General Info
General Info
This event is a VEX V5 only Invitational Scrimmage. Participation at this event is primarily for ACAMIS Central Region schools
The event will not provide "skills" fields or skills challenge events.
Limited informal judging will take place
- Venue
- Nanjing International School
- Address
- Xueheng Lu 8, Xianlin University City, Qixia District, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China
- Dates
- November 6 – 7, 2026
- Grade Level
- All
- Skills Challenge
- No
- Judging Format
- No Judging
Registration & Logistics
- Event Type
- Invitational Tournament
- Event Format
- Invitational
- Field Control
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 45
- Spots Open
- 40
- Event Region
- East China
- Max Registrations per Org
- 10
- Standard Registration Opens
- 26-Aug-2026 12:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 30-Oct-2026 12:00 EDT
- Payment Deadline
- 2nd November 2026
- Price
- USD$50.00 / HK$391.84
Agenda
As a scrimmage, the purpose of this event is to provide an opportunity for ACAMIS VEX V5 students to test their robot designs and code in an event leading up to the Regional Finals. Following is the draft event schedule.
Friday 6th Nov
- 10:00am - Team Check - in open
- 11:00am - First qualification matches
- 12:30pm - Lunch
- 1:30pm - Matches recommence
- 4:00pm - Fields close (all robots stay at the event)
Saturday 7th Nov
- 8:00am - Venue Opens
- 8:30am - Day 2 matches resume
- 12:30pm - Lunch (All matches pause)
- 1:30pm - Matches resume
- 2:30pm - Alliance Selection - Finals
- 3:30pm - Presentations and closing
Travel Info
Date: 6-Nov-2026 - 7-Nov-2026 Nanjing International School Xueheng Lu 8, Xianlin University City, Qixia District Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023 China Travel Info Nanjing Railway Station is closer to NIS than Nanjing South Railway Station, and thus more convenient for arrival and departure. Additionally, Xianlin station is even closer if trains can be booked to arrive at that station. NIS can help you arrange local bus transportation to/from the train stations or the airport at the expense of the visiting school. Please contact the NIS Activities Office for assistance with this. For teams travelling from Shanghai by bus, there is on campus parking for busses. Suggested accommodation is within easy walking distance from the hotel to the school. One Way 33-seater Bus Round Trip 33-seater Bus Nanjing South Railway Station 500 RMB 900 RMB Nanjing Railway Station 500 RMB 900 RMB Pick-Up 33-seater Bus Drop-Off 33-seater Bus Nanjing Lukou Airport 600 RMB 550 RMB
Judging Format
Judging Format All In-Person Judging (Informal) - The Team Interviews and Engineering Notebooks will be judged in-person the day of the event. Teams should bring a physical copy of their notebook to submit to the judges.
Volunteer
Volunteer Team coaches are kindly requested to consider volunteering for the following roles. • Robot Check-in (Friday 10:00 - 10:45) • Pre-match check-in (Friday am, Friday pm, Saturday am, Saturday pm) • Pit Marshalls (chasing up teams) • Field Resetting (1 adult plus Previous Team)
Emergency/Bad-Weather Policy
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy Refunds will be provided should the event be cancelled due to an emergency / bad weather.