9th NorCal Silicon Valley VEX V5 Signature Event (Middle School): Season: Override (2026-27), Digital Engineering Notebook, VEX V5 Robotics Competition

General Info

Venue

India Community Center (ICC)

Address

525 Los Coches Street, Milpitas, California 95035, United States

Dates

February 14 – 15, 2027

Grade Level

Middle School

Skills Challenge

Yes

Judging Format

All In-Person Judging

Registration & Logistics

Event Type

Open Tournament

Event Format

In-Person

Field Control

Smart Field Control

Capacity

80

Spots Open

22

Event Region

California - Region 2

Max Registrations per Org

5

Priority Registration Opens

25-Oct-2026 12:00 EDT

Standard Registration Opens

8-Nov-2026 12:00 EST

Registration Deadline

11-Feb-2027 12:00 EST

Payment Deadline

11-Feb-2027

Price

$600.00

Agenda

Travel Info

Date: 14-Feb-2027 - 15-Feb-2027 India Community Center (ICC) 525 Los Coches Street Milpitas, California 95035 United States Travel Info Travel Info Book your group rate for VEX Robotics Competition Room Block Teams make their own reservations at the link below to book rooms at a discount. You will be directed to the property’s home page with the negotiated rate code already entered in the appropriate field for a quickroom reservation. You may also call the Marriott reservation line at 1 (800) 321-2211 or (510) 656-1800 and refer to the name of the group to receive the special group rate. VEX Robotics Competition Room Block Information Hotel : Courtyard by Marriott Milpitas Silicon Valley Address: 1480 Falcon Drive, Milpitas CA 95035 Room Reservation Link: Click Here Discounted rate: 109 USD per night Booking Dates: between Friday, February 12 - Monday, February 15, 2026 Cutoff Date: February 9, 2026 but note that these reservations get full much earlier. Marriott Hotel contact : Tawanna Lewis (Sales Executive) +1 (408) 758-1107 (M) Tawanna.Lewis2@marriott.com Any reservations or changes made past the cutoff date cannot be guaranteed but will be accepted based on availability. ___________________________________________________________________ Things to do nearby: • Go Kart Racing - Santa Clara - 8 miles - Directions from Tournament Location • Things to do in San Francisco - TripAdivsor • Exploratorium - a public learning laboratory exploring the world through science, art, and human perception on Pier 15, San Francisco • California Academy of Sciences - an aquarium, planetarium, rainforest, and natural history museum in the heart of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park • Chabot Space & Science Center - a full dome planetarium, giant screen theater, and research-level telescopes in the Redwood Regional Park in Oakland • Hiller Aviation Museum - a Smithsonian Affiliate museum, was opened by helicopter designer and inventor Stanley Hiller Jr., featuring more than 50 aircraft • Computer History Museum • NASA Ames Research Center • Intel Museum

Judging Format

Judging Format . • Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions / In Person Team Interviews: Team interviews will be conducted in-person at the event. Engineering notebooks will be submitted digitally for evaluation via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact. A submission deadline that may be scheduled ahead of the event date. Engineering Notebook submission date will be published soon.

Volunteer

Volunteer We’re looking for enthusiastic volunteers who can bring their energy and willingness to help run the tournaments and support us! Sign up today and be part of the action -- Tournament Volunteering Sign Up Form: https://tinyurl.com/VEXTournament-volunteer Please reach out to Nisha Malani at robotics@indiacc.org for other volunteering opportunities at ICC Milpitas! • All volunteering counts towards volunteering hours for students • We are happy to sign necessary volunteering hours forms for you

Emergency/Bad-Weather Policy

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy We do not expect dad weather to not impact this event, since all activities are indoors or in covered areas. However, in case of an unforeseen cancellation, the event partner(s) will communicate with you as early as possible. Teams should make sure their contact information on events.vex.com is up to date, and includes phone numbers that they will be able to access during weekends and / or holidays, in case of any urgent communications become necessary.