged, but not required.  If you opt to participate in judging:

Engineering notebooks will be submitted digitally for evaluation  via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact on RobotEvents. If you need help with submitting a digital notebook, please review the following information Submitting a Digital Notebook for VIQRC

  • Physical notebooks, or digital files of notebooks, will not be accepted in person.
  • Acceptance Deadline for Digital Notebook: January 1, 2025

Please read these documents prior to the event:

Below are some important links. This rest of year's game documentation can be found HERE.

VIQRC Game Manual

VIQRC Robot Inspection Checklist - We will provide a sizing tool, but it is wise to always have your own sizing tool.

Match Timer and Scoring - FREE Download of the VIQC Hub App:  https://www.vexrobotics.com/iq/competition/viqc-hub    available in the REC Foundation Mobile App Library

The Team's Primary Contact, or another designated Adult Team contact (over the age of 18), must be present in the meeting environment through out the duration of the time. The Team's Primary Contact will be responsible for providing the Adult representative's contact information to the Event Partner prior to the event.

Parking: Buses must unload at the upper parking lot and park on the street.  Cars can park in the upper parking lot.

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Message from REC Foundation:

All approved events and event attendees are required to follow all local, state, federal, or any other government ordinances regarding COVID-19 safety procedures, social distancing, and best hygiene practices. Event hosts should continually assess, based on current government guidelines, whether to postpone, cancel, or significantly reduce the number of attendees when necessary.

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Grade Level: All

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: Remote Engineering Notebooks

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 18-Jan-2025

Venue/Location:
Axiom Christian Classical School
1404 Lead Avenue Southeast
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106
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

All of the following times are in Mountain Time Zone:

CHECKIN: 9:00 to 9:30 AM.

INSPECTION: 9:30 to 10:30 AM will be done after Check In. Inspections will not be completed after 10:30 AM.

COMPETITION will begin at 11:00 AM till 5:00 PM.  If we finish early, you may leave, however, you may want to stick around for awards. You never know what may happen.

LUNCH:  12:00 - 1PM

JUDGING

In Person Team Interviews: Team interviews will be conducted in-person at the event. A judge willl come to each table and will interview the team(s).

Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions. NoteBooks will only be accepted Digitally

             Acceptance Deadline for Digital Notebook: JANUARY 1, 2025

          Engineering notebooks will be submitted digitally for evaluation  via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact on RobotEvents. If you need help with submitting a digital notebook, please review the following information Submitting a Digital Notebook for VIQC

VEX Digital Notebook Templates for VIQC

 

As always this schedule can be subject to change, but we will notify you if there are any major changes before the competition.

Volunteer

We love having volunteers.  Most of the Volunteers for the competition must be a minimum of 16 and in some cases 18 or older. If you have anyone that would like to volunteer please contact us by filling in the form HERE

Here is a link to the list of Volunteer positions available and the age requirements. Some positions such as Judging and Head Refereeing require additional training. If that is something you are interested in, you can get started by going HERE.

The Judging roles will have training dates and once the volunteer form above is filled out we will reach out to you to make sure you are aware of those dates and times.

If you have questions please contact us [email protected]

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

This event will take place rain or shine as it is in doors.

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event:  All fees will be refunded except the $5.00 REC processing fee.

 

If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend: None avaliable!

 

Judging Format

In Person Team Interviews: Team interviews will be conducted in-person at the event. A judge willl come to each table and will interview the team(s).

Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions. NoteBooks will only be accepted Digitally. To qualify for the Excellence, Design, and Judges Award, you must submit a notebook.

             Acceptance Deadline for Digital Notebook: January 1, 2025

              Engineering notebooks will be submitted digitally for evaluation  via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact on RobotEvents. If you need help with submitting a digital notebook, please review the following information Submitting a Digital Notebook for VIQRC

VEX Digital Notebook Templates for VIQRC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Waitlist

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