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

7:30 AM - Doors Open

7:45 AM - Volunteer Training

8:00 AM - Inspection Table Open / Skills Field opens

9:00 AM - Inspection Table Closes

9:05 AM - Match Schedule Created

9:15 AM - 12 Qualification Matches / Judging Interviews in Pits

12:00 - 12:45 Lunch Break

12:45 PM Qualification Matches Resume

3:00 PM Alliance Selection

3:15 PM Eliminations

4:30 Award Ceremony

Volunteer

Volunteers are always welcome. We offer a complimentary breakfast, lunch, and certificate of community service hours. Experts in engineering and robotics are always welcome but anyone can help. We have roles for volunteers of all ability levels.

Contact: [email protected]

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

In the event of severe inclement weather or other emergency the event partner will coordinate with the school district and building administrators to decide as early as possible about any potential delay or cancelation of the event.

Any delay or cancellation will be posted on the RobotEvents.com website and the event host will contact by text/email all attending teams as eary as possible.

The tentative reschedule date is TBD

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event: 

In the event of severe inclement weather or other emergency resulting in the cancelation of the event the event partner will attempt to reschedule. If the new event date does not work for you then a full refund of the portion of the registration fee received by the event partner will be issued via check.

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

Refund requests for any reason other then event cancellation must be received by November 1, 2024 in writing or email.

Requests received after November 1, 2024 will be contingent upon a new team replacing the withdrawn team. All refunds will be issued via check.

Date: 9-Nov-2024

Travel Info

Calhoun High school

1786 State St, Merrick,

NY 11566

United States

The building is located between Meadowbrook road and Merrick avenue .

Bus Dropoff: Busses should use the back entrance to drop off students and equipment. Busses may park in the back of the school during the event.

Car Parking: Enter the parking lot and park near the back entrance  

Train: The LIRR Merrick train station is a couple blocks away along Sunrise Highway.

Webcast

No

Judging Format

lease review the following Judging Format options and keep the ones that apply to your event, and delete the others that do not apply. Please see the Remote Judging section of the Guide to Judging for more information.

• 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.