LSU - Capital Area STEM Center VRC Tournament
- Date
- 21-Jan-2023
- Event Code
- RE-VRC-22-0378
- Program
- VEX Robotics Competition
- Event Type
- Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Capacity
- 30
- Spots Open
- 0
- Event Region
- Louisiana
- Max Registrations per Organization
- 8
- Standard Registration Opens
- 17-Oct-2022 13:15 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 18-Jan-2023 13:16 EST
- Price
- $55.00
- This event currently has no spaces available.
- It is past the registration deadline.
General Info
The event is full and the waitlist function doesn't appear to be working. If you would like to be added to the waitlist, please e-mail Vanessa. If we have enough teams on the waitlist, we may consider opening some more spots.
Welcome to the Capital Area STEM Network Center V5 Tournament! This will be a in-person tournament and will include judging and robot skills. Fees must be paid by 1/17/23 in order to compete. After 1/17, any teams who are not paid will forfeit their spot so that waitlisted teams may be offered a chance to participte. All Consent Form Submissions must be in RobotEvents PRIOR to arrival at the Tournament. Additional details about parking and concesssions will be provided as we get closer to the event.
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. We will continually assess, based on current government guidelines, whether to postpone, cancel, or significantly reduce the number of attendees when necessary
Grade Level: All
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: All In-Person Judging
Max Registrations per Organization: 4
Grade Level: All
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: All In-Person Judging
Eligible Teams:
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 21-Jan-2023
Venue/Location:3304 South Quad Drive
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803
United States
Contact Information
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We plan to finish at 4:30pm with an hour break for lunch. If we are running behind, lunch will be shortened. Note that if the judges are trying to interview you and you are not available, they will leave a tag so you can call them back for an interview. All interviews must be completed by the end of lunch.)
7:30 Doors Open/Pits Open
8:00 Check-In/ Inspection (Must be checked in by 8:45)
8:45 Drivers/Coaches Meeting
8:55 Welcome/Opening Ceremony
9-12:00 Skills Challenge Opens (3 Driver and 3 Programming Attempts Max, Judging and Team Interviews Begin
9 Begin Qualification Rounds
12:00-1 PM Lunch, vendors will be on-site. Please support our team by purchasing your lunch with us.
1:00 Resume Qualification Rounds
2:30 End Qualification Rounds
2:45 Alliance Selection
3:00 Elimination Rounds Begin
4:30 Awards Ceremony
4:45 Clean up
Volunteer
If you are willing to volunteer, please email vbegat@lsu.edu.
Volunteers Needed:
| Role | Job | Time | Experience |
| Team/Volunteer Check-In 1, 2 | Welcome teams as they arrive. Verify teams, hand out materials, and collect Engineering Notebooks | 7 AM - 9 AM | Adult, None |
| Inspector 1, 2 | Conduct inspections to verify the robots comply with the rules and specifications outlined in the Game Manual | 7 AM - 10 AM | Adult, Has background in VEX or willing to be trained |
| Judge 1, 2 | Evaluate student teams through interviews and Engineering Notebooks. | 9 AM - 12 PM | Adult, Has background in VEX or willing to be trained |
| Queuing 1, 2 | Staging teams for upcoming matches (ie herding cats!) | 9 AM - 12 PM | Adult/Student, None |
| Queuing 3, 4 | Staging teams for upcoming matches (ie herding cats!) | 1 PM - 4 PM | Adult/Student, None |
| Concession 1 | Sell concessions | 7 AM - 10 AM | Adult/Student, None |
| Concession 2 ,3 | Sell concessions | 10 AM - 1:30 PM | Adult/Student, None |
| Concession 4 | Sell Concessions | 1:30-4 PM | Adult/Student, None |
| Field Resetter 1, 2, 3 | Reset the field between games | 9-12 PM | Student, None |
| Field Resetter 4, 5, 6 | Reset the field between games | 1- 4 PM | Student, None |
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
The event will be indoors. If LSU allows the campus to remain open, the event will occur with unattending teams forfiting entry fee.
Refund Policy
If the event is cancelled, refunds will be issued.
Judging Format
Please review the following Judging Format options and keep the ones that apply to your event, and delete the others that do not apply. Please see the Remote Judging section of the Guide to Judging for more information.
- All In-Person Judging - The Team Interviews and Engineering Notebooks will be judged in-person the day of the event. Teams should bring a physical copy of their notebook to submit to the judges.