Vancouver Judge Conference 2018-B

It's Judge Conference time in BC (the second time for 2018)! This time, we'll be getting together in Greater Vancouver, BC for a weekend of Magic, Judging, and Generally Fun Things. The main event will be held at Surrey City Hall, just north of Surrey Central station on the Expo SkyTrain line.

Please note that there will be a $10 pay-as-you-are-able fee to help defray costs.

What's in a conference? 

The goal of this conference is to improve the overall quality of Magic Judges and their interactions with Magic Players. Attendees are invited to receive training and knowledge from other experienced judges, and share their own skills and observations with the judge community.

As an appreciation for your contribution to the betterment of the Magic Judge Programme, foils will be mailed out two weeks after the conference to attendees. Only judges who are certified as of the application deadline (Sunday 30 September) and who have actively participated in a full slate of seminars will be eligible to receive a foil packet after the conclusion of the conference. More information on the possible contents of the foil packet is available on the Judge Conferences Blog.

If your judge level on JudgeApps is incorrectly showing L0, please have your Regional Coordinator email David Poon confirmation of your certification.

Registration

If you wish to attend this conference, please take the time to apply here on JudgeApps and tell us about your JudgeLife™. Attendance at this conference may be limited, so be sure to indicate in your cover letter not only how this conference will affect your own personal growth in the programme, but also how it will benefit your local, regional, or global Magic community.

Please note that you may cancel at any time, so it's better to get your application in sooner rather than forget about it and accidentally miss the deadline. Also note that you can edit your application after applying.

Preference will be given to judges living in Canada, but all interested parties are encouraged to apply (and will likely be accepted as long as there is room and their cover letters contain sufficient content).

Registration will remain open through Sunday 30 September. To submit an application after that date, please email David Poon directly. Judges who apply late will not be eligible to receive a foil packet.

A fee may or may not be collected to cover venue and/or food costs, but no judge will be turned away if they cannot pay, whatever the reason.

Tentative Schedule

Saturday

11:30am — LUNCH @ Phở Tâm Vietnamese Restaurant (#10-10302 City Parkway)

12:45pm — Doors open @ 1E Committee Room A (Surrey City Hall, 13450 - 104 Ave near King George Hwy, just north of Surrey Central station)
1:00pm — Opening remarks

ONGOING — 1:15pm–5:15pm — [Niko Skartvedt & Taichi Takeuchi] Role-playing workshops

1:15pm — [Aaron MacLean] A discussion about Comp REL opportunities for judges in BC
2:15pm — [Todd Bussey] The Space Between: Information about changing game states

3:15pm — BREAK

3:30pm — [Tobias Vyseri] How do I tournament report?
4:30pm — [BC L2s] Ask Us Anything panel

6:00pm — DINNER @ Neptune Wonton Noodle (Central City Shopping Centre, #1130-10153 King George Blvd, just south of Surrey Central station)

Presentations and Volunteering 

If you wish to present a seminar, or volunteer in some other way, please let us know in your application!.

Seminars should be approximately 50 minutes long and should solicit active participation from the audience—this could be anywhere from structured Q&As, role-playing scenarios, or even friendly competition. Proposals for off-the-wall, non-traditional, non-lecture-style presentations that challenge the concept of what a seminar is are very much encouraged.

Testing 

Have you been thinking about testing for the next level? This is a perfect opportunity to stop procrastinating and put a deadline on your calendar. Testing for L1 and L2 will be available at this conference—make sure you express your interest when you apply.

Please note that certifying for L1 at this conference will not make you eligible to receive a foil packet.