Vancouver Judge Conference 2019-A

It's Judge Conference time in BC (the first time for 2019)! This time, we'll be getting together at the University of British Columbia (in the Neville Scarfe Building) for a weekend of Magic, Judging, and Generally Fun Things.

A note that this conference will be a departure from recent local programmes in that (almost) all of the sessions will involve live role-play workshops rather than standard lecture-style content.

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 (Friday 7 June) and who have actively participated in a full set of workshops 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 British Columbia, 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 Friday 7 June.

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

11:00am — BRUNCH

1:00pm — Opening remarks

1:15pm — Role-playing workship session #1
2:45pm — Role-playing workship session #2

4:15pm — BREAK

4:30pm — Role-playing workship session #3
6:00pm — [BC L2s] Ask Us Anything panel

7:00pm — DINNER

Presentations and Volunteering 

If you wish to run or assist with a workshop, or volunteer in some other way, please let us know in your application!.

This time around, our conference will exclusively run role-playing workshops, where all interested judges will have a chance to be in the hot seat for some direct, 1-on-1 mentorship. Other roles include leading a workshop, assisting in presenting scenarios, and observing.

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.