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

Tentative Agenda:

Doors open 7:00AM (Check in and inspections open ASAP) 

Check-in until 8:30 (FIRM--if you hit traffic, you MUST call to be included in match list)

Skills field opens at 9

Inspections COMPLETE at 9 (Again, this is FIRM--bring robots ready to compete)

First 3 matches queued to fields by 9:15

Driver's meeting 9:15

Opening ceremonies 9:30

Qualifying matches begin 9:45

Lunch break 12:30-1:15

Qualifying matches resume 1:30

Skills field closes at 3

Qualifying matches end 3:30

Alliance selection 3:30-4

Eliminations 4-5

Closing ceremonies 5-5:30

Volunteer

WE LOVE VOLUNTEERS!  

Volunteers are managed in shifts--either 7:30am-1pm or 12pm-5:30pm (or both, if you like).  Volunteers will be provided lunch (pizza).  Volunteers will be trained at the event (no previous experience or expertise required!!)  Some jobs are for adults only, but MANY can be done by kids as young as 10.  

VOLUNTEERING IS A GREAT WAY TO GET SERVICE HOURS (for Bright Futures, Scholarship applications, etc  or simply to do a nice thing for others).  Volunteering at a VRC event is fun!

We're using SignUp to organize our volunteers for the Sunday October 20th VEX Robotics Competition at Ransom Everglades Upper School.
Here's how it works in 3 easy steps:
1) Click this link to see our SignUp on SignUp: https://signup.com/go/tPdTNRa
2) Review the options listed and choose the spot(s) you like.
3) Sign up! It's Easy - you will NOT need to register an account or keep a password on SignUp.
Note: SignUp does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your email address, please contact me and I can sign you up manually.https://signup.com/go/tPdTNRa

Thanks again!

Bob D

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

In the event of an emergency cancellation or other change in plans, teams will be notified via the team contact information available through RobotEvents.com.  Be certain this contact emails and phone numbers for your teams are correct to insure up-to-date information.

If you have questions or concerns, EMAIL [email protected] or TEXT (DO NOT CALL!!) 305-773-0117 (Due to spam and fraud, I do not answer calls from numbers not in my contacts, sorry)

Refund and Payment Policies

Refunds will ONLY be issued if the event is cancelled.  Refunds will always be $5 less than the registration fee, due to the non-refundable fees required by RECF.

IF you register a team, and later find they cannot attend, PLEASE contact [email protected] as there may be waitlisted teams that will buy your spot from you. 

The payment deadline for this event is October 18th. If you have not paid by this date, your team can be moved to the waitlist. 

Date: 20-Oct-2024

Travel Info

Event will take place in the Harry H. Anderson Gym at Ransom Everglades (Upper School Campus), 3575 Main Highway, Miami FL 33133

Parking is free, but there is a little walk to the gym, so a cart for equipment is recommended.

Map.

Judging Format

Judging for this event

• NOTEBOOKS will be judged ONLINE.  Notebooks must be submitted to the team's Robotevents.com account by October 13th, 2024 by 11:59pm. 
• HOW TO LINK notebooks can be seen in this video.
• INTERVIEWS will be conducted in-person the day of the event.
• Please take a look at the deadline for the Notebook. It is a week before the event, October 13th. Submission of the notebook on Robotevents.com is the only way to submit them.