![]() Any hotel off of that road (north of Interstate 66), highway 50, or route 286 in the Herndon area is a good option. If you map the Udvar Hazy Air and Space Museum and/or Dulles Airport, you'll see that it is right off of highway 28 in Chantilly. Any team that may damage an exhibit, intentionally break museum rules, or display any behavior contrary to the ethos of the museum will be removed from the tournament immediately-no questions asked.įor those still needing to make lodging arrangements, and may be unfamiliar with the Northern Virginia area, you will want to stay as close to the museum as you can for traffic purposes. The museum has priceless artifacts and exhibits and security is tight as with any national museum in the DC area. It is expected that everyone associated with the event acts and behaves in a professional manner. I wanted to share some updated logistical information before the upcoming break. We are excited for the Signature Event and we hope you are too. To check out the team list or any other event information, please visit the event website. We have 60 of the best high school teams from 26 states coming to compete on January 25th-26th. December Team EmailĬoaches and Mentors, the Night at the Museum Signature Event is now full. Any teams cancelling beyond this date or not showing for the event will not receive a refund. Partial refunds of $150 will be issued up to January 1, 2019. In the event of a complete cancellation details will be emailed to teams on how to proceed. We will update any cancellations on our facebook page: In the event of bad weather we will attempt to modify the event to fit within this weekend. To volunteer, visit /vexnightatthemuseum. All volunteers will receive meals, snacks and a free shirt. We will have training available on-site for these positions. We are in need of Judges, Computer Operators and General Assistants. Skills and Practice Fields Open to Alliances for Practice Qualification Matches (3 Matches) /Skills Fields (Open 9:30 to 11:30) Qualification Matches (4 Matches/Skills Fields Close - 10:00 PM) Qualification Matches (1 Match) & Skills Fields Open Skills Fields open (Closed During Dinner) You must login to contact this Event Partnerĭoors Open, Check-In, Inspection and Practice Fields Open The Wielhe-Reston East Metro Station, a 10 minute drive from the museum, can give you quick subway access to all of Washington D.C's popular attractions.Ĭoncurso de habilidades de robots ofrecido: Sí Capitol, Lincoln Memorial, National Mall, Washington Monument, Jefferson Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery, and countless other historical monuments and museums, Washington D.C. Chantilly, VA is a short 40 minute drive to our nation's capital Washington D.C. Numerous hotel options exist in and around Dulles Airport and the Udvar-Hazy Center area. Dulles Airport services over 130 domestic and international destinations, is home to 40 carriers, and services over 300 daily departures to locations all over the world making this event easy to travel to and from. The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center, in Chantilly, VA is located next to Dulles International Airport. ![]() Competition and skills fields will be back-dropped by the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, a retired reconnaissance aircraft used through the Cold War. Teams will have eight qualification matches to earn a top spot as alliance captain going into the best of 1 elimination round. Join us at the museum to have a unique, high quality VRC Turning Point Competition where teams will practice on fields under the thrusters of the space shuttle Discovery. Please add yourself to the waitlist if you would like to attend. There is a max of 2 teams per organization. Teams can participate in this event by qualifying for the tournament by winning the Excellence Award, Tournament Champions, Design Award, or Robot Skills Champion Award at a local event by January 14th, 2019 or by adding their team to the waitlist. ![]() 60 high school teams from around the world will compete for top honors in the VRC and three teams will qualify for the VRC World Championship in April. VEX Night at the Museum is a two day VEX Robotics Competition (VRC) Signature Event at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA. RobotEvents, our volunteer page, and social media are being updated to reflect this change.*** The Dulles Expo Center address is 4320 Chantilly Shopping Center, Chantilly, Virginia. We had to finalize logistics and give those groups firm location commitments by this time. We waited out the shutdown as long as we could. Información general ***We have officially changed the location of our Signature Event to the Dulles Expo Center.
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