Agenda

8:30   Doors Open, Inspection Open, Pits Open, Skills Attempts for Teams who have Passed Inspection

9:30   Inspection Deadline

9:45 to 10:00   Opening Ceremonies and Event Meeting, (Skills Fields Closed)

10:15 - 12:00  Qualification Matches, Judging, Skills Field Open.

12:00 - 1:00  Lunch & Main Fields Open for Skills Attempts, Judging Interviews

1:00 - 3:30  Qualification Matches, Judging Interviews, Skills Field Open.

3:40 - 3:50  Alliance Selection

4:00 – 5:00  Tournament & Awards

5:00   Event Over, Thanks for Attending

Volunteer

Anyone wanting to volunteer, please contact Kathy Meyers.

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

Please check your email for Bad Weather cancellation.  Refunds will be available if you are unable to travel due to weather.

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event: Full refunds will be issued to all paid teams within 8 weeks following the event.

If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend: Requests for refunds for teams must be made more than 10 weeks prior to the event, they will be issued within 8 weeks following the event.  Otherwise, no refunds for teams who choose not to attend will be provided.

Payment Deadline is December 20, 2025. Not paying by this date may mean that your team may be placed on the waitlist to make room for another team.

Judging Format

Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions / In Person Team Interviews: Team interviews will be conducted in-person at the event. Engineering notebooks will be submitted digitally for evaluation via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact on RobotEvents. The submission deadline is Sunday, January 11, 2026 at 6:00 PM ET. All notebooks will be pulled at that time and no edits after that will be considered in order to be fair to all teams.