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

7:45 a.m. Doors open
7:45-8:45a.m. Check-in / Inspections (please have your robots pre-checked prior to attending)
9:00a.m. Welcome / Drivers meeting 
9:30 a.m.Skills field open / Qualification Matches begin                                                                                               

12:00-1:00 p.m. Lunch 

1:00 - 200 p.m Skills / Qualifications continue 
2:15-3:30 p.m. Finals Matches
3:30-4:00 p.m. Awards Presentation

Volunteer

Volunteering is a fun and engaging way to work with our amazing teams and the future builders of America!

Learn more about volunteering here:

https://kb.roboticseducation.org/hc/en-us/articles/4969327789207-Volunteer-Roles-Available

Please reach out to Mr. Craig Uptgrow at [email protected] or Ms. Kim Seitz at [email protected] if you wish to volunteer at our event.

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

You will notified of any cancellations on the event page under the Bad Weather Policy tab. Please make sure that we have the team coaches' cell phone number in the registration. 

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event: 

We are unable to process any refunds for this event unless the event is canceled.

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

We are unable to process any refunds for this event unless the event is canceled.

Payment Deadline is January 31st, 2025. 

If your team has not paid by this date your team runs the risk of being moved to the waitlist without notice.

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

37 teams are on the waitlist for this event.