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[Date Changed to 1/21 due to snow] Southern Maryland VRC Tournament

Middle School / High School, All In Person Judging

Date
21-Jan-2024 Add to Calendar
Event Code
RE-VRC-23-2599
Program
VEX V5 Robotics Competition
Event Type
Open Tournament
Event Format
In-Person
Field Control System
Smart Field Control
Capacity
30
Spots Open
0
Event Region
Maryland
Early-Bird Registration Opens
11-Oct-2023 12:00 EDT
Standard Registration Opens
10-Dec-2023 12:00 EST
Registration Deadline
5-Jan-2024 17:00 EST
Payment Deadline
5-Jan-2024 17:00 EST
Price
$200.00
This event is closed to registration because:
  • This event currently has no spaces available.
  • It is past the registration deadline.

General Info

The College of Southern Maryland is proud to host our annual competition. Doors will open at 7:00AM with registration and inspection 7:30AM - 8:30AM. Teams not registered and inspected by 8:30AM will not be added to match schedule. Please plan to arrive by 7:30AM to allow time to set-up.

The event will be held in the BI building on the La Plata Campus.

Each participant (student, teacher, coach, mentor, or volunteer) needs to fill out and sign a consent form.


Grade Level: All

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: All In-Person Judging

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 21-Jan-2024

Venue/Location:
College of Southern Maryland
8730 Mitchell Road
La Plata, Maryland 20646
United States

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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

7:00 – 8:00                  Team Check-in                                   

7:30 – 8:45                  Robot Inspections                              

8:45 – 9:45                  Judging Interviews (in pits)                

9:45 – 10:00                Opening Ceremony                           

10:00 – 10:15              Drivers Meeting                                

10:15 – 12:00              Qualification matches             

12:00 – 12:45               Lunch  

1:15 – 2:00                  Qualification matches (cont.)

2:00 – 2:15                  Alliance Selection                              

2:30 – 4:45                  Elimination Rounds                            

5:00                            Awards Ceremony              

Volunteer

Volunteers are needed. Sign up here:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4EA9AA29A2FDC34-45149408-csmsouthern#/

Engineers, Scientists, Faculty contact Ann Stine [email protected] if you would like to be a judge.

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

Teams will be emailed if there is a closing or delay due to inclement weather or a campus emergency.  Refunds will only be made in the event of an emergency closing or inclement weather.

Tentative snow date is Sunday, January 21.

Campus advisory status: https://www.csmd.edu/ready/status/index.html

Refund and Payment Policies

Refunds will be made in the event of inclement weather or campus closing on the primary and the snow date.

The $5 Robotevents processing fee cannot be refunded.

Judging Format

 

  • 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.