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

NOTE: Daylight saving time will begin for 2024 on Sunday, March 10 at 2 A.M. local time, when our clocks will go ahead one hour. Please note this as you plan to attend the competition on March 10th. We will start promptly at 07:30 AM.

Sunday, March 10, 2024

Sich freiwillig melden

We could not host successful events without our amazing volunteers!

Please sign up here for volunteering!

• No prior robotics experience is needed.

• All volunteering counts towards volunteering hours for students

• We are happy to sign necessary volunteering hours forms for you

Richtlinie für not-/schlechtwettersituationen

This event is conducted in a fully indoor facility. Bad weather is not expected to affect this event.

Teams should make sure their contact information on RobotEvents.com is up to date and accurate. 

Please include in your contact information phone numbers that are also available on weekends (especially for schools), to enable us to reach you in an emergency.

In case of a cancellation, the event partners will contact you as early as possible. 

Refund and Payment Policies

It is each team’s responsibility to ensure that the payments have been processed in time. We will use the visible record of payment on robotevents.com to make the determination. 

Once you register you will NOT be able to move to a different Regional tournament in a different city. You will NOT be refunded your fee and teams will be moved to the wait list if they have not completed the payment. 

Teams who have registered but have not paid (or submitted a PO) 2-weeks prior to the event may be removed from the event, unless prior special arrangements have been made with the event partners.

In the unlikely case of a cancellation, the full event registration fee (minus the $5.00 USD RECF fee per registration) will be refunded to all teams.

All teams are responsible for their own transportation and hotel costs.

Health and Safety Policies

No food or drinks are to be consumed inside the event facility. Food and drinks are only allowed in designated areas.

We encourage the use of face masks inside the facility.

Date: 10-Mar-2024

Reiseinformationen

Book your group rate for VEX Robotics Competition Room Block

Teams make their own reservations at the link below to book rooms at a discount. You will be directed to the property’s home page with the negotiated rate code already entered in the appropriate field for a quickroom reservation. You may also call the Marriott reservation line at 1 (800) 321-2211 or (510) 656-1800 and refer to the name of the group to receive the special group rate.

VEX Robotics Competition Room Block Information

Hotel: Courtyard & TownePlace Suites by Marriott
1480 Falcon Drive, Milpitas CA 95035

Booking Link:  https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1701276099724&key=GRP&app=resvlink

• Arrival Date: Friday, February 16, 2024
• Departure Date: Monday, February 19, 2024
• Cutoff Date: Friday, February 2, 2024. but note that these reservations get full much earlier.
• Hotel contact: Maya Huerta, Group & Event/Guest Experience Specialist - P.408.719.1966 ext. 690

Any reservations or changes made past the cutoff date cannot be guaranteed but will be accepted based on availability.

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Google Maps link to event venue.

This is close to several restaurants, with take away and dine-in facilities. 

Most food ordering apps also deliver to this location.

Webcast

Live Streaming link: https://team315.org/live

Judging Format

Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions + In Person Team Interviews:

• Team interviews will be conducted in-person at the event.

• Engineering notebooks need to have been submitted digitally for evaluation via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact on RobotEvents.

• Please watch out for our emails for a submission deadline ahead of the event date.