Grand Prix Portland 2014

Organizer: Cascade Games
Judge manager: Riki Hayashi
Event type: Grand Prix
REL: Competitive/Professional (GP)
Format: Team Limited
Event date(s): Aug. 7, 2014-Aug. 10, 2014
Location: Portland, Oregon, United States
Venue: Oregon Convention Center
777 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Portland, OR 97232
Applications accepted through: June 26, 2014

Event Information

On behalf of Cascade Games and Channel Fireball, I want to thank you for your interest in working at Grand Prix Portland 2014. Due to the needs of the event, there are a few things that you should note:

·         GP Portland will be a 4-day event starting on Thursday, August 7<sup>th</sup>. The main event (Team Sealed) is still the same Saturday-Sunday format. Thursday will be an extra day of side events.

·         There will be a bunch of Magic-related activities besides the 4 days of scheduled tournaments. As such we need people who have experience organizing convention activities including cosplay, panels, customer relations, etc. These people do not need to be judges, but are encouraged to apply through apps.magicjudges.org.

·         Due to the event needs, we will be evaluating applications on a rolling basis. The first round of acceptances has been processed. Remaining applicants will be processed in 2 or 3 more waves with the final wave processed after the application deadline closes on June 26th.

 

Expectations



Please be reminded that judging a GP is a lot of fun, but it's also a lot of work. You get to see a bunch of old friends and you'll hopefully make a few new ones - but you'll also take judge calls, give rulings, take registration, pick up trash, count lists, push in chairs, prepare product, pick up trash, move tables, push in chairs, deploy tablecloths, pick up trash, fold tablecloths, push in chairs, stay up late, pick up trash, help the artists, push in chairs, help with breakdown, and pick up trash!

Please indicate in your application if you are available to work Thursday or Friday. There will be multiple shifts, so indicate your hours of availability.

All judges staffed for Sunday are expected to be available to work until 8pm. If you must leave early, your compensation may be reduced. Please contact the Staff Manager as soon as you know about a possible conflict.

The application window will close on Thursday, June 26th.

 

Tangible Benefits For You

Foils - Wizards of the Coast will give a selection of DCI foils to all certified judges assigned to judging shifts. Judge shirts will available to certified judges on staff who need them.



Product - Judges will receive a box of product per day worked. Level 3+ judges will receive an additional half box per day worked. This product will be from a recent Magic set.

Food & room – Cascade Games will provide a stipend to all staff members of $80 per day worked for food and lodging. All staff members will be required to complete tax information for Cascade Games before starting their shift.

Hotel

Getting hotel rooms in August is difficult.  The hotel block is expected to fill quickly. Please book as soon as you are accepted for the event!

Red Lion Hotel

1021 NE Grand Ave, Portland, OR 97232

Discounted $105 double room rate.

Call 1-800-343-1820 or 503-235-2100

ask for the cascade games rate.

 

