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

Please note that this is a preliminary schedule and is subject to change closer to the event!

7:45 Doors open

8:00 - 9:00 Check In & Inspection

9:05 Driver's meeting

9:30 - 10:00 Practice Matches & Skills Field Open

10:10 - 12:15 Teamwork Matches Part 1 & Skills Field Open

12:15 Lunch (all fields closed)

1:00 - 1:30 Skills Open on All Fields

1:30 - 3:30 Teamwork Matches Part 2 & Skills Field Open

3:30 Skills Fields Close

3:40 Playoffs

4:10 Awards & Clean Up

Volunteer

More information will be availabe closer to the event date!

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

This event has no available makeup date. A weather-related event cancelation will be made in accordance with the Downingtown Area School District's policies.

In the event of a weather-related cancellation, teams will be contacted as early as possible and event registration fees will be returned minus the $5 RECF processing fee.

Refund and Payment Policies

Refunds will only be made if the event is cancelled by the Downingtown Area School District. i.e. Inclement Weather, COVID-19, etc. Refunds will NOT include the $5 processing fee assessed by Robot Events. Refunds will be coordinated thru the billing contact for the team. For refund questions, email: [email protected]

Registration fees are due 1 week prior to the event
- If your school requires a PO – Purchase Order, please let us know.    
- If your team hasn’t paid by the registration fee due date, your team will be placed on the waitlist. 

Registration fees will not be refunded for teams that register but choose not to come.  

Health and Safety Policies

Our event health and safety policy will follow the most stringent requirements of the Downingtown Area School District, the Brandywine Robotics’ Vexmen, and Federal, State, and local governments.

These policies will be subject to change based on any policy updates at the time of the event. These policies will be clearly communicated as information update emails.

Date: 8-Feb-2025

Travel Info

Note that this event will be hosted at Great Valley Middle School due to scheduling restrictions (not Marsh Creek 6 Grade Center). This event will be held at the same time as the GVMS V5RC MS Event.

Additional information will be provided closer to the event.

Webcast

At this time, we do NOT plan to live stream the event. 

Judging Format

Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions / In Person Team Interviews: Team interviews will be conducted in-person at the event. Engineering notebooks must be submitted digitally for evaluation via the link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact on RobotEvents. To submit your digital notebook, ensure your team profile has been updated with a link to your notebook by 5PM the day before the event.    

Waitlist

1 teams are on the waitlist for this event.