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

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL TIMES FOR THIS EVENT ARE IN CST

Volunteer

Please email [email protected] with any questions.

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

Teams will be notified, via email, if any event occurs that would jeopardize the Competition!

Refund and Payment Policies

Registration cancellations must be received by May 31, 2021, in order to receive a full refund. All cancellations must be emailed to [email protected] with the team number and the contact information for the team. Teams that cancel on June 1, 2021, or after will not receive a refund for their registration fee.

Health and Safety Policies

Note: These measures are subject to change in response to the health and safety requirements for all attendees:

1. All attendees are required to wear proper face masks over their nose and mouth at all times inside the facility.

2. Teams will be limited to 6 participants each. This includes everyone from a team that is entering the buidling. If additional team members wish to attend as volunteers, they may do so - please see the volunteer tab. There is no guarantee that all volunteer applicants may be accepted.

3. All attendees are expected at minimum to follow CDC guidelines for social distancing.

Date: 25-Jun-2021 - 26-Jun-2021

Travel Info

Hotel Information

Please look into the following hotels provided that are wthin a close proximty to Innovation First.

• Holiday Inn Express & Suites Greenville
• Hampton Inn & Suites Greenville
• Comfort Suites Greenville
• Best Western Plus Monica Royale Inn & Suites

Airport Transfers

Teams are responsible for making their own travel arrangments from the airport to their hotel.

VISA AND INVITATION LETTER REQUESTS

The REC Foundation is happy to provide visa and invitation letters to teams. In order to process visa and invitation letters, please have the team's primary contact fill out this form.

Please have the following information available:

• Team info such as number, school/organization, and contact details
• Names, birth dates, and passport country/number for every team member (including adults traveling as mentors or chaperones)

Visa and invitation letters submitted after [Date], will be processed as soon as possible, but may take up to three weeks.

Please Note: The REC Foundation will not produce a separate letter for each team member. Instead, the foundation will produce a letter for the entire team and attach the list of team members and mentors.

DRIVING DIRECTIONS

Click Here for driving Directions to the Innovation First International Building. 

PARKING

Please utilize the LARGE parking area that is located on the right side of the building and leaving all FRONT parking for Handicaped Parking.

Webcast

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-1ae-C4NJg