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 schedule is subject to change.

Agenda as of 2/9/2025

February 9th

• Inspection: Inspection will be open from 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM in Colorado Hall at the Broadmoor on Sunday. Parking is not provided for teams, so we recommend carpooling. All teams must have their robots inspected and engineering notebooks submitted during this timeframe to participate.
• Opening ceremonies:  9:00 AM.
• Skills Open: 9:30 AM
• Qualification Matches: 10:00AM-12:00PM
• Lunch: 12:00PM - 1:00PM (Each team will receive a pizza or have one hour to get lunch in the nearby area.) 
  [Skills closed during lunch break]
• Qualification Matches and Skills: 1:00PM - 6:00PM

February 10th

• Venue opens at 8:00AM
• Qualification Matches and Skills: 9:00AM - 10:30AM
• Alliance Selection: 11:00 AM
• Lunch: 12:00PM - 1:00PM (Each team will receive a pizza or have one hour to get lunch in the nearby area.)
• Eliminations: 1:00-2:30PM
• Awards Ceremony: 3:00PM

Volunteer

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Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

We will not cancel for bad weather. Coaches should make appropriate safety considerations regarding travel and attendance. Refunds will not be issued for team decisions related to weather. 

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event: 

All payments will be refunded within 14 business days.

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

No refunds will be provided. Payment is due by December 1st, and if teams move off of the waitlist after that date, they will submit payments immediately upon registering. 

Date: 9-Feb-2025 - 10-Feb-2025

Travel Info

If you're looking for lodging options in the area, the Broadmoor offers discounted group rates.

We will update this page with more information when it becomes available.

It might be worth giving them a call at 1-855-634-7711 and tell them you're there for the AFCEA Robotics Tournament that is happening.

If not at the Broadmoor there is also affordable lodging in the Southeast Colorado Springs area.

Webcast

We'll be streaming the event live at Youtube.com/@PikesPeakRobotics

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.

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 and other events as deemed necessary by the REC Foundation
  • 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