Columbus Ohio Mock Torunament

Organizer: Ethan Greenberger
Judge manager: Ethan Greenberger
Event type: Judge Conference
REL: N/A
Format: Sealed Deck
Event date(s): Oct. 26, 2019
Location: Columbus, Ohio, United States
Venue: The Sleek Geeks
1710 N. Hill Rd.
Pickerington Ohio, 43147
Applications accepted through: Sept. 26, 2019

Event Information

Mock torunaments are judge conferences which allow judges of all experience legels to learn and practive skills related to the Running of tournaments in a Controled chaos environement.  

This mock tournament conference will be held on Saturday October 26th, 2019 at Comic Town in Columbus Ohio. In addition to the mock tournament organizers, I am looking for two presentors for time slots throughout the day (details below) which pertain to aspects of judging.  Applications for this conference are open to all judges, and those working toward their L1 certification. However, this MT will primarily focus on advancing judge skills used at Competitive Rules Enforcement Level events. 

Potential HJs:

The head judge of this event is a judge with the rules knowledge to handle appeals as necessary but perhaps has not had the chance to lead in larger scale tournaments. While L2 is not a requirement for this position, candidates should have enough competitive experience and knowledge to be able to lead. If you feel that is you and would like to be considered, please note that in your application. 

Potential presentations should focus on active aspects of judging or running a tournament. Some examples include, but arent limited to: customer service during judge calls, investigations, conflict resolution,  public speaking skills, basically any skill you would use while judging an event. If you are interested in presenting, please note that in your application and send me a direct email with the topic. 

Judge candidates and other uncertified individuals are welcome to attend this conference. Unfortunately, per judge program policy, judge foils are not available to individuals who are not certified judges at the start of the conference, including those who certify for L1 at the conference. The Great Lakes region records judge conference presentations and posts video and audio recordings online so that judges who could not be present physically can still benefit from them. If you are uncomfortable with photo, video, or audio recording of you being taken or shared in this way, please contact the conference organizer, conferences project lead, or regional coordinator to discuss what possible accommodations are available.

If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions about the conference please contact the Conference Organizer Ethan Greenberger at Greenberger.16@gmail.com

 

Our working schedule is as follows. 

Looking for 2 traditional presenters also which may change the working schedule. 

10:00-10:45  Sign-In & meet and greet
10:45-11:00  Opening Welcome Announcements 
11:20 - 12:30 round 1 and R1 debrief
12:30-1:30  
LUNCH
1:30-2:40 Round 2 and Debrief
2:40-3:50 Round 3 and Debrief
3:50-5:00 Round 4 and Debrief
5:00 - 5:30 event debrief /feedback forms / foil ditribution
18:30  Dinner

Staff Members

Name Level Region Role
Minh Vu
Level 3 Judge (Judge Foundry) USA - Great Lakes Attendee
Stephen Brown
Level 2 Judge (Judge Foundry) USA - Great Lakes Attendee
Aaron Hammer
Level 2 Judge (Judge Foundry) USA - Great Lakes Attendee
Clayton Householder
Level 2 Judge (Judge Foundry) USA - Great Lakes Attendee
Brian Rapp
Level 2 Judge (Judge Foundry) USA - Great Lakes Judge Manager
Christian Aguilar
Level 1 Judge (International Judge Program) USA - Northeast Attendee
Renee "Lady" Buhr
Level 1 Judge (Judge Foundry) USA - Great Lakes Attendee
James Moskal
Level 1 Judge (Judge Foundry) USA - Great Lakes Attendee
Johnpaul Adams
Uncertified USA - Midatlantic Presenter
John Alexander
Uncertified USA - Great Lakes Appeals Judge
Zachary Barnett
Uncertified USA - Great Lakes Attendee
Meg Baum
Uncertified USA - Pacific Northwest Judge Manager
Karl Carpenter
Uncertified USA - Great Lakes Attendee
Patrick Cobley
Uncertified USA - Great Lakes Attendee
Shane Congrove
Uncertified USA - Great Lakes Appeals Judge
William Currie
Uncertified USA - Northeast Attendee
Domonick Degenero
Uncertified USA - Great Lakes Attendee
David Elden
Uncertified USA - Great Lakes Judge Manager
Ethan Greenberger
Uncertified USA - Great Lakes Tournament Organizer
Dalton Grimes
Uncertified USA - Great Lakes Presenter
Alex Hopper
Uncertified USA - South Central Attendee
David Incorvati
Uncertified USA - Great Lakes Floor Judge
Luke Lacusky
Uncertified USA - Great Lakes Attendee
Michael Mcknight
Uncertified USA - Great Lakes Appeals Judge
Brandon Miller
Uncertified USA - Great Lakes Attendee
Michael Polomchak
Uncertified USA - Great Lakes Attendee
Karl Simmons
Uncertified USA - Great Lakes Appeals Judge
Gregory Skeels
Uncertified USA - Great Lakes Attendee
Richard Staley
Uncertified USA - South Central Attendee
Tom Vaughn
Member (Judge Foundry) USA - Northeast Attendee
Daniel Walpole
Member (Judge Foundry) USA - Great Lakes Attendee
Brandon Young
Uncertified USA - Great Lakes Attendee