Where do I park?

Riverside City College is located at 4800 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, CA 92506.

Park in any of the white striped spaces.

Recommended lot: Parking structure on Magnolia and Terracina. #36 on the Campus map.

A link to the RCC campus map can be found at http://www.rcc.edu/about/parking/Pages/Campus-Map.aspx.

When should I show up?

If you are NOT planning to attend the onsite orientation, you may check in from 10-11 a.m.

Note that lunch and the warm up are split into two groups that have been assigned by INSTITUTION. Find your group here.

How do I check in?

• A greeter will direct you to the correct starting station.
• You will be given contest materials (badges, etc.) when you sign in. Once you have completed the sign-in process, please exit the MLK lobby. If you are a contestant, please distribute the materials to your team mates. Contiental breakfast will be available in the cafeteria.

Non-Contestants (Coaches, Guests & Others)

• You will be directed to a check-in station to pick up your badges and other materials.
• Coaches who will be onsite should sign a site waiver.
• Coaches and guests can sign the same photo release as the team; on-site coaches need to sign only one form.

Contestants - One person per team checks in for the entire team.

Breakfast: Continental breakfast will be available in the cafeteria located in the student center. #13 on the Campus Map.

Lunch: Your lunch ticket will reflect the choice you made on the Google form. If you made NO choice, the default selection is a Grilled Beef Burger. Cheese is optional and on request. No substitutions -- we have committed the counts with Habit Burger.

There are no gluten-free buns but you can have your food wrapped in lettuce instead of a bun. Monitors will be present-please show them your ticket. No one without a ticket will be served and there are no replacement tickets.

Snacks: Snacks will be available AFTER the contest starts--not before. The snack tent will be up before then. Please do not make the volunteers have to tell you "no."

Dinner: There are no dinner tickets. There will be cheese, cheese-and-veggie, and cheese-and-pepperoni pizzas. No-cheese pizzas are limited in quantity. Please do not take the no-cheese pizzas unless you requested it on the meal form.

When do I get my T-shirt?
T-shirts will be distributed by RCC volunteers before the Contest starts. An announcement will be made telling you how and where to get them.

No food or water in the Labs

...or anywhere in the MLK building. This is our host's rule, and we do want them to continue to allow us to use their facilities. There are drinking fountains near the restrooms.

Special Needs / Allergies

There is a place on your profile for you to identify any special needs. This year, more than one person has reported allergies to various things, including peanuts and melons. This is a reminder to you to never bring food into the lab, to try and make sure there is no food detritus on your hands or clothes, and, to be sure and not accidentaly bring any snacks into the close quarters of the lab. We would very much like to avoid any issues in this area, and really appreciate your cooperation.

During the Warm-Up

• Coaches and guests may join you.
• Bring any materials, electronic or otherwise, you want into the lab (no food or drink).
• You may speak to anyone you like.
• When you login, DO NOT change the password you are given.
• If you lose your password, see a contest official who will give you the original password. If you change your password and forget it, you will have to start over completely from scratch.
• DO NOT REMOVE THE USB DRIVES.

During the Contest

• Only contestants, volunteers and staff are permitted in the contest areas. No coaches.
• Only permitted materials.
• You may speak to your team members, officials and lab volunteers only.
• SHHH - Please keep your voices down during the contest. We understand the contest gets very exciting, but please do your best.
• No external communications.
• Time to return a response for a submission may be longer than in previous years due to the record number of teams.

After the Contest

• Pizza dinner will be available in the Bradshaw Student Center.
• At the end of the contest, the judges always receive a flood of submissions. Given the record number of teams, expect the final results to take longer than previous years.

Bulletin release dates