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

Event Schedule

07:30 AM - Doors Open
07:30 AM - 9:00 AM Registration, Inspection, practice
09:00 AM - Driver Meeting and Opening Ceremonies
9:15 AM - 12:00 PM - Qualification Matches and Skills Attempts
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM - Lunch (final skills)
1:00 PM - Alliance Selection
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM - Elimination Rounds and Awards

Sich freiwillig melden

If you are interested in volunteering for this event, please contact Volunteer Coordinator Wes Macker @ [email protected]

Experience level: No previous experience is needed for most volunteer positions, and you can even bring your kids for a family activity (for example, Field Resetter is an ideal position for young children). Referees and Judges do have age requirements, and are available in the Judge Guide and Referee Guide

Time Commitment: You can register for an entire day, or just a portion of the day as your schedule permits for most positions.

Meals: Lunch is included for volunteers that volunteer for at least 2 hours.

Volunteer Positions Needed:

• Judges (no previous experience required) *All day commitment
• Referee/Scorekeepers (previous experience preferred)
• Field Resetters (no previous experience required)

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

Richtlinie für not-/schlechtwettersituationen

In the case of bad weather, coaches will be contact by email or their provided cell phone number as soon as possible. If there is bad weather, the event will start at 9:30am and we will adjust the match schedule to end by 4:30pm. In the case of extreme weather, the event will be canceled and refunds will be issued.

This cancellation is at the discretion of the Event Partner.

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event: Refunds will be issued up to one month before the event (12/18/2024). To request a refund, please email the event partner, Jonathan Ryan @ [email protected]

If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend:  

Refunds will be issued if notice is given one month before the event (12/18/2024). To request a refund, please email the event partner, Jonathan Ryan @ [email protected]

All refunds will be less the $5 that the RECF retains.

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.