Robotics Education & Competition Foundation
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British Columbia Winter Qualifier

Date
2-Feb-2018 - 3-Feb-2018 Add to Calendar
Event Code
RE-VRC-17-2909
Program
VEX V5 Robotics Competition
Event Type
Tournament
Field Control System
VEXNet Field Control
Capacity
60
Spots Open
1
Event Region
Palestine
Max Registrations per Organization
20
Standard Registration Opens
2-Jan-2018 23:59 EST
Registration Deadline
26-Jan-2018 23:59 EST
Price
CA$50.00
This event is closed to registration because:
  • It is past the registration deadline.

General Info

The Winter Qualifier is the sixth competition of PYRS Robotics season. 

It is a Qualification Event


Grade Level: All

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 2-Feb-2018 - 3-Feb-2018

Venue/Location:
R.A. MCMATH SECONDARY SCHOOL
4251 Garry Street
Richmond, British Columbia V7E 2T9
Canada

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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

Friday, February 2nd, 2018 
Technical inspections & Skills field open 6pm - 8am

Saturday, February 3rd, 2018
Doors open at 7:30 am
Qualification Rounds 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Elimination Rounds approx. 3:00 - 4:30pm
Awards 5:00 pm

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.

  1. 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.  
  2. The same information will also be e-mailed to all registered team coaches.
  3. 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