British Columbia South Island Challenge
- Date
- 17-Nov-2017 - 18-Nov-2017 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-VRC-17-2905
- Program
- VEX Robotics Competition
- Event Type
- Tournament
- Field Control System
- VEXNet Field Control
- Capacity
- 50
- Spots Open
- 5
- Event Region
- Vancouver Island (BC)
- Max Registrations per Organization
- 17
- Standard Registration Opens
- 11-Sep-2017 23:59 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 10-Nov-2017 23:59 EST
- Price
- CA$50.00
- It is past the registration deadline.
General Info
The South Island Challenge is the third competition of PYRS Robotics season.
It is a Qualification Event
Grade Level: All
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Eligible Teams:
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 17-Nov-2017 - 18-Nov-2017
Venue/Location:1975 Renfrew Road
Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia V0R 2W1
Canada
Contact Information
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Friday, November 17th, 2017
Technical inspections & Practice fields open 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Saturday, November 18th, 2017
Doors open at 7:30am.
Opening Ceremonies 9:00am
Qualification Rounds 9:15am - 2:30pm
Elimination Rounds by about 3:00 - 4:30pm
Awards 5:00pm
Event wrap-up at 5:30pm
Volunteer
Volunteers are vital contributors to the success of our events. Read about opportunities to participate here.
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
In case of an incident or circumstance effecting this event, PYRS will undertake three notification strategies.
- An advisory describing the situation (e.g. inclement weather) and the action being taken (e.g. event cancellation) will be posted to this RobotEvents event listing under this tab.
- The same information will also be e-mailed to all registered team coaches.
- An incident notification will also be sent to all twitter accounts following the PYRSReporter
Refund and Payment Policies
Event cancellation
Should the event be cancelled, registration fees will be refunded to all teams in full
(less RECF administration fees if initially paid by credit card).
Team cancellation
Registered teams needing to cancel will be eligible for a full refund if notification of cancellation is submitted prior to freezeing (publication of) the qualification match schedule.
Refund terms are as above.
Full refunds (or event credits) for teams that have paid by cash or cheque,
Less RECF administration fees if registration was initially paid by credit card.
Please note: We consider our cancellation and refund terms to be very lenient. PYRS reserves the right to withdrawn registration privileges of teams found to be abusing these terms (e.g. repeated team cancellations due to speculative registration).
Sponsor
Sponsored By:
iDesign Solutions
The Professional Engineers & Geologists of B.C.
Please download and reference the 1-page VEX Robotics Competition In The Zone game description.
VRC In The Zone Game Description
Please download and review the official 2018 VEX Robotics Competition Qualifying Criteria document for more information regarding qualification to your state/regional championship, national championship, or the 2018 VEX Robotics World Championship.
VEX Robotics Competition Qualifying Criteria