Star City Games Open Weekend: Baltimore
| Organizer: | Jared Sylva |
|---|---|
| Judge manager: | Riki Hayashi |
| Event type: | Star City Games Tour |
| REL: | Competitive |
| Format: | Mixed Formats |
| Event date(s): | March 14, 2020-March 15, 2020 |
| Location: | Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
| Venue: | BALTIMORE CONVENTION CENTER 1 W Pratt St Baltimore, MD 21201 |
| Applications accepted through: | Feb. 10, 2020 |
Event Information
Welcome!
Thank you for your interest in joining us at Star City Games Open Weekend: Baltimore. Below, you will find all the information you'll need to be a judge at our event. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us at judge@starcitygames.com. We look forward to working with you!
EVENT INFORMATION
Pioneer Open Head Judge: Paul Baranay - Level 3
Modern Classic Head Judge: Vona Rustay - Level 2
Pioneer Classic Head Judge: Autumn Cook - Level 2
Rules Enforcement Level: Competitive
EXPECTATIONS
Judges at Star City Games Open Weekend events are expected to prepare for each event by reviewing the Comprehensive Rules, Magic Tournament Rules, Infraction Procedure Guide, and Judging at Regular REL documents. These documents can be found at the Magic Judges Document Center. As certified representatives of the Magic Judge Program, judges are expected to behave in a professional manner at all times. Judges are expected to arrive on time and in appropriate attire to begin judging at the start of their assigned shifts.
Judges are expected to arrive no later than 8:45 am for Side Events and 9:00 am for the Open on Saturday, and 8:30 am on Sunday, and those on a Full Shift are expected to stay until the conclusion of the Swiss rounds. If you anticipate being unable to arrive on time or needing to leave before 7:00 pm please include that information in your application.
Judges can also apply to work a Partial Shift on Saturday and/or Sunday. These shifts have the same morning call time as above and last 6 hours with a 1-hour lunch break. The end times for the shifts are Saturday: 3:00pm; Sunday: 2:30pm with some flexibility depending on the specific needs of the event(s).
Judges at the Star City Games Open Weekend will be provided a blue judge shirt, which is expected to be returned at the conclusion of the event. The Judge should arrive with black pants, black belt, and black, comfortable shoes. During breaks, or any other time that a judge is off duty, judges should remove or cover their judge shirt.
COMPENSATION
All judges will be required to sign an agreement for their work at a Star City Games Open Weekend. Compensation will be in the form of a check, which will be provided at the end of your final shift of the weekend or mailed out after the event. International judges can choose to receive their compensation in the form of a PayPal payment after the event. Judges will be required to fill out a valid W-9 (domestic) or W-8 BEN (international) US tax form in order to receive their compensation.
Star City Games uses Historical Judge Levels as of September 30, 2019.
- Level 1 Judges will receive $125/day staffed for a Full Shift and $65/day staffed for a Partial Shift.
- Level 2 Judges will receive $175/day staffed for a Full Shift and $90/day staffed for a Partial Shift.
- Level 3 Judges will receive $225/day staffed for a Full Shift and $115/day staffed for a Partial Shift.
Judges receive an SCG Tour playmat at the first event that they work every season.
HOW TO APPLY
In addition to submitting an application ("Apply Now!" at the top of the page), we ask that all applicants complete a GoogleForm with additional questions. Applications without either of a completed GoogleForm response or a Judgeapps application will not be considered.
As per the Wizards Play Network (WPN) policy posted in the Magic Rules and Documents, Star City Games is required to perform background checks on all public facing staff, including judges, contracted to work at our events. After event applications close, but before staff selection, all judges who have not already done so, will be asked to provide both the necessary information, and consent, required for StarCityGames.com's third-party organization to conduct a background check. Please note that these forms must be completed and returned by their respective deadline(s) if you wish to be considered for a contracted judge position at a StarCityGames.com event.
If your judge level is not currently correct on JudgeApps when you apply please mention this in your application and ask the person who tested you to update this before the application window closes.
The application window for this event will close at 11:59 PM Eastern time on Monday, February 10th, 2020. Judges wishing to apply for this event after the application window has closed will need to contact us at Judge@starcitygames.com.
Please note that late applications will be considered at a lower priority than those received during the official application window.
Due to staff needs, judges may be accepted for one or two days. There are questions in the GoogleForm to indicate your preference, and requirements to attend, in your application.
Staff for this event will be announced on or before Friday, February 14th, 2020.
Information on room blocks and local hotels will be located in the Event Fact Sheet as it becomes available.
Staff Members
| Name |
Level |
Role |
|---|---|---|
|
Paul Baranay
|
Level 5 (Judge Foundry) | Head Judge |
|
Shawn Doherty
|
Level 5 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
|
Steven Zwanger
|
Level 5 (Judge Foundry) | Appeals Judge |
|
Seth Arar
|
Level 4 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
|
Ward Warren
|
Level 4 (Judge Foundry) | Staff |
|
Elliot Raff
|
Level 3 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
|
Jared Sylva
|
Level 3 (Judge Foundry) | Staff |
|
Dave Unni
|
Level 3 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
|
Andrew Villarrubia
|
Level 3 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
|
Beau
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Team Lead |
|
Johnpaul Adams
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Staff |
|
Shane Congrove
|
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
|
Autumn Cook
|
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) | Head Judge |
|
Ryan Freeburger
|
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
|
Benjamin Harris
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
|
Joshua Hudson
|
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
|
Ian Kernohan
|
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) | Floor Judge |
|
Sean Linkous
|
Level 2 (Judge Foundry) | Staff |
|
Ada Park
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Scorekeeper |
|
Tate Prodigalidad
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
|
Meg Rickman
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
|
Vona Rustay
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Head Judge |
|
Tyrik Strachan
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
|
Phillip Wulfridge
|
Level 2 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
|
Josh Garcia-Cotter
|
Level 1 (Judge Academy) | Staff |
|
Cody Hamlet
|
Level 1 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
|
PJ Wynn Moonsetter
|
Level 1 (Judge Academy) | Staff |
|
Steve Peterman
|
Level 1 (Judge Academy) | Staff |
|
Evan Rabinowitsch
|
Level 1 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
|
Michal Zaglewski
|
Level 1 (Judge Academy) | Floor Judge |
|
Talia Bael
|
Uncertified | Team Lead |
|
Star City Games
|
Uncertified | Tournament Organizer |
|
Riki Hayashi
|
Uncertified | Judge Manager |
|
Abby Kraycar
|
Uncertified | Floor Judge |