Grand Prix Louisville
Organizer: | Tom Shea |
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Judge manager: | Benjamin McDole |
Event type: | Grand Prix |
REL: | Competitive/Professional (GP) |
Format: | Team Limited |
Event date(s): | Sept. 9, 2016-Sept. 11, 2016 |
Location: | Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
Venue: | Kentucky Exposition Center 937 Phillips Ln Louisville, KY 40209 |
Applications accepted through: | July 10, 2016 |
Event Information
Welcome!
Thank you for your interest in judging Grand Prix Louisville. Below you will find all of the information you need to apply for the Grand Prix.
If you have any additional questions please contact our judge manager at Ben.McDole@gmail.com.
If you have any questions about the event itself, please do not hesitate to contact us at staff@tjcollect.com.
The head judge for this event will be Carlos Ho.
The format of this event is Team Sealed.
At this time we are looking for judges for any combination of Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
Additionally, we will be looking for judges to assist with set up on Thursday and breaking down on Sunday evening.
We do not need stage staff or scorekeepers at this time.
Applications will be accepted through July 9, 2016, and a decision will be made soon thereafter.
The staff for Grand Prix Louisville will be primarily level 2+ judges, with limited level 1 spots available.
Expectations
Judges at Grand Prix Louisville are expected to prepare for the 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: The Gathering Document Center. As representatives of TJ Collectibles and the Magic Judge Program, judges are expected to behave in a professional manner at all times.
Judges are expected to arrive in time and in appropriate attire to begin judging at the start of their assigned shifts. The Head Judge will be arranging main event shifts for Saturday and Sunday and assisting with the schedule for Friday and the weekend on demand/swiss events. If you anticipate being unable to arrive by 9:00 am any day (noon on Friday), or needing to leave before 8:00 pm any day, please include that information in your application.
Judges at Grand Prix Louisville should be in Magic Judge Program attire of Official Magic Judge shirt, black pants, black belt, and comfortable black shoes. During breaks, or any other time that a judge is off duty, judges should remove, or cover, their Judge shirt.
Ultimately, a Grand Prix is hard work. It’s also extremely rewarding. We would love for you to come and be a part of something bigger than just a weekend judging. Please, enjoy one another’s company, help players, and dive into this wonderful community.
Compensation
Each judge selected to work Grand Prix Louisville will receive the following:
3 Grand Prix exclusive playmats (Edit, we are getting all 3 playmats from the event with judge embossed on them! Everyone gets all 3.)
1 Exclusive Muhammad Ali token! (Note that this is specially done for this event and will not be available outside of it)
1 Booster box per day (36 packs per day) of the most recent standard set
Judges will also receive the following cash considerations:
Local (level 1) judges will receive $100 per day worked
Area (level 2) judges will receive $200 per day worked
Regional (level 3) and higher will receive $300 per day worked
The majority of the payment above will be paid by check at the conclusion of the weekend. A valid tax form is required.
As part of the compensation, each judge will be receiving $100 paid in cash at the start of the weekend. The remaining balance will be paid via check at the conclusion of the event.
Extended Saturday
Recently at GPs, the trend has been to divide the day into shifts. This does provide for a shorter day for judges, but does have some drawbacks. In an effort to provide better structure and continuity, we are going to be selecting some judges to work an extended shift on Saturday, covering the entire main event. It will make for a longer day for those individuals and so we are offering additional compensation. If you are interested in volunteering for this, please indicate so on your application. Those selected to work these shifts will receive the following extra compensation:
Level 1 judges will receive $50.00.
Level 2 judges will receive $100.00.
Level 3+ judges will receive $200.00.
Finally, we will be looking for judges to assist in setting up and breaking down the venue. These shifts will be Thursday and late Sunday. The compensation for Thursday will be $100 in cash, and the compensation for the tear down shift is an additional booster box.
Hotel Block
A hotel block has been established at:
Crowne Plaza Louisville Airport Expo Ctr
Address: 830 Phillips Lane, Louisville, KY 40209
Phone: (502) 367 - 2251
How to Apply
Simply click on the "Apply Now!" link toward the top of the page. Please answer all of the questions in the application form.
Due to staff needs, judges may be accepted for one, two or three days. Please indicate your preference, and requirements to attend, in your application.
If you may be unable to attend without being accepted for an extended shift please make note of that in your application.
Finally, we will be accepting judges for standby. For the purposes of this application standby means the following:
1. You will be attending the Grand Prix even if not selected to be on staff.
2. You will receive free entry into the main event if you do are not selected to work the Grand Prix.
3. You may be activated to work any of the possible days. You will be notified by Friday evening if you will be on staff Saturday/Sunday.