Staff Members

Name Level Region Role
Stephan Classen
Level 5 Judge (Judge Foundry) USA - Pacific Northwest Floor Judge
Shawn Doherty
Level 5 Judge (Judge Foundry) USA - Midatlantic Floor Judge
Brook Gardner-Durbin
Level 5 Judge (Judge Foundry) USA - Great Lakes Floor Judge
Matthew Karr
Level 5 Judge (Judge Foundry) USA - South Central Floor Judge
Joe Klopchic
Level 5 Judge (Judge Foundry) USA - Pacific Northwest Floor Judge
Mitsunori Makino
Level 5 Judge (International Judge Program) Japan Floor Judge
W. Matt Williams
Level 5 Judge (Judge Foundry) USA - Pacific Northwest Floor Judge
Steven Zwanger
Level 5 Judge (Judge Foundry) USA - Midatlantic Floor Judge
Brandon Welch
Level 4 Judge (Judge Foundry) USA - Pacific Northwest Floor Judge
Thomas Ralph
Level 3 Judge (UK Magic Officials) United Kingdom, Ireland, and South Africa Floor Judge
Ralph Colby
Level 2 Judge (Judge Foundry) USA - Pacific Northwest Floor Judge
CJ Crooks
Level 2 Judge (Judge Foundry) USA - Midatlantic Floor Judge
Joe Kavanagh
Level 2 Judge (Judge Foundry) USA - Pacific West Staff
John O'Donnell
Level 2 Judge (Judge Foundry) USA - Pacific West Floor Judge
Gareth Pye
Level 2 Judge (Oceanic Judge Association) Australia and New Zealand Floor Judge
Josh Stansfield
Level 2 Judge (Judge Foundry) USA - Pacific West Floor Judge
Jared Sylva
Level 2 Judge (Judge Foundry) USA - Midatlantic Floor Judge
Vicente Davis
Level 1 Judge (Judge Foundry) USA - Pacific West Floor Judge
James Do Hung Lee
Level 1 Judge (Judge Foundry) USA - Pacific Northwest Floor Judge
Philippe Monlevade
Level 1 Judge (International Judge Program) Brazil Floor Judge
Giorgos Trichopoulos
Level 1 Judge (International Judge Program) Europe - East Floor Judge
David Zimet
Level 1 Judge (Judge Foundry) USA - Pacific West Floor Judge
John Alderfer
Uncertified USA - Northeast Floor Judge
Trevor Baker
Uncertified USA - Pacific Northwest Staff
Zachary Bange
Uncertified USA - Pacific West Floor Judge
Joel Bantiles
Uncertified Asia Floor Judge
Jeremy Behunin
Uncertified USA - Pacific Northwest Floor Judge
Abeed Bendall
Uncertified Canada - Western Provinces Floor Judge
Guillaume Beuzelin
Uncertified France Floor Judge
Lisa Bieker
Uncertified USA - Pacific Northwest Floor Judge
Brittney Blumenthal
Uncertified USA - Pacific Northwest Staff
Casey Brefka
Uncertified USA - South Central Floor Judge
Steven Briggs
Uncertified USA - Great Lakes Floor Judge
Cody Brown
Uncertified USA - Pacific Northwest Floor Judge
John Carter
Uncertified USA - Pacific Northwest Staff
Frank Chafe
Uncertified USA - Pacific Northwest Staff
Angela Chandler
Uncertified USA - Pacific West Floor Judge
Adena Chernosky
Uncertified USA - Pacific Northwest Floor Judge
Eric Cheung
Uncertified USA - Pacific West Floor Judge
Nole Clauson
Uncertified USA - Pacific Northwest Floor Judge
Jeffrey Darran
Uncertified USA - Midatlantic Floor Judge
Ryan Darris
Uncertified USA - Pacific West Floor Judge
Chris Davis
Uncertified USA - Pacific West Floor Judge
Marc DeArmond
Uncertified USA - Pacific Northwest Floor Judge
David Delgado
Uncertified USA - Pacific West Floor Judge
Jess Dunks
Uncertified USA - Southeast Floor Judge
Toby Elliott
Uncertified USA - Northeast Head Judge
Nicholas Fang
Uncertified USA - Pacific Northwest Scorekeeper
Oren Firestein
Uncertified USA - Pacific Northwest Floor Judge
Lee Fisher
Uncertified USA - Pacific Northwest Floor Judge
Jason Flatford
Uncertified USA - Northeast Floor Judge
Xander Forral
Uncertified USA - Pacific West Floor Judge
Dane Frank
Uncertified USA - Pacific Northwest Floor Judge
Meaghan Gallagher
Uncertified USA - Pacific Northwest Floor Judge
Darren Gamble
Uncertified Canada - Western Provinces Floor Judge
Brian Glenn
Uncertified USA - Pacific West Floor Judge
Mike Goodman
Uncertified USA - Pacific Northwest Staff
Andrew Goulart
Uncertified USA - Pacific Northwest Staff
Arthur Halavais
Uncertified USA - Pacific West Floor Judge
Aaron Hamer
Uncertified USA - Pacific Northwest Staff
David Hartford
Uncertified USA - Pacific West Floor Judge
Dawna Havnar
Uncertified USA - Pacific Northwest Staff
Riki Hayashi
Uncertified USA - Midatlantic Staff
Sarah Hayashi
Uncertified USA - Midatlantic Floor Judge
Aaron Henner
Uncertified USA - Pacific Northwest Floor Judge
Chris Higashi
Uncertified USA - Pacific West Floor Judge
Jeff S Higgins
Uncertified USA - Pacific Northwest Floor Judge
Will Hofweber
Uncertified USA - Pacific Northwest Floor Judge
Kacey Hogan
