Gateway Veteran's Day Challenge (MS/HS)
- Date
- 11-Nov-2023 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-VRC-23-3608
- Program
- VEX V5 Robotics Competition
- Event Type
- Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control System
- VEXNet Field Control
- Capacity
- 50
- Spots Open
- 25
- Event Region
- Kentucky
- Max Registrations per Organization
- 8
- Early-Bird Registration Opens
- 26-Sep-2023 12:00 EDT
- Standard Registration Opens
- 30-Sep-2023 12:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 30-Oct-2023 07:34 EDT
- Payment Deadline
- 3-Nov-2023 08:05 EDT
- Price
- $55.00
- It is past the registration deadline.
General Info
Welcome to the Gateway Veteran's Day Challenge!
An email will be sent to coaches for pizza orders prior to the event. Money for pizza orders will be due at team registration on the event day.
Consessions will be available for spectators.
Grade Level: All
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: Remote Engineering Notebooks
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 11-Nov-2023
Venue/Location:215 Glass Avenue
Hopkinsville, Kentucky 42240
United States
Contact the Event Partner
You must login to contact this Event PartnerCode 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
Doors Open : 8:00am
Inspection/ Skills open : 8:30 am
Drivers Meeting : 9:30 am
Qualification Matches : 10:00 am
Lunch: 12-1:00 pm
Alliance Selection 2:30 pm (subject to change)
Finals 3:00 pm (subject to change)
Awards 4:30 pm (subject to change)
Volunteer
Volunteer Coordinator: Shawnna Combes
Experience Level: No Previous experience is needed for most volunteer positions.
Time Commitment: You can register for an entire day, or just a portion of the day as your schedule permits for most positions.
Meals: Lunch and hospitality area provided for all volunteers.
Volunteer Positions Needed:
- Judges for Design Award (All Day Commitment, no previous experience required 8:00 am to 2:00 pm)
- Skills Field Administrator (Adult)
- Head Referee (Adult)
- Referees (Adults)
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
The event may be rescheduled in case of emergency/bad weather. Coaches will be contacted if issues arise
Refund and Payment Policies
If the Event Partner cancels the event:
Refunds will be issued 6 weeks from date of the event if event partner cancels event.
If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend:
Refunds will not be given to teams cancelling less than two weeks before the competition. Refunds will be sent out around 6 weeks from the event who cancel in due time. If teams registered and paid through robotevents we must receive the funds from robotevents first, this some times takes 3-6 months. Refund from robotevents will deduct 10%
Webcast
Stream is on the link below
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvDspiiSj3k
https://youtube.com/live/_6WEkS9ecWw
Judging Format
Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions / In Person Team Interviews: Team interviews will be conducted in-person at the event. Engineering notebooks will be submitted digitally for evaluation via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact on RobotEvents. A submission deadline that may be scheduled ahead of the event date.