4. If you are selected for activation you will receive the same compensation package as judges initially selected.
5. If you are selected for standby you will be included in all forum communications.
Testing
Testing is available at this event! If you wish to test please do the following:
Complete the pretest requirements. They are listed at the official resources page, http://blogs.magicjudges.org/o/judge-levels/
Take a level 2 practice exam and email the score to ben.mcdole@gmail.com
Staff Members
Name |
Level |
Role |
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John Alderfer
|
Level 5 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Abraham Corson
|
Level 5 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Brook Gardner-Durbin
|
Level 5 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Eliana Rabinowitz
|
Level 5 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Joseph Steet
|
Level 5 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Steven Zwanger
|
Level 5 (Judge Foundry) | Head Judge |
Pedro Mathies Vilela
|
Level 4 (International Judge Program) | Floor Judge |
Nicolette Apraez
|
Level 3 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Meg Baum
|
Level 3 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
CJ Crooks
|
Level 3 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Carlos Ho
|
Level 3 (Judge Academy) | Head Judge |
Dan Milavitz
|
Level 3 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Marcos Sanchez
|
Level 3 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Jacen Simon
|
Level 3 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Bryan Spellman
|
Level 3 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
John Temple
|
Level 3 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Yukio Victoria
|
Level 3 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
John Alexander
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Erik Aliff
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Riva Arecol
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Joni Bailey
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Jordan Baker
|
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) | Scorekeeper |
Sierra Black
|
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Andrew Blizzard
|
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Casey Brefka
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Patrick Cobley
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Brandon Darby
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Zeke Davis
|
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Zachary DeLadurantaye
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Andrew Doyle
|
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Yachu Du
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Billy Gilmore
|
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Samuel Hammond
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
David Hanson
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Caitlyn Hebert
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Jonathan Holland
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
David Incorvati
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Ben Litz
|
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Benjamin Lurie
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Eli Meyer
|
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Philippe Monlevade
|
Level 2 (International Judge Program) | Floor Judge |
Raoul Mowatt
|
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Patrick Nelson
|
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Matt Newnam
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Sherwin Ng
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Kali Rainwater
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Jason Riendeau
|
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) | Staff |
James Risner
|
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Steven Romero
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Samantha Short
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Andre Tepedino
|
Level 2 (International Judge Program) | Floor Judge |
Rich Waldbiesser
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Scorekeeper |
Karl Weisling
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Brendan Whatley
|
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Dustin Wilke
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Antonio Zanutto
|
Level 2 (International Judge Program) | Floor Judge |
Cary Austin
|
Level 1 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Cody Gavigan
|
Level 1 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Benjamin McDole
|
Level 1 (Judge Academy) | Judge Manager |
Joshua Ohlendorf
|
Level 1 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Tim Pass
|
Level 1 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Dani Piercey
|
Level 1 (Judge Academy) | Staff |
Craig Quertermous
|
Level 1 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Ally Rose
|
Level 1 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
Josh Schnepp
|
Level 1 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Ryan Wolfe
|
Level 1 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
Zachary Apony
|
Uncertified | Floor Judge |
Casey Barnett
|
Uncertified | Floor Judge |
Brian Bradshaw
|
Uncertified | Floor Judge |
Ezra Carr
|
Uncertified | Floor Judge |
Adena Chernosky
|
Uncertified | Floor Judge |
Spencer Cole
|
Uncertified | Floor Judge |
Heidi Dixon
|
Uncertified | Floor Judge |
Lyle Dixon
|
Uncertified | Floor Judge |
Lester Durham
|
Uncertified | Floor Judge |
Sean Fancher
|
Uncertified | Floor Judge |
Nicholas Fang
|
Uncertified | Scorekeeper |
Charlie Herren
|
Uncertified | Standby |
Ryan Hoffman
|
Uncertified | Floor Judge |
Ryan Hughes
|
Uncertified | Floor Judge |
Isaac King
|
Uncertified | Floor Judge |
Brian Leonard
|
Uncertified | Floor Judge |
Joanne Mansur
|
Uncertified | Staff |
Gilbert Medeiros
|
Uncertified | Staff |
Scott Neiwert
|
Uncertified | Floor Judge |
Victor Pinto
|
Uncertified | Floor Judge |
David Rappaport
|
Uncertified | Floor Judge |
Duncan Seibert
|
Uncertified | Standby |
Ilan Seid-Green
|
Uncertified | Floor Judge |
Tom Shea
|
Uncertified | Tournament Organizer |
Blake Smith
|
Uncertified | Standby |
Daniel Todd
|
Uncertified | Floor Judge |
Jeremy Toma-Cooper
|
Uncertified | Staff |
Jarrod Williams
|
Uncertified | Floor Judge |
adam woodward
|
Uncertified | Floor Judge |