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

Schedule Updated 9/23/2024:

Venue will not be open to team on Thursday Night October 31st as previously scheduled. Team Checkin has moved to Friday.  

Friday November 1st 2024:

7: AM             Pit area and inspections open.
8:00 AM         Skills open 
9:00 AM         Check in closes* 
10:30 AM         Inspection closes
10:30  AM        Opening ceremony
11:00 AM       Qualification rounds - 3 Minute 30 Second Cycle Time 
5:00 PM         Pause qualifications
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*All teams need to be checked in by 9:00 AM on Friday or in contact with the event coordinator. Teams that have not checked in by that time will not be allowed to participate. 

Saturday November 2nd 2024:

7:00 AM       Venue opens
9:00 AM       Qualifications resume
2:30 PM       End skills 
2:30 PM       End qualifications - 3 Minute 30 Second Cycle Time 
2:45 PM       Alliance selection
3:00 PM       Division Elimination rounds
4:00 PM       Final Match
5:00 PM       End of Event

Voluntario

Welcome, it takes a lot of volunteers to make this a successful event. Thank you for volunteering. No experience necessary to volunteer, come help out and join in the fun. Please feel free to sign up for multiple shifts, duties.  Parents, family and freinds associated with teams make for amazing volunteers, and it is far more rewarding to volunteer than to simply watch the event. As an added bonus, volunteers receive food and an event T-shirt!

To volunteer, please click on this link: https://signup.com/go/rBoyyAA

If you have further questions about volunteering, please contact:

Andrew Dahlen   - Cell 218-791-4010 - Email: [email protected]

Política de emergencia/mal tiempo

Teams are advised to watch robotevents.com for weather or emergency related cancellations.   If the tournament must be cancelled or postponed, the name of the tournament will change to 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.

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event: 

This situation is highly unlikely and an 80% refund will be provided.

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

Teams must pay their registration fee two week prior to this event. Unpaid teams will not be allowed to compete.  Once a team has paid the registration fee, no refunds will be given.

Date: 1-Nov-2024 - 2-Nov-2024

Información de viaje

Check out the Where to Stay and Travel tools on Visit Greater Grand Forks:

https://www.visitgrandforks.com/where-to-stay/

https://www.visitgrandforks.com/travel-tools/

Airports

GFK - Grand Forks International Airport: https://gfkairport.com/ - 6.5 Miles to Alerus Center

FAR - Hector International Airport - https://www.fargoairport.com/ - 75 Miles to Alerus Center

Hotels

Hotel attached to Alerus Center:

CANAD INNS DESTINATION CENTER GRAND FORKS

1000 South 42nd St, Grand Forks, North Dakota, 58201

855-516-1090

Hotel Room Blocks

A number of hoeld blocks have been reserved for this event: 

• Canad Inns: 50 rooms @ $159/night + tax
• Sleep Inn: 30 rooms @ $169/night + tax
• SpringHill Suites: 20 rooms @ $139/night + tax

Webcast

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.

Payment

Please know that unpaid registrations will will be given two weeks from the date of registration to arrange payment.  This two weeks to pay policy superceeds the the payment deadline of September 27th.  Signature events fill up quickly and typically have a long waiting list eager to get registered.   After two weeks, unpaid teams will receive notification via email and be moved to the waitlist loosing their reserved spot. We understand that it can take some time to make payment, and some flexibility can be earned with good communication.  

Signature Event Early Bird Policy

• All Signature Events will have a specific Early Bird Registration that is independent of all local/regional Early Bird systems
  • Each team starts the season with three (3) opportunities to register during the Signature Event Early-Bird period
    • An opportunity is taken away each time the team registers for a Signature Event, whether during the Signature Event Early-Bird period or Standard period
    • A Signature Event Early-Bird opportunity is not taken away if a team registers for a tournament hosted by their school or organization (where the team’s coach is the Event Partner)
  • Early Bird Registration will open 16 weeks before the event at 12:00PM EST
    • Note: Modifications to this may be made for events in August and September
  • Standard Registration will open 14 weeks before the event at 12:00PM EST
  • An Event Partner may register their own teams to their Signature Event during Signature Event Early Bird Registration no matter how many other Signature Events they are already registered for  
    • The Event Partner must be the Primary Contact for the teams they are registering

Waitlist

3 teams are on the waitlist for this event.