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

Tentative Schedule:

-       7:30 AM – Venue doors open, inspection and check in starts immediately 

-       8:30 AM – Inspection and Check in HARD STOP (IF YOU WILL BE LATE CONTACT US!)

-       8:45 AM – Drivers Meeting

-       9:00 AM – Skills Fields Open

-       9:30 AM – Matches Begin

-       12:30 PM – Lunch (Skills will be open through Lunch)

-       1:15 PM – Matches Resume

-       1:45 PM – Matches End

-       2:00 PM – Finals Begin

-       2:45 PM – Awards

-       3:30 PM – Venue Closes

Volunteer

WE LOVE VOLUNTEERS!  

Volunteers are managed in shifts--either 7:30am-1pm or 12pm-5:30pm (or both, if you like).  Volunteers will be trained at the event (no previous experience or expertise required!!)  Some jobs are for adults only, but MANY can be done by kids as young as 10.  

VOLUNTEERING IS A GREAT WAY TO GET SERVICE HOURS (for Bright Futures, Scholarship applications, etc  or simply to do a nice thing for others).  Volunteering at an IQ event is fun!

For now, simply email your name, age, preferred shift and cellphone number to [email protected].  Please put "Volunteer Jan 26" in the subject line!!

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

In the event of an emergency cancellation or other change in plans, teams will be notified via the team contact information available through RobotEvents.com.  Be certain this contact emails and phone numbers for your teams are correct to insure up-to-date information.

If you have questions or concerns, EMAIL [email protected] or TEXT (DO NOT CALL!!) 570-387-8129 (Due to spam and fraud, I do not answer calls from numbers not in my contacts, sorry)

Refund and Payment Policies

Refunds will ONLY be issued if the event is cancelled.  Refunds will always be $5 less than the registration fee, due to the non-refundable fees required by RECF.

IF you register a team, and later find they cannot attend, PLEASE contact [email protected] as there may be waitlisted teams that will buy your spot from you. 

The payment deadline for this event is January 10th. If you have not paid by this date, your team can be moved to the waitlist. 

Date: 26-Jan-2025

Travel Info

The event is located at the NSU University School Middle School Dauer Building. 

Location: 3375 SW 75 Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33314. The event will be held in the Noel P. Brown Sports Center-North. Signage and maps will be available.

Event Map: This digital link provides a map of the event. The map is subject to change, so please continuously check back. The map can provide directions to and from all areas of the event. Map Linked Here

It is required that anyone who brings a car pays for parking. Additionally, back in parking is prohibited and will result in a ticket. To pay, please use the PayByPhone system in our parking lot. You MUST park in the Lower School West Parking Garage. Volunteers will be in the parking garage to assist you. 

Webcast

Information regarding webcast will be made available at a later time.

Judging Format

•  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.
• Submission deadline for Digital Engineering notebook is 1/20/25. Her is the video on how to upload notebooks.