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COMPETITION RULES
Regional Competition Application and Registration Process
All SIFE teams must complete a Regional Competition Application and receive approval from SIFE Headquarters to be eligible to compete at a Regional Competition. The Regional Competition Application is due by fax to SIFE Headquarters by February 2, 2007.
If your SIFE team is approved to compete, Regional Competition online registration is required. The deadline for eligible SIFE teams to register online is February 23, 2007. Please refer to the appendix for more information on the Regional Competition Application and Registration process.
Student
Registration Requirement
Any student who attends a SIFE USA competition at any
level must be a registered SIFE student through the online
registration process found at www.sife.org.
Reporting
Activity
Procedures for documenting team activity are explained
in detail in the appendix of this document. The same rules
that apply for the Team Data Sheet should be followed
when reporting activity in all SIFE competitive events.
Room
Set-Up
SIFE will provide the following equipment in each presentation
room:
1.
One eight foot or larger screen
2. One extension cord
SIFE
does not provide other equipment of any kind, such as
computers, slide projectors, monitors, TVs, VCRs, carts,
tables, etc. It is the sole responsibility of each team
to secure the use of any other equipment.
Presentation
rooms will be locked the evening before the competition.
There is no practice time in competition rooms.
Equipment
Failure
If a team's presentation equipment ceases to operate because
of a power failure in the competition facility, the competition
will be halted until the problem is corrected. If the
electronic equipment the team brings into the competition
room fails, the time will continue to count down from
the presentation time block.
Competition
Room Access
Competition rooms are open to all registered attendees.
SIFE teams and visitors are invited to watch other teams
present, but they are asked to enter and leave rooms only
during the set-up period. The area behind the judges is
considered public domain. Doors to the competition room
must remain unlocked and clear at all times to provide
access to SIFE World Headquarters' staff. Penalty for
violating this rule is automatic disqualification.
Video/Copying
Policy
By competing at any SIFE sponsored competition, each team
grants SIFE World Headquarters the right and permission
to document and publicize or otherwise utilize its annual
report, oral presentation and outreach projects for illustration,
advertising, training or any other lawful purpose.
SIFE teams may record the presentations of other teams at
SIFE competitions under the following conditions:
1.
No lights are to interfere with or inhibit the presenting
team.
2. The team videotaping should be courteous and cause
the least amount of distraction possible to the presenting
team, including no rewinding or fast forwarding of tapes
or making any other distracting noises during the presentation.
3. Set-up must be behind judge and audience seating.
Media
Policy
The SIFE official photographer/videographer and members
of the mass media approved by SIFE have full access to
all presentation rooms at any time. This includes the
use of lights and necessary equipment. All teams should
be prepared for the possibility of members of the mass
media taping or taking pictures of their presentations.
Penalty for violating this rule is automatic disqualification.
Hotel
Policy
If a SIFE team has a complaint lodged against it by any
hotel in any city during a SIFE sponsored event that involves
repeated security violations, the offending SIFE team
will forfeit all prize money, trophies and faculty stipend
for that year.
Observers
Upon approval from SIFE World Headquarters, non-competing
SIFE teams are invited to attend any SIFE USA Regional
Competition, the SIFE USA National Exposition and the
SIFE World Cup as observers. Registration is required.
Name
Badge Policy
For security reasons, no one will be allowed to participate
in any SIFE event without displaying a SIFE approved name
badge at all times. Specifics on obtaining name badges
will be communicated to teams prior to all SIFE events.
Regional
Competition Expenses
SIFE USA will reimburse competing teams for three hotel
rooms for one night at the listed competition hotel and
provide a banquet lunch on the day of the competition.
All other expenses are the responsibility of each competing
team.
It
is the responsibility of each SIFE team to make room reservations
for the Regional Competition it will attend. SIFE will
only reimburse for the published room rate. When calling
to book rooms, teams should request the SIFE room block
and the SIFE rate.
Reservations
must be made 4-6 weeks in advance of the competition date
to ensure receipt of the SIFE rate. Room blocks are automatically
released by the hotel after that time.
Policy
on Room Taxes
SIFE is not able to reimburse teams for room taxes. At
the time of booking, teams are advised to discuss with
the hotel its policy for tax exemption of non-profit institutions
and provide the school's tax identification number.
Competition
Requirement
Teams selected as Regional Champions are required to compete
at the SIFE USA National Exposition or forfeit their $1,500
cash award. In the event of forfeit, the team does retain
its title and trophy.
In
the event that a SIFE USA Regional Champion team is unable
to fulfill this competition requirement, the 1st Runner-up
team from its Regional Competition league will be invited
to compete in its place at the SIFE USA National Exposition.
If the 1st Runner-up team is also unable to attend, the
2nd Runner-up team from the same Regional Competition
league will be invited.
Competition
Pairing Process
There will be a minimum of three teams per league. Historically,
the number of teams named as SIFE Regional Champions advancing
to the SIFE USA National Exposition has been determined
using the formula on page 22 of the SIFE USA Information
Handbook. Any changes to this process will be announced
during the spring semester.
Teams
will be separated into two divisions: the two-year college
division and the four-year university division. The teams
are placed into competition groups using a computerized
pairing process. This program takes into account each
team's competition performance from the previous
year. First year "rookie" teams will be evenly
distributed among the leagues. The computer program will
randomly assign presentation times.
If
less than three two-year or four-year division colleges/universities
are registered for a particular Regional Competition,
they will have the option of attending a different Regional
Competition or competing in a mixed division of schools
consisting of both two-year college division and four-year
university division teams. In this scenario, two-year
college division teams have to finish in the top half
of the league in order to be named Regional Champions.
Awards
& Prize Money
Overall Competition
Regional Champion Award (one or two per league) $1,500
& Trophy
1st Runner-up (one per league) Trophy
2nd Runner-up (one per league) Trophy
Rookie of the Year (one per league when applicable) Trophy
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