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

Schedule/Agenda - Subject to Change

• 7:45 am                 Doors Open
• 8:00-9:00am        Team check-in and robot inspection
• 8:30 AM                Judges start pitside interviews
• 9:00  AM               Coaches and Judges Meeting
• 9:00  AM               Skills Challenge table opens
• 9:15- 12:30pm       Qualification Matches begin
• 12:30 – 1:30         Lunch Break
• 1:30 – 2:30pm     Qualification Matches continue
• 2:30 pm                Skills Challenge closes
• 2:45- 3:00 PM      Finals
• 3:15pm                 Awards

Volunteer

Anyone interested in volunteering to help with the competition please contact me at [email protected]

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

If inclement weather becomes an issue, we will cancel the event and issue all teams a refund after we receive payment from robot events. We may issue a snow date but that has not yet been determined at this time.

Refund and Payment Policies

Payment Policy

Registration fees should be paid by February 5th. Teams who have registered, but not yet paid, should advise the Event Partner. On February 6th, teams who have already registered and not paid will be moved to the waitlist. Registration fees should be fully paid or processing no later than the Friday before the event.

If the Event Partner cancels the event:  We will issue all teams a refund after we receive payment from robot events minus the $5.00 processing fee. 

If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend: Refunds given up to two weeks prior to event. If you require a refund please contact the Event Partner by January, 25 2025. 

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.

Waitlist

11 teams are on the waitlist for this event.