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

8:00 Doors open, registration open, pits open

8:15 Inspection Starts

8:45 Inspection Ends and Driver’s Meeting

9:00 Opening ceremonies - National Anthem, Robots Qued

9:10 Qualifications Begin and Skills Attempts Open

12:00 Lunch Break, Skills attempts closed on all fields

1:00 Qualifications starts, Skills attempts open

3:00 Qualifications continue, Skills attempts over.

3:15 Finals match schedule distributed

3:30 Finals matches and awards

3:45 Event over, thanks for attending

**Please note this agenda could change slightly depending on the number of teams who sign up. An updated schedule will be sent to coaches and posted here as we get closer to the event.

Volunteer

Volunteer

We welcome volunteers for our event! If you are intersted in volunteering, please email [email protected]. For those volunteering, a background form will need to be filled-out in advance of the event.

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

Please check your email for cancellations/delays based on weather.  Refunds will be available if you are unable to travel due to weather.

In the event of inclement weather, MCS plans to reschedule the event for Saturday, March 9th.  If, for some reason, we are unable to commit to the March 9th, refunds will be issued to each registered team minus the $5 registration fee through RobotEvents.

We reseve the right to cancel up to 6 hours prior to the event.

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event: full refund will be issued minus the $5 that is used for processing.

If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend: no refund will be given. 

Judging Format

Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions / In Person Team Interviews: 

• 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.