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 Doors, Registration, and Pits Open

8:15 Inspection Open

8:30 Check-In Deadline (Teams not checked in will be left off the match schedule)

8:30 Skills Open (All teams should do 6 skills runs.  Skills is open until the last qualifying match.)

9:00 Opening Ceremonies

10:00 Qualifications start

12:00 - 1:00 Lunch Break

3:40 Qualifications End

3:45 - 4:05 Alliance Selections

4:05 Elimination Rounds, Finals Matches

5:30 Awards Ceremony

I do ask that teams be patient with us as we try hard to maintain schedule.

Volunteer

Volunteering is encouraged.  We'll need everything from check-in, queueing, inspection, scoring, referees, and judges.  Training will be provided for all roles, so don't be shy!

We need your help to make this a positive and rewarding experience for the students!

• Helping is easy and fun! Don't worry, we will show you what to do! Working the event is more fun and interesting than sitting around waiting for your student's next match!
• Have you wondered what an Excellence-quality Engineering Notebook looks like?  Then volunteer to be a Judge -- having this experience will give your students a big advantage in their next event!  Judge volunteers should contact us at least three weeks in advance.
• Volunteers should contact us with your preference. We will reply ASAP, and thanks in advance!!
• There are lots of different roles that need to be filled, visit volunteer roles for an overview.

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

In the event of bad weather, we will make every attempt to reschedule the affected session.  Note that if a session is rescheduled, a change in venue for the new date may occur.  Emergency procedures will follow those of the venue.

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event: 

In the event that this tournament cannot take place due to inclement weather, registration fees will be returned minus $5.00 for administrative fees and postage.

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

This event is nonrefundable. 

Webcast

2024 Western Iowa VEX Tournament in Glenwood, Iowa may be viewed live as well as after the event.

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

0 teams are on the waitlist for this event.