Sonoma Con 2026

Thank you for your interest in Sonoma Con 2026!

I am soliciting interest in judging our first cEDH tournament.  The head judge will be Michael Arrowsmith. Judges should have a background in competitive style events, and should have some experience judging cEDH. 

GENERAL EXPECTATIONS

Staff of this show will be direct brand ambassadors for the game and should act accordingly. This means presenting themselves professionally as well as delivering great customer service for all attendees. Additionally, here are some general expectations:

• Shift times
• Your shifts each day can be in a window of roughly 8:00 to 21:00.
• Shift lengths will be around 10–11 hours, with a 90 minutes lunch break and at least one additional thirty-minute break.
• Please be aware that, if you are not available for the time frame above you need to mention that in the application, it may reduce your chance for being staffed.
• Your actual shift call times will vary by role and shifts.
• You are required to be ready to work your shift at your current call time, this means being on-time, in uniform, and ready to listen to your briefing.
  
  
• Judge attire
• Judges are expected to arrive on time and in appropriate attire. 
• Predominantly black pants, or similar, and predominantly black shoes. 
• Staff shirts will be provided for this event. 

• Staff communication
• We also expect every staff member of the event to update themselves on information posted in the staff forum to be aware of general information as well as their roles and responsibilities.
  
  
• Selling, buying and trading
• Staff or attendees are not allowed to sell or buy any items in or near the event hall. 
• The only exception to this is official vendors in the event hall.
  
  

STAFF COMPENSATION

The staff outlined below, will receive the following per day worked, based on their role for that day. 

Floor Judge: $300 per day

Travel arranged and paid for by each staff member on their own, independently of the organizer. 

Payments will be processed in check for US based staff members and paypal for non-US based staff.

Accommodation

Accomodation is a shared hotel room provided by the organizer.

STAFF RECOGNITION

All staff members regardless of the number of days worked, and their role will receive promotional items for the event.
This promotional gift is an expression of appreciation for the contributions of all staff working at this event. These items should not be considered part of, or in lieu of, your staff compensation for the event.

Thank you for your interest and consideration. If you have any questions, please reach out to Joe at sappeventservices@gmail.com 

Note: As you are not on staff for this event, some users may be hidden from the staff list, in accordance with their privacy settings. You can always see the full staff list if you are either part of the staff yourself, or otherwise, after the event is over.