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PROGRAMMING PALOOZA - University of Nebraska at Omaha Coding Challenge presented by the CREATE Foundation


Date: 1/14/2025

Location: UNO IS&T Building

Address: 1110 So. 67th Street

City: Omaha

State: NE

ZIP: 68182

Contact Name: Tom Jensen

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Competition Type: Tournament

Program: Open

Capacity: 16 Slots (4 Remaining)

Price: $25.00

Registration Deadline: 1/9/2025


Event Description:
Calling all Coders! Calling all Coders!
This is a unique challenge for an autonomous only tournament.
-Teams consist of one Coder/Programmer, one robot (any type), one builder (optional), and one coach. Bring a laptop or whatever device you use to program your robot.
-Challenges will be revealed at the event. Code must be written at the event to accomplish tasks layed out. Points awarded for how well the task is completed.
-At the end of qualification Challenges, Alliance selection will occur.
-Alliances of 2 teams will compete in Finals in the same manner as qualifications (task given, coders create program from scratch)

All judging will be online on Jan. 9th. You can sign up for a time here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0E4BADA62CA3FE3-54126113-signup

Preliminary Agenda:
4:00 4:30 Registration
4:00 4:45 Inspection
4:30 8:00 Judging
4:45 5:00 Opening Ceremony
5:00 7:25 Preliminary Challenges
7:40 7:50 Alliance Selection
8:00 10:00 Finals Challenges
10:00 10:15 Awards / Closing

Awards Given to team Alliance Champions and to individual coders based on interview and results.

For more information about the UNO Internship program please check out this website: https://www.unomaha.edu/college-of-information-science-and-technology/engagement/p-12-school-initiatives.php

Refund Policy:
Full refunds will be issued if event is cancelled.

Emergency / Bad Weather:
In the case of inclement weather, the event will be postponed and rescheduled if at all possible. All teams will be notified if the event is to be cancelled or postponed due to bad weather.

Registered Teams

Registration Closed

1 O3601B High Octane Saint Paul, NE St. Paul Public School
2 O3131A Programmer Prodigies Omaha, Nebraska Skutt Catholic HS - Robotics
3 O1028A Washed OMAHA, Nebraska Brownell-Talbot School
4 O5069X Keep Gambling Omaha, NE Millard North High School
5 O5069Z Snoozed Omaha, NE Millard North High School
6 O1064A Nebraska Nerd Herd Omaha, NE Omaha North High Magnet School
7 O512A Pumas Norfolk, NE Norfolk Public Schools - Aftershock
8 O3141Z 3141Zamboni? Bellevue, NE Gross Catholic
9 O9141T 91416T Crusaders Wahoo, Nebraska Wahoo High School
10 O1970P Good Knight Elkhorn, Nebraska Mount Michael Benedictine School
11 O1028Z The Company OMAHA, Nebraska Brownell-Talbot School
12 O1262A 1262 Omaha, NE Bluestem Middle