Advisory Boards play a significant role in helping the REC Foundation fulfill our mission and vision. Each Advisory Board is a group of select members from the community that provides input and feedback to the REC Foundation and the VEX Robotics Competition community. Applications are open to individuals from all geographical areas and all experience levels. The recommendations presented by the Advisory Boards will help influence strategic initiatives, policy, services, competition, and overall effectiveness of our robotics programs. Each Advisory Board has its own meeting structure, application process, and selection criteria.
Event Partner Advisory Board
Meeting Frequency: Monthly
Application Period: Open 06/01/25 - 08/16/25 - Application Link
Term of Members: 1 season, Members cannot serve back-to-back seasons
Selection Criteria: Must be, or will be, an REC Foundation Event Partner for Robotics Programs
Description of Board: The Event Partner Advisory Board is a group of selected Event Partners that provides input and feedback to the REC Foundation and the VEX Robotics Competition community. Applications are open to Event Partners from all geographical areas and all experience levels. The recommendations presented by the Event Partner Advisory Board help influence strategic initiatives, policy, services, competition, and overall effectiveness of our robotics programs.
Coach Advisory Board
Meetings: Monthly
Application Period: Opens in June each year
Term of Members: Annual application or re-application, with a 2-year term limit
Selection Criteria: The Coach Advisory Board strives to have international representation by selecting Coaches across all of the VEX Robotics Competition program levels from Elementary VEX IQ through VEX U from around the globe. Coaches with one or more years of coaching experience with school-based, independent, or community-formed teams may apply.
Description: Members of the Coach Advisory Board are selected to serve as an intermediary council between the REC Foundation and the VEX Robotics global coaching community. The CAB represents all levels and experiences of coaches, and meets monthly to openly discuss a variety of topics and their influence on coaches and teams.
Student Advisory Board
Meeting Frequency: Monthly, from October to May, plus two additional 'optional' meetings during that time period
Application Period: June - August
Term of Members: Members are high school students and may serve until they graduate.
Selection Criteria: Members must be in high school and are evaluated on their responses to questions about their history in VEX and other Robotics programs, their desire to effect positive change, engagement within their communities, and willingness to be a representative voice for robotics students' input to the REC Foundation.
Description of Board: The Student Advisory Board provides input to REC Foundation STEM programs that help prepare the next generation of innovators, engineers and leaders. Members serve as liaisons between their peers in our programs and the REC Foundation. Student and REC Foundation staff members of the SAB serve as a focus group that shares ideas, suggestions, and concerns from a student’s perspective at the program level.
VEX U Advisory Board
Meeting Frequency: Monthly
Application Period: May-September - Application Link (TBD)
Term of Members: 1 year
Selection Criteria: Current or former VURC student or coach. Application includes biographical information. We also look for members that represent wide range of regions.
Description of Board: The VEX U Robotics Competition (VURC) Advisory Board is a group of selected VURC Students, Team Advisors, and other stakeholders that provides input and feedback to the REC Foundation and the VEX Robotics Competition community. Applications are open to VURC students, Team Advisors, and stakeholders from all geographical areas and all experience levels. The recommendations presented by the VURC Advisory Board will help influence strategic initiatives, policy, services, competition, and overall effectiveness of the VURC program.