6th NorCal Silicon Valley Signature Event - VRC Over Under (High School Only)
- Date
- 16-Feb-2024 - 18-Feb-2024 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-VRC-23-1499
- Program
- VEX Robotics Competition
- Event Type
- Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control System
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 80
- Spots Open
- 1
- Event Region
- California - Region 2
- Max Registrations per Organization
- 6
- Early-Bird Registration Opens
- 27-Oct-2023 12:00 EDT
- Standard Registration Opens
- 10-Nov-2023 12:00 EST
- Registration Deadline
- 9-Feb-2024 15:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 15-Jan-2024 23:59 EST
- Price
- $400.00
A maximum of 50% of team registrations can be from any one event region
Region | Maximum % | # Spots Allowed | # Spots Remaining |
---|---|---|---|
California - Region 2 | 50% | 40 | 0 |
- This event has reached capacity. Teams on waitlist may still be added.
General Info
This is the 6th annual VEX Robotics High School Signature Event.
This event will be a qualifying event for the VEX Robotics World Championships. We look forward to your participation!
This event for high school teams will run for 3 days: Opening on Friday evening (with optional Inspection and Skills), qualifying and skills matches on Saturday and closing on Sunday afternoon with remaining qualifiying matches, followed by playoffs and elimination matches. We plan to have each team participate in 9-10 qualifying matches.
We strive to conduct the event in a safe manner. Please ensure you have read the Health and Safety Policies, for your own safety and others at the event. We will update the travel section to provide information on discounted hotel rates as soon as we have it. We will be updating this section periodically with additional information on things to do. We will be adding more hotels to this page soon. We have also made a lot of arrangements to have a fun and safe event for everyone.
Discounted Hotels: Please see the travel section to see the exclusive discounted rates we are offering for teams travelling to the signature event.
No pre-qualification requirements to register for the event. If you have financial difficulty please send us email and we will support you on a case by case basis.
Since this is an REC Foundation Signature Event, we are required to have a certain number of teams registered from outside of California for this Signature Event. For those coming from out of state, please let us know if you need any financial assistance - we may waive the registration fee. Please contact the event partner first for more information.
Grade Level: High School
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: All In-Person Judging
Eligible Teams:
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 16-Feb-2024 - 18-Feb-2024
Venue/Location:525 Los Coches Street
Milpitas, California 95035
United States
Contact Information
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The folllowing Agenda is tentative and will be updated closer to the event dates
Friday, February 16, 2024
6:00 PM Inspections and skills field open
8:30 PM Inspection and skills field close
Saturday, February 17, 2024
7:00 AM Doors Open and Inspection Begins
8:00 AM Inspection closes (hard deadline)
8:10 AM Opening Ceremonies
8:30 AM Drivers Meeting
9:00 AM Qualification matches and skills begin
12:00 PM Lunch break
12:30 PM Qualification matches resume
6:30 PM Day Ends
Sun, February 18, 2024
7:00 AM Doors Open
7:45 AM Qualification Matches Resume
11:00 AM Alliance Selection Begins
11:30 AM Lunch
12:30 PM Elimination Matches Begin
04:00 PM Award Ceremonies
Volunteer
We are always looking forward to welcoming new volunteers to run these events.
We will be updating the link to the Volunteer Sign Up form soon! No previous robotics experience required.
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
We do not expect bad weather to impact this event, since all activities are indoors or in covered areas.
However, in case of an unforeseen cancellation, the event partner(s) will communicate with you as early as possible.
Teams should make sure their contact information on Robotevents.com is up to date, and includes phone numbers that they will be able to access during weekends and / or holidays, in case of any urgent communications become necessary.
Refund and Payment Policies
If the Event Partner cancels the event:
Event partner(s) will try their best to issue full refunds (minus some possible unavaoidable charges) in the event of an unforeseen cancellation.
If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend:
Refunds may be issued at the discretion of the event partner(s), if there are teams on the waiting list that can backfill vacated spots, and if you let us know at least five weeks prior to the event date.
All payments MUST be received before the payment deadline date of Jan 15, 2024 11:59 PM. If payment is not received, teams will be moved to the waitlist and teams from the waitlist will be offered the spot. Teams placed on the waitlist will go back to the queue. Reminders will be sent before the payment deadline. Unless you have explicit exception from the event partner, your team will be placed back on the waitlist if payment is not received before the payment deadline.
Health and Safety Policies
There are no vaccination or mask mandates, but we highly encourage everyone to avoid coming into the facility if you are not feeling well and follow all commonly expected safety and health precautions.
Date: 16-Feb-2024 - 18-Feb-2024
India Community Center525 Los Coches Street
Milpitas, California 95035
United States
Travel Info
This information will be updated closer to the event date
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We will try to make discounted hotel arrangements for hotels that are very close to the event venue.
VEX Robotics Competition Room Block Information
Start Date: Thursday, February 15, 2024, End Date: Monday, February 20, 2024
Last Day to Book: TBD
Book your group rate for VEX Robotics Competition Room Block
- TBD
We will also try to arrange for shuttles to and from the hotel. However, that is not guaranteed. We will have an update on this soon.
Things to do nearby:
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Go Kart Racing - Santa Clara - 8 miles - Directions from Tournament Location
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Things to do in San Francisco - TripAdivsor
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Exploratorium - a public learning laboratory exploring the world through science, art, and human perception on Pier 15, San Francisco
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California Academy of Sciences - an aquarium, planetarium, rainforest, and natural history museum in the heart of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park
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Chabot Space & Science Center - a full dome planetarium, giant screen theater, and research-level telescopes in the Redwood Regional Park in Oakland
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Hiller Aviation Museum - a Smithsonian Affiliate museum, was opened by helicopter designer and inventor Stanley Hiller Jr., featuring more than 50 aircraft
Webcast
Visit team315.org/live for the webcast.
Judging Format
Please look out for updates to this section closer to the event date.
Judging format for this event will be: Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions + In Person Team Interviews.
- Engineering notebooks will need to be submitted digitally for evaluation via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact on RobotEvents.
- Initial Team Interviews may be conducted remotely, possibly before the date of the event, followed by team interviews conducted in-person at the event.
- Engineering Notebook submission deadline: To be updated closer to the event date.
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
- Each team starts the season with three (3) opportunities to register during the Signature Event Early-Bird period
Waitlist
40 teams are on the waitlist for this event.