Iowa Midwest Regional Judge Conference

I am excited to announce, in cooperation with Mayhem Comics, Cards & Games, the 2015 Iowa Midwest Regional Judge Conference on 4 October 2015.

The event will be held at Mayhem Comics, Cards & Games

http://www.mayhemcomics.com

7500 University Ave

Des Moines, IA 50325
(515)271-8104

Judge conferences represent an opportunity to socialize with regional judges, but more importantly they are a fantastic venue for education. Come see old friends and new, all while hearing seminars and attending workshops designed strengthen and hone your judging skills. Your peers will be presenting seminars and work groups on a wide variety of topics, so there will surely be presentations of relevance regardless of your level or position in the program. This is a standalone conference, not associated with any event. This will allow you to focus all of your efforts on the topics at hand without being distracted by other duties or the anticipation of such.

EVERYONE is welcome, regardless of level or geographic location. Come one, come all! That said, if you do plan to attend, please be sure to apply here so we have an accurate head count in advance.

SCHEDULING
The conference will run from 12pm to 6pm, and will be followed by a judge dinner immediately afterwards at a To be determined location.

PRESENTING
A conference is only as strong as it's presenters, and this one will be no different. We need you, YES YOU, to consider what skills or expertise you have that you may be willing to share in seminar or workshop format with your colleagues. Please email Araka Schroeder at arakacrawford@gmail.com if you are interested and willing to present a topic. Preference will be greatly in favor of interactive sessions. We want active learning to be the norm, so get brainstorming on some topics!

TESTING
Candidates interested in testing to level up (either level 0 to level 1 or level 1 to level 2) at this conference need to express said interest in their cover letter for this event. Please be prepared to provide evidence of having completed the prerequisites for the desired level. The judges doing the testing will be contacting candidates two weeks before the conference.

FOIL SUPPORT
Our leaders in all things Magic, Wizards of the Coast, are graciously rewarding attendance of certified judges at this event with a selection of judge foils. The number of foils distributed will be dependent upon the number of sessions attended as well as completion of a survey to provide feedback to the presenters.

In order to guarantee that you will receive foils at this event, you must pre-register. There will be no exceptions for any reason. Judges who register after the application deadline of 6 September 2015 will be welcome to attend, but will not receive foils.