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

Note The agenda may have last-minute changes.

Friday, February 21, 2025

8:00 a.m. Pits Open. Event Team Check In.

9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Inspection of robots.

9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Captains and Coaches Meeting

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Practice Rounds – Skills Open

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch Break

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Opening Ceremony

2:15 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Qualifying Rounds

6:15 p.m. Pit Area and Venue close

Saturday, February 22, 2025

8:00 a.m. Pit Area Open

8:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. Qualifying Rounds

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch Break

1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Playoffs

3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Closing Ceremony and Awards

4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Party*

6:00 p.m. Pit Area Close

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* La agenda puede tener cambios de último momento

Volunteer

Muchas gracias por su interés en ser voluntario en este evento.

Pronto se compartirá el enlace que debe diligenciar para aplicar como voluntario.

Feliz día.

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

De presentarse alguna emergencia antes de realizar el evento, esta será comunicada a los equipos, así mismo como las acciones que se tomarán.

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event: 

In case the event is canceled by the organization, the registration fee will be refunded to the teams.

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

If a mentor/coach completes the registration for the event and chooses to withdraw or not attend before January 13, 2025, the registration fee will be refunded, after this date no refund will be made.

Teams that have not paid by the payment deadline will be moved to the waitlist.

Judging Format

All Remote Judging - The Initial Team Interviews will be conducted remotely, and Engineering Notebooks will be submitted to judges digitally via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact on RobotEvents.  Initial Interviews and Notebook submission deadlines may be scheduled ahead of the event date.

Signature Event Early Bird Policy

• All Signature Events will have a specific Early Bird Registration that is independent of all local/regional Early Bird systems
  • Each team starts the season with three (3) opportunities to register during the Signature Event Early-Bird period
    • An opportunity is taken away each time the team registers for a Signature Event, whether during the Signature Event Early-Bird period or Standard period
    • A Signature Event Early-Bird opportunity is not taken away if a team registers for a tournament hosted by their school or organization (where the team’s coach is the Event Partner)
  • Early Bird Registration will open 16 weeks before the event at 12:00PM EST
    • Note: Modifications to this may be made for events in August and September
  • Standard Registration will open 14 weeks before the event at 12:00PM EST
  • An Event Partner may register their own teams to their Signature Event during Signature Event Early Bird Registration no matter how many other Signature Events they are already registered for  
    • The Event Partner must be the Primary Contact for the teams they are registering