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

Doors open 7:30 AM (Check in and inspections open immediately)

Check-in until 8:15 (FIRM--if you hit traffic, you MUST call to be included in match list)

Skills field opens at 9:00 AM

Inspections COMPLETED by 9:00 AM (Again, this is FIRM--bring robots ready to compete)

Coaches Meeting 9:00AM

Driver's meeting 9:15AM

Opening ceremonies 9:30AM

First 3 matches queued to fields by 9:45AM

Qualifying matches begin 10:00AM

Lunch break 12:30-1:15PM

Qualifying matches resume 1:30PM

Skills field closes at 3:00PM

Qualifying matches end 3:30PM

Alliance Practice 3:30-4:00PM

Alliance Finals 4:00-4:30PM

Awards and Closing ceremonies 4:30-5:00PM

Volunteer

YES!  We do need volunteers!  Volunteers are the heart of every VEX competition--without them the event simply cannot function.  In a perfect world, every robot team would provide at least 2 adult volunteers at every event.  There are lots of different roles that need to be filled, with varying degrees of expertise and physical activity.

PLEASE have one or two of your team parents email me at [email protected] with the subject "Volunteer for Pinecrest North VEX IQ Tournament" in the subject line.  I will get back to them ASAP, and thanks in advance!!

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

Due to the many demands on our facilities, we will not postpone this event. In the event of extreme weather (a hurricane, for instance) the event will be CANCELLED and your registrations refunded (less the fees incurred by robotevents.com).**

Notification of cancellations will be made through the contacts provided with your registration through robotevents.com and the RECF. Please make certain all your contact information is correct and current to stay informed!!

**From Robotevents.com: There is $5.00 USD fee, per registration, that will be withheld to cover website maintenance, processing fees, reporting, accounting, and system updates.

Refund and Payment Policies

Refunds will ONLY be issued in the case of an event cancellation. Please only register robots/teams that intend to attend. Due to the limited space for events, we will not issue a refund for a 'no show.'

Date: 24-Feb-2024

Travel Info

Pinecrest North Preparatory

8925 Fontainebleau Blvd, Miami, FL 33172

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.