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

Tentative Agenda - Subject to change

7:30 am - Doors Open-Check in & Inspection

8:30 -  Check in complete (call EP if you must be late to ensure your team remains on the schedule) 

9:00 Inspections complete

9:15 Opening Ceremony and Review of Code of Conduct with Audience and Teams

9:30 Begin Skills and Judged awards interviews (done in the pits)

9:30 - 11:30 Skills matches and Pit interviews for Judges Awards

11:30 - 12:15 Lunch

12:15 Teams begin queing for Alliance Matches

12:30  Teamwork Challenges Begin (6-8 matches per team) 

2:30 Teamwork Challenges Conclude

2:45 - 3:00 Finals

3:15  Awards

Closing @ 3:30 p.m.

Volunteer

If you are interested in volunteering, please email [email protected]. Thank you!

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

In case of an emergency or bad weather, primary team contacts will be notified by the Event Partner.

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event: 

Teams will be provided full refunds.

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

Refunds will not be provided.

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.