StarCityGames.com Open Series: Milwaukee

Organizer: Jared Sylva
Judge manager: Steven Zwanger
Event type: Star City Games Tour
REL: Competitive
Format: Mixed Formats
Event date(s): Sept. 19, 2015-Sept. 20, 2015
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Venue: Frontier Airlines Center
400 W Wisconsin Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53203
Applications accepted through: Aug. 17, 2015

Event Information

Welcome!

Thank you for your interest in joining us at StarCityGames.com Open Series: Milwaukee. Below, you will find all the information you'll need to be a judge at our event. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us at judge@starcitygames.com. We look forward to working with you!

EVENT INFORMATION

Standard Open Head Judge: James Bennett - L3 - Lawrence, KS

Legacy Premier IQ Head Judge:  Nicolette Apraez - L2 - Madison, WI

Modern Premier IQ Head Judge: Brandon Arsenault - L2 - Chanhassen, MN

Rules Enforcement Level: Competitive

Planeswalker Point Multiplier: 3x

EXPECTATIONS

Judges at StarCityGames.com Open Series events are expected to prepare for each event by reviewing the Comprehensive Rules, Magic Tournament Rules, Infraction Procedure Guide, and Judging at Regular REL documents. These documents can be found at the Magic Judges Document Center. As representatives of StarCityGames.com and the Magic Judge Program, judges are expected to behave in a professional manner at all times. This includes arriving on time and in appropriate attire. 

Judges are expected to arrive no later than 9:00 am on Saturday and 8:45 am on Sunday (8:30 am Sunday for Head Judges) and are expected to stay until the conclusion of the Swiss rounds. If you anticipate being unable to arrive by the call time or needing to leave before 8:00 pm, you must include that information in your application.


Judges at the StarCityGames.com Open Series will be provided a StarCityGames.com judge shirt, which is expected to be returned at the conclusion of the event. The Judge should arrive with black pants, black belt, and black, comfortable shoes. During breaks, or any other time that a judge is off duty, judges should remove, or cover, their Judge shirt.

COMPENSATION

Compensation at StarCityGames.com Opens is based on judge certification level and is paid in Compensation Units (CU).

Each CU can be redeemed for one of the following:

Uncertified Judges are staffed as candidates for StarCityGames.com Open Series Events and receive one Compensation Unit per day. If someone staffed as a candidate certifies before the event, he or she may choose to withdraw, or remain in a candidate position.

Judges and Candidates also receive a gift including a free month of StarCityGames.com Premium access, a StarCityGames.com Judge rewards item, and five (5) StarCityGames.com Judge Reward Points for each day on staff. Full details about the Judge Rewards program can be found here.

HOW TO APPLY

Simply click on the "Apply Now!" link toward the top of the page. Please answer all questions in the application form.

If your judge level is not currently correct on JudgeApps when you apply, please mention this in your application.

Due to staff needs, some judges may be accepted for Saturday or Sunday only. If you need to be on staff for both days in order to attend this event, please mention this in your application.

The application window for this event will close at 11:59 PM Eastern time on 8/17/2015. Judges wishing to apply for this event after the application window has closed will need to contact us at Judge@starcitygames.com.  

Please note that late applications will be considered at a lower priority than those received during the official application window.

SALES ASSISTANTS

The StarCityGames.com Dealer Booth is looking for judges who are interested in coming in early to work as Sales Assistants. You would be expected to arrive at 7:45 am and be available to work at the dealer booth until 9:45 am on Saturday or until 8:45 am on Sunday. Each selected judge would receive an additional $20 payable by check or $25 StarCityGames.com store credit for Saturday; or $10 check or $12.50 store credit for Sunday.

TESTING

Magic Judge Program testing for Level 1 and 2 is available at this event.

Anyone wishing to test for Level 1 must meet the following criteria:

Judges who wish to be considered for testing for Level 2 must meet the following criteria:

TRAVEL

We do not provide travel or hotel sponsorship for floor judges at our Open Weekends. Information on room blocks and local hotels will be located in the Event Fact Sheet as it becomes available.

Staff Members

Name Level Region Role
Rob McKenzie
Level 5 (Judge Foundry) USA - Plains Floor Judge
Ward Warren
Level 4 (Judge Foundry) USA - Midatlantic Staff
Nicolette Apraez
Level 3 (Judge Academy) USA - Southeast Head Judge
Michael Arrowsmith
Level 3 (Judge Foundry) USA - Northeast Floor Judge
Meg Baum
Level 3 (Judge Academy) USA - Great Lakes Floor Judge
Jacob Milicic
Level 3 (Judge Academy) USA - Great Lakes Floor Judge
John Temple
Level 3 (Judge Academy) USA - Great Lakes Floor Judge
Patrick Vorbroker
Level 3 (Judge Academy) USA - Midatlantic Staff
John Arachtingi
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - Plains Floor Judge
Jordan Baker
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) USA - Great Lakes Staff
Dan Barnard
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - Great Lakes Floor Judge
Ken Bearl
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - Plains Floor Judge
Sierra Black
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) Canada - Eastern Provinces Floor Judge
Anthony Bucchioni
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - Great Lakes Floor Judge
Jack Hesse
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - Great Lakes Floor Judge
Gordon Lugauer
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - Great Lakes Floor Judge
Karl Weisling
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - Great Lakes Floor Judge
Stacy Winchell
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) USA - Plains Floor Judge
Paul Zelenski
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - Great Lakes Floor Judge
Nathaniel Becker
Level 1 (Judge Academy) USA - Great Lakes Floor Judge
Steve Peterman
Level 1 (Judge Academy) USA - Midatlantic Staff
Bret Siakel
Level 1 (Judge Academy) USA - Pacific Northwest Floor Judge
Brandon Arsenault
Uncertified USA - Pacific Northwest Head Judge
James Bennett
Uncertified USA - Pacific West Head Judge
Steven Briggs
Uncertified USA - Great Lakes Floor Judge
Spencer Cole
Uncertified USA - Great Lakes Floor Judge
Jess Dunks
Uncertified USA - Southeast Floor Judge
Star City Games
Uncertified USA - Midatlantic Tournament Organizer
James Halstead
Uncertified USA - Great Lakes Floor Judge
Sean Heath
Uncertified USA - Midatlantic Staff
Leon Henderson
Uncertified USA - Great Lakes Floor Judge
Dustin Jones
Uncertified USA - Great Lakes Floor Judge
Alex Ledo
Uncertified USA - Plains Floor Judge
Andy Moore
Uncertified USA - Great Lakes Floor Judge
Casey Primm
Uncertified USA - Great Lakes Floor Judge
Ben Sturtz
Uncertified USA - Great Lakes Floor Judge