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Weekend Build Session

About 2022-23 VRC State Championship:

ALL students and mentors should (re)read the following documents 

- https://www.roboticseducation.org/documents/2019/08/recf-code-of-conduct.pdf/
- https://www.roboticseducation.org/documents/2019/08/student-centered-policy-rec-foundation.pdf/
- https://kb.roboticseducation.org/hc/en-us/articles/4461380116503-Head-Referee-Volunteer-s-Guide
- https://kb.roboticseducation.org/hc/en-us/articles/4461371560599-Scorekeeper-Referee-Volunteer-s-Guide
- https://kb.roboticseducation.org/hc/en-us/articles/4461406002455-VRC-Referee-Guide
- https://kb.roboticseducation.org/hc/en-us/articles/4461386798743-Game-Manuals-for-VRC-Referees
- https://kb.roboticseducation.org/hc/en-us/articles/4461398841879-VRC-Replay-Criteria

1) Notebooks are due this coming Wednesday at 6:00 PM. Engineering notebooks will only be accepted in digital format
2)  Please do NOT bring in ANY food or drink from outside, unless there are special dietary limitations.
3) Fine Designs will be here onsite making custom clothing for the event!  Be sure to get your order in early, to make sure you get what you want.
4)  NO cutting or filing in the pit are.   No damage the new Furniture. 
5)  Bring a power strip for your team.
6)  DO NOT sit or lean on queueing and inspection tables.
7)  Park in the student lot - closest to Burnside Avenue.  You will be entering through the gym forum entrance, as usual.
8)  Sign-up here to volunteer
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f094fa9aa2fabf94-states#/.   

 

Preliminary agenda (subject to change):

7:30am - doors open
8:00am - inspection opens
9:10am - drivers meeting
9:30am - matches start / skills opens
12:00pm - lunch 
1:00pm - resume matches and skills
3:00pm - matches end
3:15pm - alliance selection
3:45pm - elimination matches start
5:00pm - awards and clean up 

Event Region Championship Qualification

An REC Foundation Manager will determine if an event qualifies for an Event Region Championship and the corresponding spot allocation. 

There are three ways for teams to qualify to Championship events: 

• Qualifying Award: Winning a qualifying award at an official event in the team’s Event Region. 
• Robot Skills Ranking: If the Championship event in the team’s region is not filled to capacity through qualifying awards, teams may qualify through the World Skills Standings sorted for the Event Region and by grade level. Teams invited through Robot Skills Challenge Rankings are invited in ranked order after the results of the last qualifying event in the region have been posted. Scores earned after this date will not be used to qualify teams to their Championship. 
• Waitlist: If there is remaining capacity due to teams not accepting the invite after the Robot Skills Rankings invites have been issued, the capacity will either be lowered, and the event will be closed, or teams will be invited from the waitlist. This will be decided by the REC Foundation Manager.

To learn more about Qualifying Criteria for VIQC and VRC, please visit REC Library

Please visit Robot Event for State Championship Information and Teams that are qualified for States:


IQ Eastern PA States Championship

Robot Events ES IQ State

Robot Events MS IQ States


VRC Eastern PA States Championship


Robot Events HS States

Robot Event MS States

January & February Events

 If your team cannot make any of the events listed below, let us know ASAP.

As what was stated in the Kick-off meeting:

 1) Pulling out of an EPA event after the refund deadline (usually 1 week before the even), your team will compete with whatever robot you have or every student who is available will volunteer at that competition or the next competition.

 2)  No Show to an Event, you sit out of states and require to volunteer in the event. 

 3) Exception – TRUE Emergencies

IQ

January 21^st I our Vexmen Open Event.   All of our teams are registered for the event.  

MS Vexmen Open 

ES Vexmen Open

Signup Genius

Feb 4^th Collegium ES   All of our Elementary teams are registered for this event.    This event is in Exton, about a 7 min drive from the Exton Mall.   Again, the host will likely need us to bring some equipment (a field).

Feb 11^th Knights MS   All of our Middle School teams are registered for this event.    The event is in Newtown Square, about a 30 min drive from the Exton Mall.  

If your team cannot make any of the events listed above, then let us know ASAP and your team can register to one of the following events. 

