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

7:45-8:20        Volunteer Check In
8:00                Arrival (practice fields open)
8:15-9:00        Referee/FieldReset Training (East Gym)
8:15-9:00        Check In and Inspection
9:00-9:15        Event Meeting (East Gym)
9:15                Opening Ceremony (East Gym)
10:00              Teamwork and Skills Matches begin
12:00-12:30    Lunch Break
12:30-14:00    Teamwork Matches Continue
14:00              Final Alliances Announced (Skills closes)
14:15              Final Matches Begin
15:30              Awards
16:00              Event Ends
16:00-17:00    Remove Fields & Pack Up Pit

Adjustments made the day of the tournament take precendence over the agenda shown above.  Typically adjustments are related to adding/subtracting teams and match throughput.  Please be flexible.

Lunch

Teams may bring in own food, pre-order lunch, buy pizza by the slice, or go out to lunch.  Lunch is only 30 minutes.

Nearby local resturants include:

   A & W, 802 Mountain Avenue, Berthoud 80513 - 970.532.2272
   Subway, 307 Mountain Avenue, Berthoud 80513 - 970.532.9818
   Pizza Hut, 821 Mountain Avenue, Berthoud 80513 - 970.532.1111
   Brick Oven Pizza, 269 Mountain Avenue, Berthoud 80513 - 970.532.4747
   Berthoud Pizza Company, 527 N 4th St, Berthoud 80513 - 970.344.5292
   Mi Cocina, 400 Mountain Avenue, Berthoud 80513 - 970.344.5022
   Taco Bell, 1279 Grand Market Ave, Berthoud 80513 - 720.219.6424

Volunteer

Participating teams are required to have 1 volunteer sign up per team who is not a coach for half of the day (this can be organized as two volunteers each taking a 2-hour slot). Please have the volunteer send email with their preferred volunteer position to [email protected] OR even better, use our VIQRC Tournament Volunteer SignUP-GENIUS.

We are in need of both full and partial day volunteers.  Volunteer slots for most positions are 2-hours in length. A half-day slot would be two 2-hour slots.  A full day position would be either a full day position (e.g., Referee) or two half-day or three 2-hour slots.  RECF has descriptions of the volunteer positions on their website or see the Berthoud Robotics Tournament page.

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

The event will be cancelled only if news stations advise staying home. We will post on both http://BerthoudRobotics.org/tournament and on the tournament page on RobotEvents.com.

Refund and Payment Policies

Full refund if cancelled before 11/22/23, minus the $5.00 RobotEvents fee which is non-refundable.  The 11/22/23 date allows us to contact teams on the waitlist to confirm they can attend.

On or after 11/22/23, we will refund only if there is a replacement team on the wait list who actually participates in the event.  If you do find a team to take your spot please have them send mail to [email protected] with the team number as soon as possible.

Teams who have not paid by Noon MDT on 12/2/23 and who have not made other arragements may be moved to the waitlist until arrangements are made.

Let us know if your team is quarantined the weekend of the tournament and we will, on a case-by-case basis determine if your entry fee (minus the $5 RobotEvents fee) can be refunded.

If the event is cancelled all but the $5 RobotEvents fee will be refunded to all teams.

Health and Safety Policies

Larimer County, Thompson Schools and Berthoud High School currently do not have any requirement for mask wearing at any point in the event.  It is definitely ok if you want to wear a mask during the event.  Masks will be available at the checkin table.  We highly recommend anyone not feeling well (whether Covid, Flu or any other ailment) please use common sense and stay home if warranted.

Date: 9-Dec-2023

Travel Info

Webcast

Webcast will be available on TwitchTV:  twitch.tv/berthoudrobotics

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.