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 A Guide for the Day And Subject to Change)

7:00 AM Doors Open
7:15 - 8:00 Registration and Inspection
8:00 - 8:30 Drivers Meeting, Announcements, and Introductions
8:30 - 2:00 Qualification Rounds & Skills Competition*
2:00 - 2:15 Alliance Selection
2:30 - 4:00 Elimination & Championship Rounds, Awards**

* Skills fields will close at the conclusion of Qualifying Rounds.  Please note that in order to ensure all participating teams are able to take part in 6 qualifying matches, qualification rounds will begin earlier than in past years. 

** Some awards will be announced between matches, others after the Championship Rounds conclude

Volunteer

Volunteers needed (and greatly appreciated)!

Please contact the event Primary Contact - Mike Murphy (Mr. Murf) at [email protected] if you are interested in volunteering in any of these roles:

• Head Referee
• Scorekeeper Referee
• Judge
• Judge Advisor
• Field Reset Crew
• Field Manager
• Robot Inspector
• Tournament Manager Operator
• Skills Field Manager
• Queue Crew
• Check-in Desk
• Emcee
• Hospitality & Concessions
• Musical Preformer(s) (National Anthem)

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

In the event of bad weather or heatlh restrictions, changes to the schedule will be emailed to team contacts.

Possible options: 

1. Event opening may be delayed to allow for travel due to inclement weather.
2. Event may be cancelled due to the weather or heatlh restrictions. There is no snow date for this event.

Announcements will go out by 6:00 am.  All teams are encouraged to use their best judgement when deciding to attend.

Refund and Payment Policies

REFUND POLICY:

Any refunds will be subject to a $5 RobotEvents processing fee that will not be refunded, and will only be availble to teams that request cancellation of registration 7 or more days prior to the event.  No other refunds will be processed. Refunds are processed by Ridgefield Robotics not the REC Foundation.

Health and Safety Policies

While our health & safety policies implement the latest guidance from the CT State Department of Education, it is important to remember that things not only might change, they will. We will continue to be flexible in our approach in compliance with state guidance and best practices as we strive to keep everyone safe.

Mask Use:

Mask wearing is currently optional at RHS for all students, staff, and visitors with the exception of those required to wear a mask after having tested positive for COVID-19 following a set number of days. 

Hygiene/Handwashing:

Frequent handwashing is still a recommended mitigation strategy to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases. Bathrooms will be available for hand washing.  

Diagnostic Screening, Reporting Illnesses, and Testing:

We will continue to emphasize that students stay home when they are sick. Parents will continue to follow health screening protocols that we have established based on recommendations from the Center for Disease Control (CDC), the State of Connecticut, and our local Health District. We have encouraged both staff and eligible students to be vaccinated as this is the best mitigation tool to keep our community safe.

Webcast

This event will be live streamed on the CTEEA YouTube channel and will also be available to rewatch after the event.

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.