Hollywood Blockbuster VRC Signature Event (HS/MS) : Robot Events

Hollywood Blockbuster VRC Signature Event (HS/MS)

A maximum of 50% of team registrations can be from any one event region

Region	Maximum %	# Spots Allowed	# Spots Remaining
California - Region 4	50%	48	48

This event is closed to registration because:

Registration opens at a future date.

General Info

Thank you for your interest in the 1st ANNUAL HOLLYWOOD BLOCKBUSTER SIGNATURE EVENT. The Hollywood Blockbuster event will be held at the Loews Hotel and the Ray Dolby Ballroom, which hosts the Governor's Ball for the Academy Awards, right in the heart of Hollywood.

The Loews and the Ballroom are atached to famous Hollywood & Highland open air shopping mall and the famous Chinese Theater. Across the street on Holly Blvd is the Disney El Capitan theater and where Jimmy Kimmel films the his show Jimmy Kimmel Live. Also Hollywood's famous walk of fame line the sidewalks up and down Hollywood Blvd. The competition is also two miles or one subway stop away from Universal Studio's theme park and City Walk.

More information will be released at a later date.

Grade Level: High School/Middle School

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: Remote Initial Team Interviews / In-Person Engineering Notebooks

Grade Level: All

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: Remote Initial Interviews

Eligible Teams:

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 17-Dec-2023 - 19-Dec-2023

Venue/Location:

1755 N Highland Ave
1755 North Highland Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90028
United States

Contact Information

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Agenda

Subject to Change

Sunday 12/17	OPTIONAL FOR TEAMS ARRVING ON TUESDAY
6:00 PM	Doors Open, Check-in, Inspection, Skills Runs
8:00 PM	Venue Closes

Monday 12/18
8:00 AM	Venue, Pits Open
8:30 AM	Inspections and Skills Open
9:15 AM	Skills Field Closes, Drivers Meeting, Opening Ceremonies
9:45 AM	Qualification Matches Begin / Skills Open
12:00 PM	Lunch Break
1:00 PM	Qualification Matches Resume
6:00 PM	Qualification Matches End

Tuesday 12/19
8:00 AM	Venue Opens
9:00 AM	Qualfication Matches Resume
12:00 PM	Lunch Break
1:00 PM	Qualification Matches Resume
2:00 PM	Qualification Matches End / Skills Field Closes
2:30 PM	Alliance Selection
3:00 PM	Elimination Bracket Begins
4:30 PM	Awards
5:00 PM	Closing Remarks / Pit Cleanup

Volunteer

The success of the Hollywood Blockbuster depends on it's volunteers. We can't do this without your help. We need everything from judges to field resetters to field queing to inspection and most importantly, set up and tear down.

If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Scott Peake at scott@whateverentertainment.com.

All day volunteers will receive a lunch and a t-shirt.

ANY VEX U TEAM THAT VOLUNTEERS WILL ALSO BE ABLE RUN QUALIFYING SKILLS RUNS DURING THE EVENT.

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

In the event of bad weather and are forced to cancel the event, due to the fixed costs for this Signature event, any refunds will be distributed after all event expenses have been paid.

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event: Due to the costs involved with this event, any refunds will be given after all the event expenses has been paid.

If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend: If the refund request is sent to the Event Partner 12 weeks (Sunday, Sep 24th, 2023) before the event, only under extraordinary circumstances and at the discretion of the EPs will the team will be given a full refund. Otherwise, no refund will be given.

Teams that have paid by the deadline will be moved to the waitlist.

Health and Safety Policies

We will follow guidelines set forth by the Californa Department of Public Health

Date: 17-Dec-2023 - 19-Dec-2023

1755 N Highland Ave
1755 North Highland Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90028
United States

Travel Info

Date: Dec 17, 2023 - Dec 19, 2023

The Ray Dolby Ballroom / The Loews Hotel
1755 North Highland Ave
Hollywood, CA 90028

Travel Info/Airports

We have two airports that are easy to fly into:

LAX which is approx. 20 miles away

Burbank wich is appox. 7 miles. away

Parking

Lots of parking on-site.

Hotels

We have worked out discount rates with the Loews hotel (that is attached to the venue) and highly recommend booking with them.

Webcast

This event will be live streamed. Please check back later for the stream link.

Judging Format

Remote Initial Team Interviews / In-Person Engineering Notebooks: Initial Team Interviews will be conducted remotely, possibly before the date of the event. Engineering Notebooks will still be submitted in person the day of the event to be evaluated by judges.

Signature Event Early Bird Policy

All Signature Events will have a specific Early Bird Registration that is independent of all local/regional Early Bird systems
- Each team starts the season with three (3) opportunities to register during the Signature Event Early-Bird period
  - An opportunity is taken away each time the team registers for a Signature Event, whether during the Signature Event Early-Bird period or Standard period
  - A Signature Event Early-Bird opportunity is not taken away if a team registers for a tournament hosted by their school or organization (where the team’s coach is the Event Partner)
- Early Bird Registration will open 16 weeks before the event at 12:00PM EST
  - Note: Modifications to this may be made for events in August and September
- Standard Registration will open 14 weeks before the event at 12:00PM EST
- An Event Partner may register their own teams to their Signature Event during Signature Event Early Bird Registration no matter how many other Signature Events they are already registered for
  - The Event Partner must be the Primary Contact for the teams they are registering