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]

Competition Day: 7:45am - 4:15pm (Subject to variation on competition day)

• 7:45am - Doors Open
• 8:00am-9:30am - Team Check In and Robot Inspections Open
• 8:30am - Engineering Interviews Start
• 8:15am - Skills Fields Open
• 9:15am - Opening Ceremony/Coaches and Judges Meeting
• 9:30am-12:00pm - Teamwork Matches
• 12:00pm-1:00pm - Lunch
• 1:00pm-3:00pm - Teamwork Matches
• 3:15pm - Teamwork Challenge Finals
• 4:00pm - Award Ceremony

Volunteer

Email the EP for info - looking for volunteers for all roles!

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

There is no rain date for this event.

Refund and Payment Policies

Refund Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event: 

In the event of severe inclement weather or other emergency resulting in the cancelation of the event the event partner will attempt to reschedule.  If the new event date does not work for you then a full refund of the portion of the registration fee received by the event partner will be issued via check.

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

Refund requests for any reason other then event cancellation must be received by December 20, 2023 in writing or email.
Requests received after December 20, 2023 will be contingent upon a new team replacing the withdrawn team.  All refunds will be issued via check.

Health and Safety Policies

Please be advised that persons aged 18 and over entering the school building MUST show proof of vaccination due to NYC DOE regulations.  Students younger than age 18 are not required to show proof of vaccinations.

Masks will NOT be mandated for this event.

Judging Format

Notebooks will be collected digitally and are due on Wednesday January 17th by 5pm. Initial interviews will be done remotely; second interviews as needed will be done in-person.

To upload notebooks, log in to Robot Events and go to My Account>Registered Teams. Here you will find the tabs to upload notebooks. Please do a test of the link to ensure that the viewer has permission to view the file.