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

Saturday, November 23, 2024

7:45 am - Doors open.

8:00 am to 9:45 am - Robot inspection.

8:30 am - 9:45 am - Both main fields open for Skills Runs (Local teams are encouraged to do this in the AM).

9:45 am - Opening ceremonies/Driver Information.

10:00 am to 12:00 pm - Qualifying matches begin. 4 minute rounds on 2 courts alternating.

12:00 pm to 1:30 pm - Lunch time & both main courts open for Skills runs with out of town teams have first priority in the queue. 

1:30 pm to 3:30 pm - Qualifying matches continue.

3:30 to 4:00 pm - Alliance partners are picked.  Top 16 teams pick partners to advance to playoffs.

4:00 pm to 4:30 pm - Elimination rounds and finals.

4:30 pm - Awards ceremony & closing remarks.

5:00 pm - Clean up by local coaches, parents and teams.

Volunteer

Volunteers are vital contributors to the success of our events.  Please contact [email protected] if you are interested in volunteering for this event.

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

In case of an incident or circumstance affecting this event, the event organizer will notify teams in the following manner:

1. An advisory describing the situation (e.g. inclement weather) and the action being taken (e.g. event cancellation) will be posted to this RobotEvents event listing under this tab.  
2. The same information will also be e-mailed to all registered team coaches.

Please make sure your contact information is up to date in Robot Events.

Refund and Payment Policies

Should the event be cancelled, registration fees will be refunded to all teams in full.

Team cancellation

Registered teams needing to cancel will be eligible for a full refund if notification of cancellation is submitted prior to freezing (publication of) the qualification match schedule.

Date: 23-Nov-2024

Travel Info

School Address

Shawnigan Lake School

1975 Renfrew Road
Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia V0R 2W1
Canada

Parking

Please enter through the West Gate Entrance (about 100 metres from the main entrance).  Lots of parking available.

Judging Format

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.

Payment Address

Robot Events does not accept payment for events outside the US.  Please make cheques payable to "Shawnigan Lake School" and bring them on the day of the event.