January 28^th UPR Qualifier MS & ES

Feb 4^th Mifflin MS & ES

VRC MS

January 21^st   Great Valley Middle School January Spin Up VRC Qualifier (MS Only - no Judging)        Most of our teams are registered for the event.   While we haven’t received official word on volunteers, we expect that they will require help before and after the event.  

Feb 4^th Great Valley Middle School Valentine's Spin Up VRC Qualifier    All of our MS VRC teams are registered for this event.   Again will likely need help before and after the event.

Feb 19^th Spin-Up Middle School Invitational at Norristown 

If your team cannot make any of the events listed above, then let us know ASAP and your team can register to the following event. 

Feb 11^th  Black Rock Middle School Spin-Up VRC MS Qualifying Tournament   

VRC HS

January 14th Knights Robotics - VRC Qualifying Tournament (HS Only) https://www.robotevents.com/robot-competitions/vex-robotics-competition/RE-VRC-22-8415.html#general-info.   It’s about a 30 min. drive from the Exton Mall.   All of our HS VRC teams are registered for this event.

January 28^th Vexmen Finale Invitational - VRC Qualifying Tournament - High School  https://www.robotevents.com/robot-competitions/vex-robotics-competition/RE-VRC-22-8478.html#general-info   All of our HS VRC teams are registered for this event.   We are in the process of inviting additional teams.

Feb 18^th Spin-Up High School Invitational at Norristown  https://www.robotevents.com/robot-competitions/vex-robotics-competition/RE-VRC-22-9120.html#general-info   

If your team cannot make any of the events listed above, then let us know ASAP and your team can register to the following event. 

January 7^th New Foundations Charter School VRC Qualifying Tournament (HS)   https://www.robotevents.com/robot-competitions/vex-robotics-competition/RE-VRC-22-8595.html#general-info  

Feb 11^th Rambot Qualifier - Spin Up at Spring-Ford  https://www.robotevents.com/robot-competitions/vex-robotics-competition/RE-VRC-22-7890.html#general-info

Sources: VEX Robotics Competition
                    VEX IQ Competition  
 
(Last Update: 12/4/2022)
  

 2022 -11-19  VRC  -Valley Forge Military Academy - Spin Up Qualifier
 2022- 12-10   HS -   Vexmen Showdown - VRC Qualifying Tournament HS - Volunteer Signup (signup will be closed on Dec 9 at 5pm)
 2022- 12-17   HS -   New Foundations Charter School VRC Qualifying Tournament 
 2023 - 1 -7      MS -   Great Valley Middle School New Year's Spin Up Qualifier (MS only, no Judging)
 2023 - 1 -14   HS -    Knights Robotics - VRC Qualifying Tournament (HS only)
 2023 - 1 -21   MS -   Great Valley Middle School January Spin Up VRC Qualifier (MS only, no Judging)
 2023 - 1 -28   HS -    Vexmen Finale Invitational - VRC Qualifying Tournament - HS
 2023 - 2-  4     MS -   Great Valley Middle School Valentine's Spin Up VRC Qualifier
 2023 - 2 -11  HS -     Rambot Qualifier - Spin Up at Spring Ford 
 2023 - 2-11    MS -   Black Rock Middle School Spin Up VRC MS Qualifying Tournament
 2023 - 2 -18   HS       Spin-Up High School Invitational at Norristown
 2023 - 2-19    MS      Spin-Up Middle School Invitational at Norristown
 2023 - 3-  4     HS -    VRC Spin-Up HS East Pennsylvania State Championship at Norristown
 2023 - 3-  5     MS -    VRC Spin-Up MS East Pennsylvania State Championship at Norristown

 2022-12-3   IQ -    Vexmen Premier VIQC Qualifying Tournament - Volunteer Signup (Signup will be closed on Dec 2 at 6pm)
 2023- 1- 7    IQ -    Bots in the Burg IQ Slapshot Tournament 
 2023- 1 -21  IQ -   Vexmen Open VIQC Qualifying Tournament 
 2023- 1-28   IQ -   UPR Slapshot Blende Qualifier    (Email registrar if you like to sign up)
 2023- 2- 4    IQ  -   Collegium Robotics VIQC Qualifer  ( ES Only)
 2023 -2-11   IQ -    Knights VIQC Qualifier (MS Only)
 2023 -2-25   IQ -    Eastern PA State Championship VEX IQ Challenge