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

Ranking Session #1 

DATE:  Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2024  

TIME:  3 - 6 pm 

HOST SCHOOL: Manatee Bay Elementary School 

EVENT PARTNER:  Paula Fijalkowski

AGENDA: 

• Inspection/Check-in  
• League Orientation/Drivers Meeting 
• 3 teamwork matches per team 

Ranking Session #2 

DATE:  Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024  

TIME:  6 - 9 pm 

HOST SCHOOL: Lloyd Estates 

EVENT PARTNER:  Steven Gehalo 

AGENDA: 

• Inspection/Check-in  
• 3 teamwork matches per team 

Ranking Session #3 

DATE:  Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024 

TIME:  3 - 6 pm

HOST SCHOOL: Park Springs Elementary 

EVENT PARTNER:  Mia Hansen 

AGENDA: 

• Inspection/Check-in 
• Skills- 3 driver; 3 programming per team  
• Finals Matches (8 matches) 
• Judging (interview only; notebook done remote)  
• Awards 

Volunteer

Please contact Kelly Thomas, [email protected] if interested in volunteering at this event.

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

If conditions require (a hurricane, for instance) the event will be CANCELLED and your registrations refunded (less the fees incurred by robotevents.com).**

**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

If the Event Partner cancels the event: 

• Refunds will ONLY be issued in the cases of an event cancellation.
• According to RECF policy, $5.00 of each registration is used by their organization for processing and is NOT REFUNDABLE.

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

• You forfeit your tournament fee.

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. Submission Deadline:  February 9, 2024