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

SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Friday, November 15th

4:00 PM ~ Check-In, Inspection (Pit areas and Skills will open on Saturday morning)

5:00 PM ~ Night Tour of Sloss Furnaces (must RSVP, spaces limited), Metal Casting (additional pre-paid fee, spaces limited)

7:45 PM ~ Check-in and Inspection close for the day

8:00 PM ~ Venue Closes

Saturday, November 16th

7:00 AM ~ Check-In and Inspection Open / Practice Fields Open / Pits Open

8:15 AM ~ Check-In and Inspection CLOSE

8:30 AM ~ Opening Ceremony and Event Meeting (Practice Fields closed)

9:15 AM ~ Qualification Matches and Skills Open (Practice also open)

12:45 PM ~ Lunch

2:15 PM ~ Qualification Matches Continue

6:00 PM ~ Quaification Matches Pause and Skills closed for the night

6:00 PM ~ Night Tour of Sloss Furnaces (must RSVP, spaces limited)

7:30 PM ~ Venue Closed

Sunday, November 17th

7:00 AM ~ Doors and Practice Fields Open

8:00 AM ~ Qualification Matches resume, Skills open

11:45 AM ~ Qualification Matches End, Skills closes

12:00 PM ~ Alliance Selection (Practice Fields close)

12:30 PM ~ Lunch

1:30 PM ~ Elimination Matches

3:30 PM ~ Closing Ceremony / Awards

5:00 PM ~ Venue Closed

Volunteer

Volunteers are essential to a successful tournament. Please consider volunteering. There are volunteer positions available at all levels of experience.

A volunteer sign up link will be available closer to the event.

Interested in being a field official? Fill out this form: https://forms.gle/wGiT2JjcbdtX8n7A8

Interested in being a Judge? Fill out this form:  https://forms.gle/wen572eZUBmUy6Ti7

Please reach out to [email protected] with any questions.

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

In the event of bad weather, updates will be made via email.

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event: 

Refunds will only be made if the event is canceled. Refunds will not include the $5 processing fee assessed by Robot Events for processing.

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

Registrations will not be refunded for teams that register but choose not to come. 

Payment is required to be submitted by August 9th. Any teams added after August 9th will have one week from their registration date to complete payment. If you need special payment accomidations please email [email protected] 

Health and Safety Policies

Sloss Furnaces requires all event attendees to complete a site liability waiver. This will be emailed out to teams for each student, coach/mentor, and spectator to complete.

Date: 15-Nov-2024 - 17-Nov-2024

Travel Info

Welcome to Birmingham! 

Sloss Furnaces is conveniently located only a short 10 minute drive from Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM): https://www.flybirmingham.com/

Birmingham on Trip Advisor: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g30375-Birmingham_Alabama-Vacations.html

Hotel and Dining suggestions coming soon!

Webcast

Follow our YouTube Channel at:
https://www.youtube.com/@hauntedsignature

Day 1 Livestream - TBD
Day 2 Livestream - TBD

Judging Format

All In-Person Judging - The Team Interviews and Engineering Notebooks will be judged in person during the event.

• All teams will receive at least one interview in the pit. Initial interviews will be scheduled, teams will receive the time and location of their interview prior to the event.
• ALL notebooks must be turned on Saturday morning (November 16) by the close of Check-In, DO NOT TURN IN NOTEBOOKS FRIDAY NIGHT; only physical notebooks will be accepted - no digital links, thumb-drives, or QR codes will be accepted. 

Signature Event Early Bird Policy

• All Signature Events will have a specific Early Bird Registration that is independent of all local/regional Early Bird systems
  • Each team starts the season with three (3) opportunities to register during the Signature Event Early-Bird period
    • An opportunity is taken away each time the team registers for a Signature Event, whether during the Signature Event Early-Bird period or Standard period
    • A Signature Event Early-Bird opportunity is not taken away if a team registers for a tournament hosted by their school or organization (where the team’s coach is the Event Partner)
  • Early Bird Registration will open 16 weeks before the event at 12:00PM EST
    • Note: Modifications to this may be made for events in August and September
  • Standard Registration will open 14 weeks before the event at 12:00PM EST
  • An Event Partner may register their own teams to their Signature Event during Signature Event Early Bird Registration no matter how many other Signature Events they are already registered for  
    • The Event Partner must be the Primary Contact for the teams they are registering

Social Media

Instagram

• HAUNTED Signature (@hauntedsignature) • Instagram photos and videos

Discord

• ​https://discord.gg/zkFHjGXHAJ

YouTube

• https://www.youtube.com/@hauntedsignature

Waitlist

26 teams are on the waitlist for this event.