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

8:00 Doors open, registration open, pits open

8:15 Inspection open

8:30 Main fields open for unlimited Skills attempts to teams who have passed inspection

9:00 Check-In Deadline (Teams not checked in will be left off the match schedule)

9:30 Skills attempts stop, Inspection ends

9:40 Opening ceremonies and drivers meeting

10:00 Qualification start on main fields

11:50 Qualifications stop, Skills attempts open

1:30 Qualifications start, Skills attempts closed

3:00 Qualifications end

3:15 Finals matches and awards

4:00 Event over, thanks for attending.

Volunteer

Anyone wanting to volunteer, please contact Kathy Meyers.

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

Please check your email for Bad Weather cancellation.  Refunds will be available if you are unable to travel due to weather.

Refund and Payment Policies

All requests for refunds must be made 3 weeks prior to the event.  Refunds, if approved, will be processed within 2 months following the event.

*** STEM Video Submission ***

STEM Research Projects must be submitted by video.  Deadline is the Saturday, 2 weeks before the event, at noon.

For Video Requirements see this link:

https://www.roboticseducation.org/documents/2018/07/stem-research-project-presentation-2018-19.pdf

For Video Submission:

Email the following info to [email protected] for each team’s submission:

1.  Team #

2.  YouTube URL (it can be an "unlisted" video if you don’t want the rest of the world to see it)

3.  Team’s adult contact name & phone number

Unlimited Skills Attempts

From 8:30 to 9:30 & from 11:50 to 1:30 the main fields will be open for unlimited skills attempts.  There will also be 2 skills only fields that will be open during qualifications.   Here are the requirements:

1.  To be in the queuing line for skills attempts there must be at least 1 team member AND your robot.

2.  Teams may not hold a spot in line without the robot present.

3.  As soon as an attempt is competed and scored and the field is reset, you may re-enter the queuing line again.