Code of Conduct

The REC Foundation considers the positive, respectful, and ethical conduct of teams to be an essential component of the competition. Participants are expected to behave in a respectful and professional manner, and to operate as student-centered teams with limited adult assistance. This includes all students, teachers, coaches, mentors, parents, and spectators associated with a team.

For more details, please refer to the REC Foundation Code of Conduct and Student-Centered Policy. If you have concerns about compliance with the Code of Conduct, please speak to the Event Partner during the event.

Agenda

Tentative Agenda – Subject to Change

IMPORTANT!  You must call the Event Manager on the day of the event if you are going to be late.  If your team is not there to check in on time and no communication has been made, the match schedule will be run without your team, and they cannot compete.

Team Judging will be held in the pit area. Teams will be visited at the end of the judging period if a team has yet to arrive by 10:00 am when judging begins.  Please make yourselves available to the judges when they appear at your Pit table. If you have a match upcoming shortly or are running skills, respectfully inform the judges and agree on a time to meet with them at your pit table.

08:00 am Doors open, Registration, Pits Open

08:30 am Robot Inspection Opens

09:30 am Skills Fields Open (Inspected teams only)

02:00 pm Skills Closes

10:45 am Drivers Meeting

11:00 am Qualification Rounds Begin (Round 1)

12:30 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch (Concessions available; no outside food allowed)

01:15 pm Qualification Rounds Begin (Round 2)

03:15 pm Qualification Ends

03:45 pm Finals Matches (Top 10 teams will compete in finals)

04:45 pm Awards and closing.

Sich freiwillig melden

The UAE National VEX Championship is a fully volunteer-run event. The United Arab Emirates is well-known for its strong volunteering culture; everyone is welcome to help to make this a unique experience for all participants and attendees.

Experience is optional for many volunteering positions. Some volunteering positions can be split between two adults for a morning & afternoon shift. Or, you can volunteer for a whole day, depending on the role. Lunch will be provided for all-day volunteers.

Visit the REC Foundation website at www.roboticseducation.org/volunteer to check out position descriptions and find volunteer training materials:

• Judges
• Referees/Scorekeepers
• Inspectors
• Emcees
• TM Operators
• Queuing
• Team Check-in
• Volunteer Check-in
• Field Reset
• Setup crew
• Breakdown crew

Richtlinie für not-/schlechtwettersituationen

Teams will need to use their best judgment on safe travel. Please follow the local authorities’ recommendations

Refund and Payment Policies

The event is free of charge. No Refund is required.

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.