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

Session List

• Session 1, Thursday 10/3,  5 to 8 PM, at Notre Dame
• Session 2, Wednesday 10/23,  5 to 8 PM, at Cranbrook
• Session 3, Thursday 11/7,  5 to 8 PM, at Notre Dame
• Session 4, Thursday 11/21,  5 to 8 PM, at Cranbrook
• Session 5, Friday 11/22,  5 to 8 PM, at Imlay City
• Skills only session, Friday 12/6, 3 to 7 PM, at Notre Dame
• Final Qualification Session, Saturday 12/7,  9 AM to 12 PM, at Notre Dame
• Judging interviews, Saturday 12/7,  9 AM to 12 PM, at Notre Dame
• Eliminations and Awards, Saturday 12/7, 12 PM to 5 PM, at Notre Dame

Sessions 1 through 4

• 4:30 PM - Doors open. Please do not arrive before 4:30.  The doors may be unlocked, but the facility is not available for the league until 4:30.
• 5 PM - Inspections begin, skills field opens
• 5:20 PM - Opening ceremonies, Drivers meeting 
• 5:30 PM - Qualification matches begin.  Teams will have four matches at each qualification session, time permitting.  
• 7:30 - Qualification matches end.  If matches end early, the match field will be used for skills until 8 PM.

Skills Session (Friday, Dec 6)

At Notre Dame robotics lab.  Time permitting, teams will have 3 driving and 3 autonomous attempts.

• 3:00 PM - Doors open, inspections, skills line forms
• 6:30 PM - Teams must be in line for final run
• 7:00 PM - The field will be broken down and moved to the cafeteria for session 5 & eliminations

Session 5 (Saturday, Dec 7)

Held in the Notre Dame Cafeteria.  Skills will not be offered at this session.

• 8:30 AM - Doors open. Inspections begin
• 9:00 AM - Opening ceremonies, Drivers meeting 
• 9:15 AM - Qualification matches begin.  Teams will have four matches, time permitting.  
• 12:00 PM - Qualification matches end.  League rankings are finalized.

Judging 

Electronic notebooks and in-person team interviews. 

Notebooks

Judged remotely, beginning Wednesday, Dec 5

• 3 PM, Wednesday, Dec 5, Notebook links must be shared for judging.

Team Interviews (Saturday, Dec 7)

Team interviews will be held in the Notre Dame Cafeteria at the same time as qualification session 5.  Interviews are for league all teams.

• 8:30 AM - Doors open
• 9:00 AM - Team interviews begin
• 12:00 PM - Team interviews conclude

Eliminations (Saturday, Dec 7)

Alliance selection will begin 15 minutes after the final session 5 qualification match.  

• ~12:15 PM - Alliance selection
• 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM - Lunch break
• 1:30 PM - Elimination matches start
• ~ 4:00 PM - Finals conclude

Awards (Saturday, Dec 7)

Award presentations will begin between elimination rounds and conclude with the Excellence Awards after the final match.  The Excellence Award will be presented to the top High School and Middle School teams.  Other judged awards that require a fully developed notebook include:

• Design Award
• Innovate Award
• Think Award
• Amaze Award
• Build Award
• Create Award

Session Rosters 

24-hour notice for changes.  Teams may attend more than three sessions if additional sessions are not full.

Voluntario

Assistance with queueing, refereeing, scorekeeping, judging, field reset, setup, breakdown, and the sharing of field/game elements is always welcomed.

Política de emergencia/mal tiempo

Sessions that are canceled due to bad weather or other one-time disruptions will be rescheduled within the same calendar year.

The entire league will be postponed or reorganized if a state-wide shutdown order is issued due to a health emergency.

Refund and Payment Policies

Sorry, no refunds unless the event is canceled.

Date: 3-Oct-2024

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Date: 7-Dec-2024

Información de viaje

Notre Dame Sessions

Held in the Robotics Lab, room E10, of the high school (main building), 1300 Giddings Rd, Pontiac, Michigan 48340.   

Campus map with directions to the robotics lab: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aUN9o_16cH2bWljqWKsbpNv-SxDy6Dtn/view?usp=sharing. 

Judging Format

•  Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions / In Person Team Interviews: Team interviews will be conducted in-person at the event. Engineering notebooks will be submitted digitally for evaluation  via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact on RobotEvents. A submission deadline that may be scheduled ahead of the event date.

Waitlist

2 teams are on the waitlist for this event.