General Info

The December Qualifier is the fourth competition  of PYRS Robotics season. 

It is a Qualification Event.
We will be running two divisions as this event is now set for 96 (See tab)

Please if you are not comming Email us ASAP as we will add from the wait list

There will be full cafeteria services all day 8 AM to 1:30 PM
And please see the menu available (See tab)

Agenda

Friday
Technical inspections & Practice fields open 6pm - 8pm

Saturday
Doors open at 7:30 am
Qualification Rounds 9am - 2:30pm
Elimination Rounds approx. 2:30 - 4:00pm
Awards 4:30pm

The Cafeteria will be open during the event and has a great selection of lots of food types.  A menu will be sent to teams.

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 Policy

Refunds are available to teams that cancel two weeks before the event,
If less than two weeks to the event date refunds will be made on a case by case basis.
If you are cancelling with less than 2 weeks notice and if another team can fill the orginal teams spot, then a full refund should  be available.

Travel Info

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West Vancouver Secondary School
1750 Mathers Avenue
West Vancouver, British Columbia V7V 2G7
Canada

The event is held in the two main gyms at the school.  Please park on Mathers Avenue in front of the school, head in the main doors to the main stairwell and go down one floor.  Then turn Left, now heading east, (past the cafeteria which will be open for our event) and proceed towards the gyms. 
We will be running two divisions and at registration you will find out which division you are in.

The Cafeteria is open from 8 am to 1 am
 

Divisions

With nearly 100 teams involved this years event will be split into two divisions.
Which division your team is in will be not be available until your arrival at the event.

The two Divisions will be....The Rebellion and The Empire.....May the force be with you

The Rebels will occupy the New (Upper gym) and the Empire will occupy the Old (Lower gym) 

Each division will have its own playoffs and once  both Division Champions are determined then we will have a final Empire vs the Rebellion battle in the Old gym. Followed by the awards.

Cafeteria offerings and pricing

Hours of Operation: 800AM - 1:30PM

- Assorted Beverages including Milk, Juice, Soda's

Assorted Baked Goods
- Cookies (1)

- Scones (1.50)

- Strudels (1.50)

- Muffins (1.50)

Coffee and Tea

Breakfast Sandwiches

- Sausage (3.75)

- Bacon (3)

Breakfast Burrito (4)

Assorted Sandwiches (4.75)

- Tuna

- Egg

- Ham

- Turkey

Salads and Cups

Greek Salad (4.50)

Ceaser Salad (4.50)

Veggie Cups (3.75)

Assorted Fruit (Price TBD)

Burgers

- Regular (3.50)

- Veggie (3.75)

- Cheeseburger (4)

French Fries (2.50)

Pasta (3.50-4.50)

Mac + Cheese (4-4.50)

Soup (3.50)

Hot Dogs or Smokies (Price TBD)

Pizza (3)

Chicken Nuggets (4)

Tater Tots (3.50)

Sponsors

Our main sponsors financial and facilites sponsors are:
West Vancouver School District #45
and our Academy programs
 https://westvancouverschools.ca/westvancouver-secondary/programs/premier-academies/

Critical Equipment and Amazing Volunteers provided by:
Pacific Youth Robotics Society (http://pyrs.ca/)
Penguin Robotics (https://www.facebook.com/penguinrobotics/)