1. Each team will work in a university laboratory environment. All the laboratories will have similar equipment and facilities and will be randomly allocated to the teams in the first day of the contest. The
laboratories are open daily, from 8:00 to 21:00. Hosting staff will be present in each room. 2. Each team has four members only. They have to be students in the enrolled universities, quality
that must be demonstrated on request.
3. The coaches and advisers are not allowed in the contest rooms, except the first day of the contest (Monday) and during the final assessment (Friday). A
special room will be allocated for them (C109) with Internet facilities.
4. The organizers will consign to the teams, by signature, in the starting day of the contest, the logistic and
technical endowment. They will be returned in the last day of the contest, after the public presentation.
5. A technical room will be available for the contestants (C307) for specific
activities: components distribution, microcontrollers or memories programmers' utilization, reports or data sheets printing, small mechanical works, PCB manufacturing support.
6. The teams can
use their own basic components and devices or software applications, other than those specified in the statement of the problem, but only with jury approval and in the defined conditions. Penalties may be
applied.
7. The jury members can be consulted at the Jury Room (C206, ext.172), during the periodical visits to the teams or via other message exchange procedure agreed by the jury.
8. The work evaluation will be based on periodical scheduled visits in the teams' laboratories and on the final assessment. The detailed procedure will be revealed to the contestants.
9. The official language, for oral and written communication, is English.