Official 2008 MVP Robotics Challenge Announcement

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The 2008 MVP Robotics Challenge will be unveiled on Saturday, September 13th, at Rufus King International Baccalaureate High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, during the second annual Milwaukee Mentor Vex Challenge. This unique event reverses the roles and features adults and mentors building robots and competing in a game designed by students. Registration for the Milwaukee Mentor Vex Challenge is currently open and only costs $25 per team. Visit the Milwaukee Mentor Vex Challenge section of www.midwestvex.org for information about the competition.

In 2008 there will be three league locations for the MVP: Downtown Milwaukee, Oconomowoc, and Waukesha. Information about each location will be posted on the website as it becomes available. Teams participating in each league will be required to register with MVP so that a number may be assigned to the team. Registration fees for league play will be determined by each league – there is no cost to register a team number with MVP. Each league is asked to make a $250 donation to the MVP for use of game field components, tech support, website presence, and league awards.

The 2008 MVP Fall Robotics Challenge will be held at Waukesha County Technical College on Saturday, October 25th. The event is limited to 36 teams. As the MVP grows, the original intent of the organization must be kept in mind – to prepare FRC teams for the upcoming FRC season. Therefore, pre-registration (which is now open) is limited to FRC based teams only. Any FRC based team that completes registration (which includes payment) prior to October 1st is guaranteed a spot in the tournament. After October 1st, any team of any age from any affiliation may register for all remaining spots (open spots will be filled in order of payment received). Registration is $50 per team and participation in a league is NOT required. Please visit the registration area of www.midwestvex.org for more information about registration.

We hope that you will join us in 2008 for the biggest and best Midwest Vex Programs season yet. We are always open to your suggestions and feedback and would love to hear what you have to say. This one's for all the marbles

IMPORTANT NOTICE!!!

Who should register when?

If you are going to participate in one of the leagues, you should register now. There is no MVP fee to do so (please check the league information pages to see what additional requirements may exist for each league). Declare what league you will be participating in and you will be assigned a team number. This is for all teams, no matter whether you are affiliated with an FRC team or not.

If you are an FRC based team and you are going to compete in the MVP Fall Robotics Challenge on October 25th, you should pre-register prior to October 1st. Registration is complete once we have received your payment of $50 for the tournament. You may still register for the tournament after October 1st, but you will not be guaranteed a spot. When you register, you will need to give us your team number that you were assigned for league play, or let us know that you are not participating in a league so that we may issue you a team number.

If you NOT an FRC based team and you are going to compete in the MVP Fall Robotics Challenge on October 25th, you have to wait until October 1st to sign up for the tournament. Your registration will be complete when your $50 payment has been received. Registrations after October 1st are first come, first served. When you register, you will need to give us your team number that you were assigned for league play, or let us know that you are not participating in a league so that we may issue you a team number.