Uncertified USA - Southeast Floor Judge
Alexis Hunt
Uncertified Canada - Eastern Provinces Floor Judge
Brian Hunter
Uncertified USA - Pacific Northwest Floor Judge
Shawn Jamison
Uncertified USA - Pacific Northwest Staff
Nichole Johnson
Uncertified USA - Pacific West Floor Judge
Jordan Johnston
Uncertified USA - Pacific West Floor Judge
Robert Jures
Uncertified USA - Great Lakes Floor Judge
Brian Keaton
Uncertified USA - Pacific Northwest Floor Judge
Kyle King
Uncertified USA - Pacific West Floor Judge
Emily Klopchic (Blasdell)
Uncertified USA - Pacific Northwest Floor Judge
Kyle Knudson
Uncertified USA - Pacific Northwest Staff
Aaron LaCluyze
Uncertified USA - Great Lakes Floor Judge
Greg Lauro
Uncertified USA - Pacific West Floor Judge
Christopher Leclercq
Uncertified USA - Pacific Northwest Floor Judge
Daniel Lee
Uncertified USA - Pacific West Floor Judge
Kathryn Lee
Uncertified USA - Pacific West Staff
Eric Levine
Uncertified USA - Pacific Northwest Staff
Allison Macrae
Uncertified Canada - Western Provinces Floor Judge
Max Maloney
Uncertified USA - Pacific Northwest Floor Judge
Julian Marin
Uncertified USA - Midatlantic Floor Judge
Jordan McQueen
Uncertified USA - Pacific Northwest Floor Judge
Cassidy Melczak
Uncertified USA - Midatlantic Floor Judge
Anthony Miller
Uncertified USA - Pacific Northwest Floor Judge
Bruce Mills
Uncertified USA - Midatlantic Floor Judge
John Mills
Uncertified USA - Pacific West Floor Judge
Callum Milne
Uncertified Canada - Western Provinces Floor Judge
Alex Moore
Uncertified USA - Pacific West Floor Judge
Tyler Morrison
Uncertified USA - Pacific West Floor Judge
Jeff Morrow
Uncertified USA - Pacific West Floor Judge
William Mox
Uncertified USA - Pacific Northwest Floor Judge
Gregg Nakagawa
Uncertified USA - Pacific West Floor Judge
Stephanie Nakagawa
Uncertified USA - Pacific Northwest Staff
Bob Narindra
Uncertified USA - Pacific Northwest Floor Judge
Katie Neal
Uncertified USA - Pacific Northwest Floor Judge
Scott Neiwert
Uncertified USA - Pacific Northwest Floor Judge
Jason Ness
Uncertified Canada - Western Provinces Floor Judge
Ken Nichols
Uncertified USA - Pacific Northwest Staff
Chris Nowak
Uncertified USA - Midatlantic Floor Judge
Christian Oliveros
Uncertified USA - Pacific Northwest Floor Judge
Phillip Painter
Uncertified USA - Pacific West Floor Judge
Elizabeth Peloquin
Uncertified USA - Pacific Northwest Staff
Casey Primm
Uncertified USA - Great Lakes Floor Judge
Elliot Raff
Uncertified USA - Midatlantic Floor Judge
Zachary Reyburn
Uncertified USA - Plains Floor Judge
Peter Richmond
Uncertified USA - Pacific Northwest Floor Judge
Christopher Richter
Uncertified USA - Great Lakes Head Judge
Robert Riley
Uncertified USA - Pacific Northwest Floor Judge
Zach Robinson
Uncertified USA - Pacific Northwest Floor Judge
Joanne-Isabel "Izzy" Rust
Uncertified USA - Pacific Northwest Staff
Nick Rutkowski
Uncertified USA - Pacific West Floor Judge
Billicent San Juan
Uncertified USA - Pacific West Staff
Ken Sawada
Member (International Judge Program) Japan Floor Judge
Angela Schabauer
Uncertified Canada - Western Provinces Floor Judge
Chris Schafer
Uncertified USA - Plains Floor Judge
Andrej Selivra
Uncertified USA - Pacific West Floor Judge
Tim Shields
Uncertified USA - Pacific Northwest Tournament Organizer
Samantha Short
Uncertified USA - Great Lakes Floor Judge
Bret Siakel
Uncertified USA - Pacific Northwest Floor Judge
Joshua Silvestri
Uncertified USA - Pacific West Floor Judge
Niko Skartvedt
Uncertified Canada - Western Provinces Floor Judge
Ronald Thompson
Uncertified USA - Pacific Northwest Floor Judge
Dalibor Trnka
Member (International Judge Program) Latin America Floor Judge
Miki Urban
Uncertified USA - Pacific West Floor Judge
Alex Valencourt
Uncertified USA - Pacific West Floor Judge
Patrick Vorbroker
Uncertified USA - Midatlantic Floor Judge
Mitchell Waldbauer
Uncertified USA - Southwest Floor Judge
Nathan Wang
Uncertified USA - Pacific West Floor Judge
Synthia Weires
Uncertified USA - Pacific West Staff
Steve Wellington
Uncertified USA - Pacific West Floor Judge
Adam White
Uncertified USA - Pacific West Floor Judge
Joe Wiesenberg
Uncertified USA - Pacific West Floor Judge
Chris Wong
Member (Judge Foundry) USA - Pacific West Scorekeeper
Patrick Wong
Member (Judge Foundry) Canada - Eastern Provinces Floor Judge
Tom Wyliehart
Uncertified USA - Pacific Northwest Floor Judge
Warren Yung
Uncertified Canada - Western Provinces Floor Judge