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

(This is a guide for the day and is subject to change)

• 7:30 am-  Doors Open
• 7:45 - 9:00- Registration and inspection
• 9:00 - 9:15- Event meeting, Announcements and introductions
• 9:15 -12:00- Qualification Matches
• 9:30 - Skills fields open
• 12:00-12:30- Lunch fields close.
• 1:00 - 2:00 - Skills 
• 12:30 -2:00- Qualification Matches (If additional time is needed.)
• 2:00 - 3:00- Finals Matches (Will follow Qualification matches)
• 3:00- Awards

Volunteer

Volunteers are always welcome. We especially need help with judging engineering notebooks. Please contact Dominic, [email protected] or 203-235-8185 if you wish to help out.

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

In the event of bad Weather  changes to the schedule will be emailed to team contacts

Options

1 Event opening may be delayed to allow for travel.

2. Event may be rescheduled to Sunday, February 16, 2025

3. Event may be canceled due to the weather.

Announcements will go out by 6:00 am on the morning of the event.  All teams are encouraged to use their best judgment when deciding to attend.

Refund and Payment Policies

Refunds will be subject to a $5 RobotEvents processing fee that will not be refunded, and will only be availble to teams that request cancellation of registration 7 or more days prior to the event. No other refunds will be processed. Refunds are processed by the Boys & Girls Club of Meriden, not the REC Foundation.

In the event of inclement weather the tournament may be rescheduled to Sunday, February 19, 2022. If a team that was scheduled for Saturday, February 18, 2022 is unable to attend on Sunday a refund will be issued minus the $5 RobotEvents fee.

Health and Safety Policies

Health and Safety Policies

We will follow the latest guidance from the CT State Department of Education. It is important to remember that things not only might change, they will. We will continue to be flexible in our approach in compliance with state guidance and best practices as we strive to keep everyone safe.

Mask Use:

Unless the Department of Health recommends otherwise masks will be optional this year.

Hygiene/Handwashing:

Frequent handwashing is still a recommended mitigation strategy to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases.

Vaccination:

Increasing vaccination rates in our students, staff, and community is our greatest strategy in keeping students learning in-person. Vaccination is currently available to everyone 5 years of age and older and appointments are readily available at pharmacies and health centers.

Diagnostic Screening, Reporting Illnesses, and Testing:

Please stay home if you are sick.

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

0 teams are on the waitlist for this event.