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

States Event Agenda!

8:00 Doors open

8:00 - 10:45 Inspection and Skills as our volunteers get set.  All 9 fields will be running skills for the morning, so please get your runs in early!  

11:00 - 11:20 Welcome and Driver's meeting

LUNCH

12:00 - 3:30 Quals (3 skills fields will stay open until qualification matches are over.)

4:00  Finals

5:00 Awards

Sich freiwillig melden

Let's Make This Event Unforgettable!

With all of us working together, we know this event will be an absolute triumph—celebrating the incredible achievements of our students this year!

Be a Hero—Volunteer Today!

Online Interviews & Notebooks: Sign up here!
Day-Of Volunteers: Sign up here!

Earn Skills Fast Passes

2 Interview Sessions = 1 Fast Pass
1 Day-Of Volunteer Shift = 1 Fast Pass
6 Fast Passes = ZERO WAITING for a team!

Why Fast Passes Are Awesome:

1. Skip the line—head straight to the front!
2. Stay on the field for another attempt, maximizing your time!

Event Dates:

• March 1: Elementary IQ & MS VRC
• March 2: Middle School IQ

Learn more about volunteering: Click here!

Join us in making this event an unforgettable experience—sign up today!

Richtlinie für not-/schlechtwettersituationen

Given that this event is in March in Florida, we will have a beautiful day for our event!  If there are any issues you will receive and email.

For event day information regarding weather delays or cancellations, please check the event page for updates.

Refund and Payment Policies

Thank you for registering!

Your registration to this event commits the event partners to set costs.  Therefore, no refunds can be given.

If you are paying by check you can do a PO for the payment to be marked as paid promptly.  If you just send a check without doing a PO it will not be marked as paid until the mail is delivered and someone processes the check in Texas, which could take time.  A PO is marked as paid on our end as soon as you email in the PO.  A card is also marked paid right away.

Per:  https://kb.roboticseducation.org/hc/en-us/articles/5474199602071-Qualifying-Criteria-for-VIQRC-V5RC-and-VURC-Events#event-region-championship-deadlines-c9QBP

Event Region Championship Deadlines

• Teams that qualify for an Event Region Championship, on or before, January 31, 2025, will have two weeks to register and pay by credit card, check or purchase order.
• Teams that qualify for an Event Region Championship on or after February 1, 2025, will have one week to register and pay by credit card, check or purchase order.

Please be sure that you have reviewed all of the information on the event page.  Keep the team email address up to date to receive up-to-date information as needed.  If anything is added to the event page, we will send out an email with the change.

All attendees are expected to abide by the code of conduct.

All participants are expected to complete the participant release form . (also available in Spanish)  Once per season covers all events

Note: Ensure your IT does not block emails from robotevents.com and roboticseducation.org  

Date: 1-Mar-2025

Reiseinformationen

Location

East Ridge Middle School

13201 Excalibur Rd

Clermont, FL 34711

Webcast

The streams will be created the morning of the event on the following channel:

https://www.youtube.com/c/DavidDSankey

Judging Format

Remote Judging for the North/Central Florida Regional Championships

To ensure a fair and thorough evaluation process, the initial round of judging for this year’s North/Central Florida Regional Championships will be conducted remotely. This approach allows our judges ample time to make well-informed decisions while promoting an equitable experience for all participating teams.

Design Notebooks

Please ensure your Notebook URL is up to date on RobotEvents.com. Judging for digital notebooks will begin on February 18. If you register for the tournament after this date, be sure to update your link at the time of registration.

While we will make an effort to contact teams with problematic links, we must also respect our judges’ time and efforts. Please review the submission guidelines to avoid any issues:

How to Submit a Digital Engineering Notebook

Team Interviews

For details on remote team interview requirements, please refer to the official judging guide:

Guide to Judging Remote Judging

Sign up for your interview here: Interview Signup

Before your scheduled interview, you will receive a confirmation email with your assigned time and the Zoom link. Please join the meeting 10 minutes before your scheduled time.

• At least one team coach or mentor must be present for the entire interview but may not speak during the session.
• Upon joining Zoom, teams will be placed in a breakout room with the judges once all required participants are present.
• Punctuality is crucial—late arrivals may result in a shortened interview or cancellation. Missed interviews cannot be rescheduled.
• Teams may join separately from home or together from a single location, based on their preference.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out. We look forward to seeing you at the competition!

(The following questions are from last year.  When this information is updated, registered teams will get an email update.)

Interview Questions:

For the Adult / Mentor:
Will the Team Mentor or Coach please state their full name?
What is your team's number with its letter? (It is a number and a letter, like 1234A.)
Team Coach or Mentor, we want to remind you that you must remain in the room for the duration of the interview and any recording of this interview is prohibited.  Do you agree to these requirements?

For the Team:
When designing your robot, what do you think was the most unique solution you came up with?
How did your team develop your strategy for this season's game?
How did your team decide how to create your robot's design?
What part of your robot that you built are you most proud of?
How were you able to make sure that your project got completed on time?
Tell us about your programming and how you are using sensors.
Do you have any additional information about your team that makes your team or robot unique?

Waitlist

2 teams are on the waitlist for this event.