Schedule: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HlhchtqOvXS1KoWT95jl_RnUMnDB0ciE/view?usp=share_link

The locations of each event are not disclosed yet as there are some last minute finalizations we need to make. Although team numbers aren’t finalized as we’re waiting to hear back from a couple schools.

Check-in: Here’s the tentative plan–team registration will occur at the RPAC. There is a bus drop off area in front of the RPAC (1 Physical Activity and Educational Services Building (PAES) en Physical Activity and Educational Services Building (PAES), 337 Annie and John Glenn Ave, Columbus, OH 43210)  and there will be directions that’ll lead your team to the lower level gym of the RPAC. Along with registration, students will receive a wristband that must be worn throughout the entire day so that officials on campus are able to determine who’s participating in the competition. Impound for build events will occur in the room in which they are held. Following impound, each team can head over to their respective home base.  The best drop off location for home bases will be on Ives Dr, just off of Tuttle Park Pl (Northwest Garage, 271 Ives Dr, Columbus, OH 43210). Impound and registration will be open from 7:30 a.m. until 8:40a.m. The competition begins at 8:45 am.

Parking: Parking will be provided for school buses and vans carrying equipment. These will be allowed to park in the St. John’s Arena south parking lot for free (362 W Lane Ave, Columbus, OH 43210). Parking costs for parent spectators or any other cars will not be covered by OSU SciOly and will cost $10.25 per vehicle for the entire day. There is more information that we are waiting to hear back from OSU’s parking company, however this is what we have so far. More updates to come. 

Food: We recommend teams bring food or purchase food from nearby venues on or off campus. Accessible on-campus options include Curl Market, Union Market, and the various cafes among others.

Scilympiad: We ask that all teams that are registered to also register on Scilympiad to simplify scorekeeping. The people at Scilympiad have put much effort into creating such a streamline software, and we’d like to take full advantage of that program. Here’s the link to start getting registered! https://scilympiad.com/oh-osu/Reg. Self-scheduled events (Bridge, Flight, Scrambler, and Trajectory) will be available for self-schedule on Scilympiad once your team has been registered on that platform. 

Liability:  Please note: The Ohio State University will not take custodial responsibility for minors while participating in the invitational. Custodial responsibility will remain with teachers, parents, legal guardians and chaperones. 

Impound: Impound will start at 7:30 AM. Impound for Scrambler will be held in the RPAC lower gym. Impound for It’s About Time will be held in the space that the event will be held in. 

Flight height clearance: We will be running Flight with a ceiling height of about 20 ft in the RPAC lower gym. 

Coaches’ clinic: We are going to be holding a coaches’ clinic over ZOOM to give a rundown of the day of the competition. The time is yet to be finalized.

Homebases: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tLmnuSJE9nQDAX8YpcPGpLZ9gOqSDkgv/view?usp=share_link

Campus Map:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SdKVia7b5IuktfZIFUxvI0ojeedMLQnJ/view?usp=share_link 

Update to email wording: Impound starts at 7:30 am, not 7:00am 

We will only be operating on dry labs unfortunately this invitational.  

• Homebases

  • We have updated home base locations so that all teams are located in one room. The home bases are attached to this email and will be on our website. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1csgIRAwzwUZ96O5G1NnCP7DKzMYZwNt0/view?usp=sharing

• Scilympiad

  • Please make sure that you register your team on Scilympiad. We are going to do scorekeeping and event scheduling on that platform, so it’s vital your team is on there. Here’s the link to register if you haven’t already: https://scilympiad.com/oh-osu/Reg

• Locations+ Schedules

  • Attached to the email is the location of all the events. Please ensure that your students scout the area on google maps so that they know where they are headed from one event, to the next and back to their home bases. We plan to show all the locations on google maps so that it’ll be easier to navigate. Also attached to the email will be a labeled map with the location of all the events. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bjS_w1C664FDxuEbcDghdVxyhbtHD7RY/view?usp=share_link

• Updated logistics for registration and impound

  • As per a previous email– we had mentioned that registration will occur at the RPAC. After careful reconsideration of efficiency, impound will only occur at the RPAC. Impound for Scrambler, and Trajectory will occur at the Lower Gym of the RPAC. Entrance in the RPAC in the morning will be through a side door nearby the volleyball court, or if they already have their wristbands that allow access to the RPAC, they can enter through the main entrance. Impound for It’s About time will occur at the Dave Griner room in the RPAC. Registration will occur in the lobby of Bakers Systems and Engineering, not at the RPAC. Some teams will have homebases in this building, but for others, their homebases are a walkable distance from the building, so we suggest that busses enter Neil Ave through College Rd N.  as this road is a one way. There’s a map with the highlighted route that we suggest to take attached to this email called “BSE Entrance”.

    • https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HbdRIvXDhjA3EpNyqVM81FdFxY9-z0tX/view?usp=share_link
    • https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Xh7pcRq6TSJTlt0WQFgPAWs-hnNhapDn/view?usp=share_link 

• Discord

  • We have a discord ready for students and coaches alike to join. Here’s the link: https://discord.gg/PMAVKur9Qp. There’s a link on our website and Instagram (@osu.scioly) on our linktree where students can also join our discord 

• Awards ceremony

  • There is a planned awards ceremony. We plan this to start around 7:45pm at the latest. If grading and everything goes by smoothly and we have everything done beforehand, then we’ll email all coaches and message in the discord the news. The awards ceremony will be placed in Independence 100. Teams are required to leave home bases around 6:30 pm and teams can head over to independence 100, take time to explore campus, grab dinner, etc…