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 Agenda - May change depending on number of competing teams

7:00 am . . . Door Open for Volunteers (only)
7:30 am . . . Team Arrivals / Pits Open - - - Team Check-In and Registration - - - Practice Field Opens - - - Inspection Table Opens

7:45 am . . . Judge's Meeting

8:15 am . . . Referee’s Meeting

Teams not present and inspected by 8:30 will be dropped from competition.

8:45 am . . . Team Meeting
9:00 am . . . Qualifying Matches Begin - - - Skills Challenge Field Opens - - - Judging Begins

10:30 . . . Break for judging/skills

11:00am. . . Qualifying Matches Continue
12:15 pm . . Lunch Begins - Skills Continues
1:00 pm . . Qualifying Matches Resume
2:30 pm . . . Qualifying Ends - - - Judging Ends - - - Skills Challenge Field Closes at beginning of final match.
2:45 pm . . . Alliance Selection
3:10 pm . . . Playoff Matches Begin
4:10 pm . . . Awards Ceremony
4:15 pm . . . Team Load-Out - - - Clean-Up

Volunteer

Volunteers are needed and appreciated. Individuals wishing to volunteer, please contact the event partner at: [email protected]

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

If weather causes travel delays or prevents teams from competing, a refund (less the $5 RobotEvents fee) may be available.  Contact [email protected] before the beginning of the event. Please make sure your team contact information is up to date in your RobotEvents.com account in case we need to contact your team prior to the event.

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event:  Due to the costs involved with this event, any refunds will be given after all the event expenses has been paid.

If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend:  Only under extraordinary circumstances and at the discretion of the EPs will the team will be given a full refund (minus the $5 robotevents fee). Otherwise, no refund will be given.

Teams that have not paid by the deadline will be moved to the waitlist.

Health and Safety Policies

Any applicable health and safety protocols will be communicated within 2 weeks of the event, based on local health department guidelines

Date: 26-Oct-2024

Travel Info

There are several safe and clean hotels located fairly close to the school.

1) TownePlace Suites Bakersfield West - 8300 Granite Falls Dr
2) Doubletree - 3100 Camino Del Rio Ct.
3) Comfort Suites - 3115 Camino Del Rio Ct.
4) Holiday Inn & Suites - 3927 Marriot Drive.

Don't forget to check out the Buck Owens Crystal Palace located just a short distance from these hotels! It is a piece of Bakersfield history!

Webcast

At minimum, the matches will be recorded and posted to the CyberHawks YouTube Channel. Any livestream link will be posted here.

Judging Format

•  All In-Person Judging - The Team Interviews and Engineering Notebooks will be judged in-person the day of the event. Teams can bring a physical copy of their notebook to submit to the judges, no electronic copies will be accepted for this event. If a team has an electronic notebook, please print out a copy to turn in at check-in.
• Deadline for Design Notebook submission is 8:15am to be considered for related awards.