General Info

Venue

Mall of America®

Address

60 East Broadway, Bloomington, Minnesota 55425, United States

Dates

August 6 – 8, 2026

Grade Level

High School

Skills Challenge

Yes

Judging Format

All In-Person Judging

Worlds Qualifying Spots

• (1) Excellence Award
• (2) Tournament Champions
• (1) Skills Champion (or equivalent qualifying award based on event criteria)

Registration & Logistics

Event Type

Open Tournament

Event Format

In-Person

Field Control

Smart Field Control

Capacity

120

Spots Open

0

Event Region

Minnesota

Max Registrations per Org

8

Priority Registration Opens

1-Jun-2026 12:00 EDT

Standard Registration Opens

15-Jun-2026 12:00 EDT

Registration Deadline

24-Jul-2026 13:00 EDT

Payment Deadline

16-Jun-2026 16:00 EDT

Price

$450.00

Agenda

Stream

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https://vimeo.com/event/5938928/embed/interaction

Travel Info

Hotel Booking Required Through MMXreservations.com We’re excited to welcome you to the 2026 University of North Dakota Signature Event at the Mall of America! All attendees are required to book hotel accommodations through Bloomington MN Travel & Tourism official housing site, MMXreservations.com. This platform is the only authorized method for booking hotel rooms for the University of North Dakota Signature Event. loomington MN Travel & Tourism site offers competitive rates on hotels near the Mall of America. Importantly, rebates from these bookings help support and sustain the event—making your participation possible. Please note: Your team’s registration on events.vex.com is not confirmed until it is linked to a hotel booking made through MMXreservations. Booking outside of the authorized system may result in your team losing its spot in the event. Important Instructions for Booking: When completing your hotel reservation through MMXreservations: • In the Company Name field, enter your VEX V5 Team Number and Letter (e.g., Company Name: 1080P ). • This is how we match your hotel reservation to your team registration on events.vex.com. • Teams without verified MMX bookings will be flagged and risk being removed from the tournament. • If you booked through MMXreservations but forgot to include your team number/letter, please contact the Event Partner immediately. Thank you for using MMXreservations.com to secure your lodging. Your participation through this system plays a vital role in funding and supporting the event. We appreciate your cooperation! Book your hotel here: https://mmxreservations.com/fer/#/bloomingtonmn?pageCode=UNDSignature

Judging Format

All In-Person Judging - 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

General Signup - To signup as a Judge - see the note below. We're using SignUp (the leading online SignUp and reminder tool) to organize our upcoming SignUps. Here's how it works in 3 easy steps: 1) Click this link to see our SignUp on SignUp: https://signup.com/go/wGsjzhj 2) Review the options listed and choose the spot(s) you like. 3) Sign up! It's Easy - you will NOT need to register an account or keep a password on SignUp. Note: SignUp does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your email address, please contact me and I can sign you up manually. Judges: We are asking individuals interested in Judging to complete a quick interest form. Judges must be at least 21 years old. We are giving preference to Judges that are STEM Professionals. Here is a link to the Judge interest form: https://forms.gle/EwAL5zZduFin831M8 • Andrew Dahlen - Cell 218-791-4010 - Email: andrew.dahlen.1@und.edu

Emergency/Bad-Weather Policy

Teams are advised to watch events.vex.com for weather or emergency related cancellations. If the tournament must be cancelled or postponed, the name of the tournament on events.vex.com will include the words "cancelled" or "postponed". In the event of a cancellation or postponement, teams will be sent additional information via Email. Please call Andrew Dahlen 218-791-4010 if you have questions.