2018 BeNeLux 1-Day Conference

BeNeLux 1-Day Judge Conference 

17 November 2018

The conference will start on Saturday morning at 10.00 hours and end around 18.00 hours.

There will be no entry fee involved. However, you will have to arrange for your own LUNCH.

The venue will be Outpost GameCenter in Ghent.
For details, see the venue information.

This day will be filled with seminars, workshops, discussions. If you'd like to hear/see a specific topic, please let us know in your application.
There is a maximum capacity of 32 attendees, so please apply sooner, rather than later.
You're welcome to stay after the conference has finished. There will be plenty options for dinner nearby.

Saturday
10:00 - 10:15   Welcome by Richard Drijvers
10:15 - 11:00   Hi, my name is... by Niels Viaene
Introduction to the region, with strategy for 2019 and beyond. Finished off with an AMA-session.
11:00 - 11:15    Break
11:15 - 12:00    Game Play Errors by Rory Tans 
L1 judges usually judge regular local events. Where I'm from rules knowledge is abundant, but the IPG proves to be more difficult. While this is to be expected, as a L1 you are not required to learn the IPG, this isn't ideal. At a competititve tournament you want to be fair for your players. In my seminar I want to talk about the most common part of the IPG you will run into at a competitive REL tournament, game play errors
12:05 - 12:50    Policy (Update)! by Emilien Wild
To adapt to new sets released and to improve existing documents, we regularly update our policies. This requires to learn and understand these updates, which is easier and more fun to do together than by yourself!
We'll go into the undergrowth with Charnel Troll, discuss about taksies backsies and backups, talk about up to one Tefeiri, reset penalties, partial fix two things at once, and even go into the corner cases of Unified Constructed.
13:00 - 14:30    Lunch
14:30 - 15:30    Talking to Players by Floris de Baerdemaeker
Hello! Are you a judge? A magic judge? Have you also noticed it is getting harder and harder to avoid players? How long can you ignore a judge call before it becomes awkward? Do players have the audacity to come over to talk to you when you are just minding your own business? Or maybe you actually like talking to players and you became a judge because you wanted to help people? In either case, this seminar is for you! In a number of scenarios we will look at how you, as a judge, are perceived by the players and the effect that can have on your tournament. Volunteers will improvise a scenario and then we will give feedback as a group. You may encounter situations that will be new to you and that you are still unequipped to handle. You will encounter them in a safe space, however, where you don't need to worry about any consequences - there are none! - and you can just try things and hopefully we can all learn from each other!
15:45 - 16:45    Interaction of Continuous Effects by Michiel van den Bussche
Layers are a complicated part of the rules that often confuses players and up and coming Judges. These rules themselves are short enough to fit on a piece of paper, yet mastery is far from trivial. This seminar aims to help you understand, and offers a heuristic on how to solve them.
17:00 - 17:50    Working in Teams by Jona Bemindt
By far most of the tournaments we run are small tournaments that only require a single judge. But what about the bigger tournaments? With GP's still around, and PTQ's coming back for a vengeance, now is the perfect time to take a look at how to work in a team, what the different roles are, and what we can do to make everybody's life easier. There will be examples on how to prepare for the role, how to get feedback from your peers and team leads, as well as time for any questions you might have about judging at larger tournaments.
18:00    Wrap up with foils

Location
Outpost GameCenter
Ottergemsesteenweg 13
9000 Ghent

Other
As you can see in the schedule, there's a 90min break to enable you to get lunch. Once again, lunch is NOT included.
(Drinks during the breaks are included.)

Sorry for the late notice, but I had serious problems to obtain a venue. Hopefully things will be better next time.

Best wishes,
Richard Drijvers
(Ex-)BeNeLux Regional Judge Coordinator