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

8:00 am Doors Open. Check-In and Inspection Begins

9:00 am Check-In Ends 
9:30 am Inspection closes. All notebooks turned in. Skills Fields Opens. 

9:45 am Opening Ceremony + Driver Meeting

10:00 am Skills Fields Open 

10:15 am Qualification Matches Begin 

12:00 pm Lunch + All matches pause

12:30 pm Qualification Matches Resume 

4:15pm Finals Matches 

4:45pm Awards and Closing Ceremony

5:30pm Event Ends/Venue Closes 
5:45 pm Awards and Closing Ceremony

*Any schedule changes will be communicated with registrants. 

Volunteer

Volunteers are essential for any robotics event. Please let us know if you would like to volunteer for the Texas Region 3 VIQRC MS Championship!

Email - [email protected]

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

In the event of bad weather or cancellation of the event, the event partner will make every effort to reschedule the event. Coaches and mentors will be notified with as much advance notice as possible. 

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event: Refunds will be issued if rescheduling the event is not possible or a team is unable to attend the new date.  

If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend: No refund will be issued. 

Date: 8-Mar-2025

Travel Info

Lodging: Lamar University College of Engineering has secured a group discount for Holiday Inn and Suites. The details are as follows:

     Hotel: Holiday Inn & Suites Beaumont-Plaza (I-10 & Walden) 

     Address: 3950 I-10 South & Walden Rd, Beaumont, Texas 77705 United States 

     Group Name: LU - Texas Region 3 VIQRC MS Championship

     Group Code: LUT 

     Dates: Check In - 03/07/2025 and Check Out - 03/09/2025 (can be changed by calling)

     Booking Link:  LU - Texas Region 3 VIQRC MS Championship

     Cutoff Date: 02/07/2025

     Room Types: Standard Doubles (depending on availability can be changed by calling)

     Rates: $92

If you are interested in booking rooms using the discounted rate, please be sure to reserve before the cut-off date on 02/07/25. 

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

3 teams are on the waitlist for this event.