SE USA Summer Judge Conference

In cooperation with Gamescape of Tallahassee FL, I am happy to announce the Regional USA-South East Judge Conference, on Saturday August 16th, 2014.

The location will be: Gamescape in Tallahassee, Florida (http://www.gamescape.com/).

Ben Bloodworth and his staff provided such an excellent venue for our conference last year that not running it back would unthinkable!

Judge Conferences are the occasion to meet new people and see old friends, to learn and teach, to share your tips and spread knowledge. They are one of the best opportunities to learn best practices and share what works for you. During this conference, short seminars or workshops focused on one aspect of the judge program will be presented by volunteers. As this conference is not tied to a tournament, the expected turnout will be smaller.  This is not just a good thing, but a great thing! This means seminar sizes will be smaller, more interactive and you, dear reader, will get more out of each seminar!

The Judge Conference is open to everyone, regardless of Judge Level or location.  That means L0s from Italy are welcome!  However, If you plan to attend, please  apply here so that we will have an accurate headcount for planning purposes.

SCHEDULING

The conference will be run from 2pm until 7pm. We encourage you to join us for a memorable judge dinner immediately following the conference.

PRESENTING

"Son, we live in a world that has conferences, and those conferences have to be staffed by people with seminars. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Lt. Weinburg?"  - Paraphrasing Col Jessup from A Few Good Men.

Thats right!  A conference is only as strong as its presenters.  Please consider your areas of expertise, or special skills that you wish to share with the larger program.  Contact Bryan Prillaman at bprill.mtg@gmail.com if you are interested in presenting.  We have a strong preference for interactive or engaging seminars.  We want you on that wall.  We need you on that wall.

FOIL SUPPORT

Our Glorious Overlords at Wizards of the Coast are rewarding certified judges at this conference with a selection of judge foils. The number of foils given to each attendee will be based on the number of seminars attended and completion of an exit survey.

In order to guarantee that you receive foils, you must pre-register for the conference. There is no exception to this rule.  Judges who register after July 12th will not be eligible to receive foils.