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

Event Schedule:

7:00am - Doors open for volunteers only
7:45am - Doors open for teams & spectators
7:45am - 8:45am - Check In & Inspection / Skills Open
9:00am - Opening Remarks / Drivers Meeting
9:30am - Qualifying Matches Part 1 
12:00pm - Lunch (TBD Skills Open)
12:45pm - Qualifying Matches Part 2
                (Skills closes at end of last match)
3:00pm - Alliance Selection
3:30pm - Elimination Matches
5:00pm - Awards & Clean Up

Volunteer

Sign-up Genius link for volunteers: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0849AEA82CA6FA7-54096739-conestoga/57490784

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

This event has no available makeup date. A weather-related event cancelation will be made in accordance with the Tredyffrin-Easton School District's policies.

In the event of a weather-related cancellation, teams will be contacted as early as possible and event registration fees will be returned minus the $5 RECF processing fee.

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event: 

Refunds will be sent - minus the $5.00 RECF processing fee.

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

For a refund, the Event Coordinator must be notified at least 10 days prior to the event so that teams may be moved from the wait list and other teams invited to attend. The refunded amount will be equal to the registration fee paid minus the $5.00 RECF processing fee.

Within 10 days of the event, no refund is applied.

Webcast

We are evaluating the feasibility of live streaming the event.

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.

Notebooks submission deadline is 5pm on Jan 17th, 2025

This event will feature an Open Judging format in the small gym from 9am to 1pm. Teams can approach any available judges for an interview.

Waitlist

9 teams are on the waitlist for this event.