Sioux Falls, SD Area Judge Mini-Conference

Organizer: Jason Jenkins
Judge manager: Jason Jenkins
Event type: Judge Conference
REL: N/A
Format: No Format
Event date(s): June 29, 2019
Location: Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States of America
Venue: Dragon's Den Gaming
7218 W 41st St
Sioux Falls, SD 57106
Applications accepted through: May 31, 2019

Event Information

Dragon's Den Gaming in Sioux Falls, South Dakota will be hosting a judge mini-conference on Saturday, June 29th, 2019!

Please note that Dragon's Den has moved physical locations. It is about 1 mile West of it's previous location and is just west of the intersection of 41st Street and Sertoma Avenue, near Ace Hardware, Dollar General, and Walgreens.

The focus of this conference will be on sharing experiences and knowledge for certified judges and judge candidates. Applications are NOT limited those in the Sioux Falls Area.

Level 1 Judge testing will be available. Please indicate in your application if you intend to test for L1.

This is a foil-sponsored event.

Conference Schedule:

11:30 am - 12:30 pm - Pre-conference lunch at Giliberto's Mexican Taco Shop (address below)
3125 S Sertoma Ave
Sioux Falls, SD 57106
Note this Giliberto's location recently opened and may not appear in GPS. It is located near our host Dragon's Den, which also moved recently and is located at
7218 W 41st St
Sioux Falls, SD 57106
You will find Dragon's Den in GPS. Both are near to the intersection of 41st St and Sertoma Ave.
1 pm - Introduction by Jason Jenkins
Please make sure you are present at Dragon's Den by 12:45 to help facilitate a timely conference start.
1:10 pm  - 2:00 pm - Taking the Call: Handling Judge Calls and the GUMMI Method by Andy Peterson
Based on a judge customer service framework created by Joshua Marin, this presentation will give you the tools you need to perform your best when it comes to actually taking a judge call.
 
2:10 pm - 3:00 pm - Live Investigation Scenarios by Stacy Winchell
This presentation will encourage you to role play as judge on a live action player investigation. Scenarios have been designed to help you improve your personal investigations methods.
**Break**
3:15 pm - 3:50 pm - Time Management by CoriAnn Theroux
This presentation will help you achieve a major goal of every judge: ensuring your event operates efficiently. Time management is crucial to good judge customer service.
 
4:00 pm - 4:20 pm - Judge Resources (You May Not Know About) by Justin Hovdenes
It takes real effort to keep your judge knowledge current and stay connected to our community. This quick presentation will assist with that by providing useful judge resources.
**Break**
4:30 pm - 5:15 pm - The Judge Program and the Future by Rob McKenzie
Many changes to the Judge Program have been discussed recently by judge leaders and Wizards of the Coast. Rob would like to discuss some of them with you, to the extent he is allowed to, in a presentation that is sure to spark conversation. Much of this information has not been revealed to our judge region before this talk! You won't want to miss this!
 
5:30 pm - Wrap-Up / Foil Distribution
 
Rob McKenzie has graciously offered to provide some free swag for the event, including War of the Spark packs so we can play some quick Pack Wars after the conference.

Dragon's Den will host a free entry Oathbreaker tournament on Sunday 6/30 - Free Entry - Modern Horizons Booster Box for the winner - Details at https://www.facebook.com/<wbr />events/2344529695629696/

 

Please join us for a great educational and community-building event in the Sioux Falls, SD area!

Staff Members

Name Level Region Role
Rob McKenzie
Level 5 (Judge Foundry) USA - North Staff
Dan Milavitz
Level 3 (Judge Foundry) USA - North Attendee
John Arachtingi
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - North Attendee
Robert Graves
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) USA - North Staff
Justin Hovdenes
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) USA - North Attendee
Jason Jenkins
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) USA - North Tournament Organizer
John Laitinen
Level 2 (Judge Academy) USA - North Attendee
Landon "Libby" Liberator
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) USA - Northwest Attendee
Joshua Marin
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) USA - North Attendee
Andy Peterson
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) USA - North Attendee
CoriAnn Theroux
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) USA - Central Attendee
Alexander Wallace
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) USA - South Attendee
Stacy Winchell
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) USA - North Attendee
Calvin Cheney
Level 1 (Judge Academy) USA - North Attendee
Luke Comeau
Level 1 (Judge Academy) USA - North Attendee
Caleb Cornelius
Level 1 (Judge Academy) USA - North Attendee
Dominic Ekstrom
Level 1 (Judge Academy) USA - North Attendee
Greg Fenske
Level 1 (Judge Academy) USA - North Attendee
Danny Gravdahl
Level 1 (Judge Academy) USA - North Attendee
Duncan Henke
Level 1 (Judge Academy) USA - North Attendee
Mitchell janowiec
Level 1 (Judge Academy) USA - North Attendee
Adam Jenson
Level 1 (Judge Academy) USA - North Attendee
Zachary Knechtel
Level 1 (Judge Foundry) USA - North Attendee
Andrew Knewtson
Level 1 (Judge Academy) USA - North Attendee
Tommy Lee
Level 1 (Judge Foundry) USA - North Attendee
Eric Mayer
Level 1 (Judge Academy) USA - North Attendee
Joshua Miller
Level 1 (Judge Academy) USA - North Attendee
Ryan Nelson
Level 1 (Judge Academy) USA - North Attendee
Dominic Pitoscia
Level 1 (Judge Academy) USA - North Attendee
Steven Postolka
Level 1 (Judge Academy) USA - Central Attendee
Kyle Rehome
Level 1 (Judge Academy) USA - North Attendee
Steven Rhodman
Level 1 (Judge Academy) USA - Central Attendee
Trever Rossland
Level 1 (Judge Academy) USA - North Attendee
Casey Swanson
Level 1 (Judge Foundry) USA - North Attendee
Matthew Thoene
Level 1 (Judge Academy) USA - Central Attendee
Jaeden Woltjer
Level 1 (Judge Foundry) USA - North Attendee
John Craker
Uncertified USA - North Attendee
Josh Davis
Uncertified USA - North Attendee
Joshua Egan
Uncertified USA - North Attendee
Nita Flaskerud
Uncertified USA - North Attendee
Timothy Goldammer
Uncertified USA - North Attendee
Mark Hawkinson
Uncertified USA - North Attendee
Andrew Hobart
Uncertified USA - North Attendee
Josh Johnson
Uncertified USA - North Attendee
Luke Miller
Uncertified USA - North Attendee
Tony Monroe
Uncertified USA - North Attendee
Ben Reit
Uncertified USA - North Attendee
Mary Wallace
Uncertified USA - North Attendee