Grand Prix Toronto 2012 Judge Conference

Organizer: Robert Johnson
Judge manager: Robert Johnson
Event type: Judge Conference
REL: N/A
Format: No Format
Event date(s): Dec. 7, 2012
Location: Toronto, Canada
Venue: Toronto Congress Center,
650 Dixon Rd
Toronto Ontario Canada
Applications accepted through: Nov. 30, 2012

Event Information

Grand Prix Toronto 2012 Judge Conference

It is my distinct honor and privilege, in co-operation with Westcan Events, to invite you all to the very first Canadian Judge Conference, taking place in conjunction with Grand Prix Toronto. The conference will be held Friday, December 7<sup>th</sup>, from 6pm till 9pm at the venue site (the Toronto Congress Center). This will be an opportunity to see old friends, and make new ones, as you learn and share knowledge.

The conference will comprise a series of short seminars, focused on the core aspects of the judge program. The schedule has yet to be finalized, but will include seminars on:


  • Darren Gamble and Ben Klien - Dealing with mistakes: Yours and other judges
  • Casey Brefka - Missed Triggers
  • Robert Hinrichsen - Understanding the rationale behind the MTR, IPG, and JAR. Comparison with other games' tournament policies.
  • Gavin Duggan - Review Writing
  • Rene Villeneuve and Paul Baranay - Basic "Event" First Aid: How to deal with medical or personal emergencies
  • Chris McGuire - How to Make the Most of your GP Experience (If this is your FIRST GP experience, I highly recommend this one)
  • ChrisLansdell and Eddie Cheung -  Mentoring: How to feed and water your local community

 

There is no attendance charge. Food and drinks will be provided for attendees and presenters.

If you would like to attend this conference, please apply through Judge Apps so we can get an accurate headcount. ALL judges are welcome, regardless of level. There will be judge foils available for attendees of the conference based on their attendance and participation in each seminar. Additionally, those who are willing to dedicate their time and efforts to presenting a seminar will be rewarded in addition to the attendance rewards.

Please note that there will be events running during the conference. As such some judges may not be able to attend every seminar but we will do our best to work with the event TO to facilitate attendance requests.

We are planning to have 1-2 presenters for each seminar. If you are interested in presenting on one of the above topics, or have other seminars you and feel would fit with conference aims, please let us know before the end of October.

 

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We look forward to seeing you all here as we grow and educate our community!

If you need more information, or are interested in presenting, Feel free to contact the Judge Manager for the event (Robert Johnson) through Judge Apps, or at Neo.raven@rogers.com.

 

Staff Members

Name Level Region Role
Paul Baranay
Level 5 (Judge Foundry) USA - Northeast Floor Judge
Shawn Doherty
Level 5 (Judge Foundry) USA - Northeast Floor Judge
Jon Goud
Level 5 (Judge Foundry) Canada Floor Judge
Steven Zwanger
Level 5 (Judge Foundry) USA - Midatlantic Floor Judge
Robert Hinrichsen
Level 3 (Judge Foundry) Canada Floor Judge
Kyle Ryc
Level 3 (Judge Foundry) Canada Floor Judge
Charlotte Sable
Level 3 (Magic Judges Finland) Europe - North Floor Judge
Niko Skartvedt
Level 3 (Judge Academy) Canada Floor Judge
Jason Wong
Level 3 (Judge Academy) Canada Floor Judge
Mauro Bongiovanni
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) Canada Floor Judge
Casey Brefka
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - Southeast Floor Judge
Ryan Cameron
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Canada Floor Judge
William Carrig
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - Northeast Floor Judge
Dominik Chłobowski
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Canada Floor Judge
Patrick Cool
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) USA - North Floor Judge
Jeph Foster
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - Midatlantic Floor Judge
Casey Fusté
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) USA - Southeast Floor Judge
Darren Gamble
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Canada Floor Judge
Lilith Gilhespy-Kümmling
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) Canada Floor Judge
Steve Guillerm
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - Northeast Floor Judge
Benjamin Klein
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - Northeast Floor Judge
Eric Lee
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - Southwest Floor Judge
Chris McGuire
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) Canada Floor Judge
James Mckay
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) Canada Floor Judge
Michael Nixon
Level 2 (Judge Academy) Canada Floor Judge
Eric Paré
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) Canada Floor Judge
Rick Salamin
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - Northeast Floor Judge
Bradley Boose
Level 1 (Judge Academy) Canada Floor Judge
Jonathon Chappell
Level 1 (Judge Academy) Canada Floor Judge
Michael Isaacs
Level 1 (Judge Academy) Canada Floor Judge
Aaron Paquette
Level 1 (Judge Academy) Canada Floor Judge
Joseph Shea
Level 1 (Judge Academy) USA - Northeast Floor Judge
Joseph Wong
Level 1 (Judge Academy) Canada Team Lead
Kelly Ackerman
Uncertified Canada Floor Judge
Michael Caffrey
Uncertified USA - Northeast Floor Judge
Blaine Campbell
Uncertified USA - Northeast Floor Judge
Rob Castellon
Uncertified USA - Northeast Floor Judge
Michael Castellon
Uncertified USA - Northeast Floor Judge
Eddie Cheung
Uncertified Canada Floor Judge
Christopher Chop
Uncertified Canada Floor Judge
Mike Clark
Uncertified Canada Floor Judge
Andre Crivello
Uncertified USA - North Floor Judge
Kyra Crocker
Uncertified Canada Floor Judge
Mark Day
Uncertified Canada Floor Judge
Christophe De Blois-Richer
Uncertified Canada Floor Judge
Melissa DeTora
Uncertified USA - Northeast Floor Judge
Gavin Duggan
Uncertified Canada Team Lead
Brent George
Uncertified USA - Midatlantic Floor Judge
Michael Goud
Uncertified Canada Floor Judge
Dan Hartman
Uncertified USA - Northeast Floor Judge
Alexis Hunt
Uncertified Canada Floor Judge
Robert Johnson
Uncertified Canada Judge Manager
Maxwell Knowlan
Uncertified Canada Floor Judge
Siméon Lajoie
Uncertified Canada Floor Judge
Chris Lansdell
Uncertified Canada Floor Judge
Jackie Lee
Uncertified USA - Northeast Floor Judge
Lyle Leeman
Uncertified Canada Floor Judge
Tyler Longo
Uncertified Canada Floor Judge
Dan Lynch
Uncertified Canada Floor Judge
Dan MacDonald
Uncertified Canada Floor Judge
Kirk Maijala
Uncertified Canada Floor Judge
Bernie Makino
Uncertified USA - Midatlantic Floor Judge
Andrew Mantha
Uncertified Canada Floor Judge
Pascal Maynard
Uncertified Canada Floor Judge
Michael McCliment
Uncertified Canada Floor Judge
Ted McCluskie
Uncertified Canada Floor Judge
Neil Meyer
Uncertified Canada Floor Judge
Callum Milne
Uncertified Canada Floor Judge
Greg Ogreenc
Uncertified USA - North Floor Judge
Adam Reinhardt
Uncertified Canada Floor Judge
Justin Richardson
Uncertified Canada Floor Judge
Brett Schmuckler
Uncertified USA - Northeast Floor Judge
James Searles
Uncertified USA - Northeast Floor Judge
Joshua Stein
Uncertified USA - Northeast Floor Judge
Matthew Tang
Uncertified Canada Floor Judge
Samuel Tharmaratnam
Uncertified Canada Floor Judge
Rene Villeneuve
Uncertified Canada Floor Judge
Lyle Waldman
Uncertified Canada Floor Judge
Michael White
Uncertified Canada Floor Judge