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

9:00 Doors open, registration open, pits open

9:15 Inspection open

10:00 Check-In Deadline (Teams not checked in will be left off the match schedule)

10:15 Opening ceremonies and event meeting

10:30 Qualification start

11:30 Qualifications pause, Skills attempts open on the main fields

12:30 Qualifications re-start, Skills attempts end

1:30 Qualifications end

1:45 Finals matches and awards

2:30 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

If the Event Partner cancels the event:

Full refunds will be issued to all paid teams within 6 weeks following the event.

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

Requests for refunds for teams must be made more than 4 weeks prior to the event, they will be issued within 6 weeks following the event.  Otherwise, no refunds for teams who choose not to attend will 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.