Get Ready to Compete!
March 13, 2014
VRC World Championship is only 41 days away!
The excitement and fun of the 2014 VRC World Championship is only 41 days away. Teams that still want to take advantage of incredible hotel deals and Anaheim attraction rates, should make their travel arrangements soon. Visit the official 2014 VRC World Championship Travel Website http://cts.vresp.com/c/?RECFoundation/48ba13ed76/TEST/ca29a37fb3 .
Don’t Forget to Pay Your Team’s Registration Fees
Teams are responsible for ensuring that their World Championship registration fee is paid. Teams with unpaid registrations will be removed from the World Championship roster. Please remember that World Championship registration fees are due this week for teams that have completed registration.
If your team is unable to attend this year’s championship, please send an email to support@robotevents.com.
Awards Pre-Submission and Interview information
All Teams registered for World Championship should visit http://cts.vresp.com/c/?RECFoundation/48ba13ed76/TEST/07407473d1 to submit entries for the Teacher of the Year Award and Mentor of the Year Award. VRC Teams should submit entries for the Community Award, Teamwork Award, Educate Award, Inspire Award, and Innovate Award. In order for VRC teams to be considered for the Excellence Award and the Design Award, teams also need to visit this site and schedule an appointment for their Excellence and/or Design Award interview. In order for VEX IQ Challenge Teams to be considered for the STEM Research Project Award, teams must visit the site to sign-up for their interview. To be eligible for many of the awards mentioned above during World Championship, teams must submit their 500-word entries no later than April 1, 2014 at 11:59 pm CST.
**VRC World Championship Travel Information Is Available! **
If your team has not made travel arrangements for World Championship, then you will want to do so as soon as possible so that you can take advantage of the deals. Some of the hotels that are nearest to the convention center are filling up quickly.
The following World Championship information is available:
Tentative agendas. The GET Travel accommodation page with over 15
hotel options.Ticket prices for over 12 different attractions in southern CA.Travel information and discounts for several partner service providers. Click here http://cts.vresp.com/c/?RECFoundation/48ba13ed76/TEST/2e933f0405 to view the information. Airline discount info is now available.
Click here http://cts.vresp.com/c/?RECFoundation/48ba13ed76/TEST/97d6f2b2bb to view the information. Robot shipping information will be available
soon. Click here http://cts.vresp.com/c/?RECFoundation/48ba13ed76/TEST/0517f45d24 to check for updates. World Championship photography packages. Additional information can be found on the four tournament pages:
VEX IQ World Championship http://cts.vresp.com/c/?RECFoundation/48ba13ed76/TEST/3064aaf5a1
Middle School VRC World Championship http://cts.vresp.com/c/?RECFoundation/48ba13ed76/TEST/648b5e9dd3
High School VRC World Championship http://cts.vresp.com/c/?RECFoundation/48ba13ed76/TEST/ed4f54accf
VEX U World Championship http://cts.vresp.com/c/?RECFoundation/48ba13ed76/TEST/abd56f83c0
Global Skills Challenges
The top 30 scores in both the Robot and Programming Skills have been validated and teams will be sent their World Championship invitations this week. Congratulations to all teams that participated in Skills Challenges this year!
Robot Skills ranking are posted here http://cts.vresp.com/c/?RECFoundation/48ba13ed76/TEST/a11e364496 and Programming Skills Challenge rankings are posted here http://cts.vresp.com/c/?RECFoundation/48ba13ed76/TEST/3fe2a64b9c .
Action Needed: Information Request From All Teams
We are making the final preparations for the 2014 VRC World Championship and to ensure that we are adequately prepared, we need every team to complete the team profile information. Please provide information about your team and your trip to Anaheim by logging into RobotEvents.com. Navigate to your ‘My Account’ page for the ‘Registered Events’ list. The World Championship event has a ‘TEAM INFO NEEDED!’ link next to it. Please click the link and fill out the information for each team attending the event.
Completion of these fields is mandatory, and the information collected will be used by the judges, registration staff, and others to prepare for the event. Teams that neglect to complete their information pages may not be eligible for all awards at the 2014 VEX Robotics World Championship.
Official VRC World Championship Q & A
Don’t forget that there is an official World Championship Q&A http://cts.vresp.com/c/?RECFoundation/48ba13ed76/TEST/8c0767b2e8/f=396the VEX Forums. The VEX Robotics Forum is a great source of information. Check it often.
Calling All Volunteers!
The 2014 World Championship cannot happen without your help. Volunteers can sign up using our registration system. The form http://cts.vresp.com/c/?RECFoundation/48ba13ed76/TEST/674b760411 is simple and easy to complete.
Volunteers will receive a free 2014 World Championship t-shirt and free lunch on the days they volunteer. Those who volunteer for three full days may be eligible to receive volunteer hotel rates. There are a limited number of discounted rooms for out-of-town volunteers.
If you have any questions, please contact our National Volunteer Coordinator, Martha Proulx at martha_proulx@roboticseducation.org.
World Championship Photography
A team photo makes the perfect souvenir. Read about special photo discounts here http://cts.vresp.com/c/?RECFoundation/48ba13ed76/TEST/70b4a7bbc2 .
Looking For More?
Please visit the VEX Robotics World Championship Microsite http://cts.vresp.com/c/?RECFoundation/48ba13ed76/TEST/9203a54a3a to learn more about all of the exciting activities available in the Anaheim/Orange County Area. Find dining options and discounts for your group while attending the event.
REC Website
The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation welcomes everyone to visit our online resource http:/www.roboticseducation.org . There is something for students, educators, partners, and sponsors including customized content and tools that will enhance the robotics education resources available to your local community.
Mission Statement
The REC Foundation seeks to increase student interest and involvement in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) by engaging students in hands-on, sustainable, and affordable curriculum-based robotics engineering programs across the U.S. and internationally.
Past E-Mails Available
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The REC Foundation on Twitter and Facebook
Invite your students, mentors and volunteers to follow us on Twitter and to like us on FaceBook. Keep up with all the new information shared by our teams, event partners, sponsors, and the REC Foundation.
Our Twitter handle is: @REC_Foundation http://cts.vresp.com/c/ RECFoundation/48ba13ed76/TEST/8146047dad . Find us on FaceBook at FaceBook.com/RECFoundation http://cts.vresp.com/c/?RECFoundation/48ba13ed76/TEST/fbad68099f .
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