US Southwest Judge Conference 2026

Welcome to the first region Judge Conferece for US Southwest!

We are excited to hold this conference so judges from the region can learn from others in the region. 

Apply to the event to sign up! 

Common Ground Games is an amazing welcoming space, and they are usually pretty busy on the weekends. They have graciously agreed to allow us into their store early so we can take advantage of their general space early before we brak off into the presentations in their private rooms.

We will have some availability for testing. If you are interested in testing for L1 or L2, please fill out this form => https://forms.gle/LP2nYcXvTFfDsgb1A 

We will be looking for presenters. If you are interested in presenting, please fill out this form => https://forms.gle/yjXvQcGZSmdzzV8o8

We will make selections for the presenters by March 22nd, so there's plenty of time to arrange the presentations in the schedule. We will provde further details once the presentations are selected.

We will be looking for some presentations to be geared towards L0/L1 judges, as well as some that are geared towards L1/L2. Presentations that will benefit everyone are also welcome.

Depending on how many people are able to attend the conference, there may be two presentations at once. We will, however, be looking more at presentations that can apply to any judge of any level, or ones geared towards newer judges.

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Itinerary for the day

Doors open at 11:00 AM

Welcome Speech/Mentorship: 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM by Kyle Evans

Diversity and Inclusion: 12:30 PM by John White

Lunch: 1:30 PM

Getting the Most out of Events: 2:30 PM by Bliss Bizzell-Hand

Self-care at Events: 3:30 PM By Mitchell Nitz

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