Dear all,

TL;DR:

* Referee meeting on June 22. * Rulebook update: New Standby state. * New GameController version with new header. * Please consider participating in the technical challenge. * Swiss-system tournament for CC and CS. * Pre-qualification rules announcement. * Call for nominations to SPL committees. * Reminder: Prepare team posters.

Referee Meeting on June 22 The technical committee will hold a virtual referee meeting on the SPL Discord https://discord.gg/3WcStZ4nsx on June 22 at 15:30 CEST. Find the time in your timezone here.https://www.worldtimebuddy.com/?qm=1&lid=5261457,3688689,6077243,3451190,2964574,2756253,2950159,2147714&h=2756253&date=2024-6-22&sln=15.5-16.5&hf=0 Please make sure that at least one referee of your team can attend this meeting! In the meeting we will address the changes of the Rules since last year.

Rulebook Updates The final rulebook for RoboCup 2024 can be found herehttps://spl.robocup.org/wp-content/uploads/SPL-Rules-2024.pdf. Every team participating should consult this document and have a good understanding of it. The major change from our last update is the addition of the Standby state before Ready for Champions Cup matches.

GameController Update A new version of the GameController will be available soon herehttps://github.com/RoboCup-SPL/GameController3/releases. In the meantime, the GameController can be tested by building the source from the same repository.

Technical Challenge Teams are encouraged to participate in the technical challenge, which this year focuses on teamwork between an autonomous NAO and a remote-controlled NAO. Participating teams are required to prepare two slides explaining their approach to the challenge. See the challenge rules for more information.

Swiss-System Tournament For RoboCup 2024, the Swiss system will be used for both Champions Cup and Challenge Shield.

Pre-Qualification Based on the result of RoboCup 2024 pre-qualification will be issued to the top 3 teams in Champions Cup divisions and the top 3 teams in Challenge Shield division. The 5 best scoring teams from the Technical Challenge will also be pre-qualified if they aren’t already pre-qualification due to another criteria.

Call for Nominations Please remember the call for nominations to the SPL organizing committee (OC) and technical committee (TC). You can find more information herehttps://discord.com/channels/721967993860521996/727109269060845588/1250672359606849576.

Reminder: Team Posters Finally, this is a reminder that teams need to prepare a poster to participate in the main communication. See section A.1 of the rulebook for more information.

Best regards,

RoboCup SPL Technical Committee