The Small Manufacturers' Institute and LA Valley College are proud to host the LA Valley College/SMI VEX Round Up Challenge for the 2010-2011 season. This competition is open to any and all middle and high school VEX robotics teams.

We will have two competition fields, a Skills Challenge field and full practice field at this event. Both Robot Skills and Programming Skills Challenges are open to all registered teams.

Maximum number of teams for this event: 36. After 30 teams have been registered, priority for the remaining six slots will go to new VEX teams participating in their first competition. Remaining slots may be filled by other VEX teams, including the possible registration of a fourth team by schools that have already registered three teams. Questions? E-mail ralphmills@aol.com

Top teams from this event will qualify for both the CREATE Foundation Championship of the Americas VEX Tournaments in March 2011 VEX Robotics Championship of the Americas (Omaha, Nebraska, March TBA, 2011) and the 2011 VEX Robotics World Championship (Kissimmee, Florida, 4/14/2011 - 4/16/2011).

Open Meeting: 12:00 Noon: How to start and build a VEX robotics team. To register for this open meeting, e-mail ralphmills@aol.com.

Special VEX Playing Field available during the day for kids of all ages to try their hand at driving a VEX robot.

The following awards will be given at this event.
Excellence Award
Build Award
Design Award
Cooperate Award
Community Award
Innovate Award
Energy Award
Promote Award
Judges Award


For more information about the VEX Robotics Competition, visit: http://www.vexrobotics.com/vex-competitions.shtml

For a detailed overview of the 2010-2011 VEX Competition Game (ROUNDUP) go to: http://www.vexforum.com/wiki/index.php/Round_Up

VENUE: Monarch Hall, LA Valley College, 5800 Fulton Avenue
Van Nuys, CA 91401-4096. Driving directions, parking information and site map will be sent to all registered teams one week before the event.

Schedule/Agenda
Date: February 26, 2011.
Event Schedule
7:00am Doors open for volunteers
7:30am Judges meeting, referee meeting,
8:00am Team arrivals/Pits open
- Team registration
- Practice field opens
- Inspection Table opens
8:45am Drivers' meeting
9:00am Opening ceremony
9:15am Competition matches and judging begin

12:00N Lunch break (Five free lunches for each registered team)
- Open Meeting: How to start and build a Vex Robotics Team
12:30pm Competition resumes
2:30pm Alliance picking
3:00pm Playoffs begin
4:30pm Awards ceremony
5:00pm Team load out