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

Times are subject to change!

Tuesday, February 13, 2024

• 8:00 AM Doors Open
• 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Check-In & Inspection
• 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Skills Fields Open
• 9:15 AM  Elementary Team Representatives gather for Opening Ceremony
• 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM Opening Ceremony and Drivers' Meeting
• 10:00 AM Qualifying Matches begin (5 Matches)
• LUNCH TBD
• 3:00 PM Finals Matches
• 4:00 PM Awards & Closing Ceremony
• 5:00 PM Doors Close

Volunteer

Volunteer

There are a number of volunteer roles that are still available for the event and for remote notebook judging. All volunteers receive a T-shirt and lunch. With everyone working together, we know this event will be an incredible success that celebrates our students' accomplishments this year.

We Need Volunteers of All Skill Levels

Many volunteer roles do not require previous experience, and we provide online training resources to prepare volunteers for most positions. Join our volunteer team, get inspired, and have fun. We are in greatest need of volunteers, who can help the entire day of the event, with a wide variety of shifts available.

• An average shift is 6-8 hours.
• All volunteers receive a free t-shirt, meals, and drinks.
• Field resetters and scorekeepers are great volunteer roles for middle and high school students.

Important: ALL volunteers must fill out a FREE confidential volunteer application form via RAPTOR Technologies, which provide LEVEL 1 clearance to volunteer for the 2023-2024 school year. More information and link to the application can be found here:  https://www.manateeschools.net/volunteer

Employees of school district and students must present the school issued ID to be admitted, since this is a school event.

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

Given that this event is in February in Florida, inclement weather is not anticipated and it should be a beautiful day!

For event day information regarding weather delays or cancellations, please check the event page for updates.

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event: 

Your registration fee will be refunded minus the fees for robotevents.com charges.

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

Your registration to the event commits the event partners to set costs. Therefore, no refunds can be given.

Please note that any team may be dropped from the event if the payment is NOT received by the deadline.

Health and Safety Policies

Health Policy:

No specific health policies apply at this time. However, we recommend that all students, who feel sick and show flu symptoms on the day of the event, do not attend and stay home.

Safety Policy:

Important: ALL volunteers must fill out a FREE confidential volunteer application form via RAPTOR Technologies, which provide LEVEL 1 clearance to volunteer for the 2023-2024 school year. More information and link to the application can be found here:  https://www.manateeschools.net/volunteer

Employees of school district and students must present the school issued ID to be admitted, since this is a school event.

Judging Format

Please review the following Judging Format options and keep the ones that apply to your event, and delete the others that do not apply. Please see the Remote Judging section of the Guide to Judging for more information.

•  Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions / In Person Team Interviews: Team interviews will be conducted in-person at the event. Engineering notebooks will be submitted digitally for evaluation  via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact on RobotEvents. A submission deadline that may be scheduled ahead of the event date.