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

Thursday, January 11, 2024 (5:00 pm to 7:00pm):

• Team Check-In
• Opening Ceremony

Friday, January 12, 2024 (8:00 am to 5:00 pm): 

• Opening Remarks, Driver's Meeting
• Practice/Inspection Begins
• Lunch (Inspection Ends/All fields closed)
• Skills/Qualification Begins
• Wrap up for the Day (all fields closed)

Saturday, Janurary 13, 2024 (8:00 am to 5:00 pm):

• Opening Remarks
• Practice/Qualification/Skills Open
• Lunch (all fields closed) 
• Skills/Qualification Begins
• Final Matches begins (Skills/Qualification fields will close about 30 minutes beforehand)
• Wrap up for the Day (clean up/tteam debreif/group photo)
• Dinner
• Awards

Sunday, Janurary 14, 2015 (must depart by 8:00 AM if flying/8:30 if driving):

• Teams Depart

Volunteer

Get invovled!

We are always looking for volunteers as we appreciate them tremendously!  For this competition, good use of American Sign Language (ASL) is a plus.

Experience Level:

No previous experience is needed for most volunteer posititons, and you can even bring your kids for a family activity (For example, Field Resetter is ideal for younger aged children). 

Time Commitment:

You can register for an entire day, or just a portion of the day as your schedule permits for most positions.

Meals:

Lunch and snacks are FREE for volunteers (you will also get a free shirt)!

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

If necessary, we will make announcement here and on various social media sources.

Refund and Payment Policies

All teams attending this event will be sponsored by NRSC.  Hence, there will be no refunds given if the event is cancelled due to any type of emergency, bad weather, or any other reason. 

Webcast

The event will be livestreamed.  Our channel is shown below.  The events will be live streamed as they are happening. 

Please be aware that technolgy is not always on our side and we may face some technical difficultiy.  If we do, we will get it up and runing as soon as we can! Thank you for your understanding! 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgnWvuK2uXVKkVa3EDziJ_Q/live

Judging Format

All In-Person Judging - The Team Interviews and Engineering Notebooks will be judged in-person the day of the event. Teams should bring a physical copy of their notebook to submit to the judges.