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

Schedule is subject to change...

Volunteer

We need and welcome volunteers.  To volunteer, please go to the link found at www.pikespeakrobotics.org under the "Volunteer!" section at the bottom of the page.

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

In case of an emergency or bad weather, we will send out an event cancellation email to all coaches and volunteers as soon as that decision is made (hopefully the night before).  

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event: Teams will be refunded $495 of the $500 event fee.

Teams who have registered but not paid or submitted a PO by January 7, 2024, will be moved to the waitlist unless Pikes Peak Robotics is contacted and arrangements are made. No refunds will be provided to teams who cancel after 12/15/2023. Reach out to the Event Partner for any questions regarding the refund policy. 

Date: 18-Feb-2024 - 19-Feb-2024

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

DAY 2 STREAM AVALIABLE AT THIS LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgTgOzV0Zdc

We'll be posting a recording after the event 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.

Payment

Teams who have registered but not paid or submitted a PO by January 7, 2024 will be moved to the waitlist unless Pikes Peak Robotics is contacted and arrangements are made.

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
  • 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