Grand Prix Manchester 2016 - By MindSports Academy

Hi! On behalf of MindSports Academy, I want to thank you for your interest in working at GP Manchester 2016! Here are the application instructions for the GP. If you have any further questions you can contact me at Ch0b3t@gmail.com

Our Head Judges for this event will be Cristiana Dionisio and Matteo Calegary, from Italy!

Grand Prix Manchester will be held on May 27-29 2016. The format is Standard. Please read carefully the instructions for application as well as completing our Grand Prix Manchester Application Form.   

You have a better chance of being accepted if you are an active L2+ in your community. You must speak sufficient English to operate in a tournament setting. If you can speak other languages please indicate in the application form, but this is by no means a requirement.

Judges at Grand Prix Manchester are expected to prepare for the event, in order to provide our players, the top customer service they deserve. If selected, you should be updated on the Magic the Gathering Documents (you can find those documents on the Magic:The Gathering Document Center), and you’re expected to read the event’s preparation posts and/or emails.   

Judges are also expected to arrive on time and in appropriate attire to begin judging at the start of their assigned shifts. Also as representatives of the Judge Program and MindSports Academy, judges are expected to behave in a professional manner all times.

Please bring appropriate judging attire, including a black judge shirt and black trousers with belt. If you do not have a shirt with the Magic Judge logo, please let us know in our Grand Prix Manchester Application Form so one can be provided for you.

Compensation depends on your level, the amount of days you work and your awarded sponsorship (Travel Sponsorship, Volunteer or Standby). Compensation will be settled during the weekend, after being previously announced. The product will be English product of the current set at that time (Which will be Shadows over Innistrad). Cash will be paid in British Pounds (GBP).

Please pay attention carefully to the compensation details and make sure you have sufficient space to take all your product home with you when packing.

Daily compensation judge rates are:

• Level 2 judges receive: 1 Booster Box + 70 GBP cash per day worked + food stipend
• Level 3 judges will receive: 1.5 Booster Box + 140 GBP cash per day worked + food stipend
• Level 4 and Level 5 judges will receive: 1.5 Booster Box + 160 GBP cash per day worked + food stipend

In addition to this:

• All judges in Staff working at least 1 day will receive a GP Manchester playmat
• All L3, L4 and L5 judges selected will have Room Sponsorship during the weekend at the Staff Hotel.

All judges selected as Volunteer or Travel Sponsorship will receive 1 extra Booster Box for the weekend in addition to their daily compensation.

We’re looking for a few Standby judges for this event. If you’re selected as Standby judge for any day, you will be expected to come and play events for free. However, if attendance is higher than expected, you will be contacted on site to come and judge. This could happen at any given point during the weekend (Friday, Saturday or even Sunday). Standby Judges, if activated, will get the corresponding general compensation per day worked.

If you have any question about the Standby system, please contact me at Ch0b3t@gmail.com

Our MindSports Academy Masters will be automatically accepted for the event with Travel Sponsorship in addition to their corresponding benefits.

If you want to apply to be a MindSports Academy Master for 2016, you can do it here

All judges will receive a food stipend per day (see General Compensation) to help them with their meal costs.

MindSports Academy is offering a limited amount of travel sponsorship to selected judges. You may apply for a travel sponsorship on the application form. This sponsorship will be:

·80 GBP Travel Cash Stipend 

All judges in staff will have to agree and sign a judge contract to work with MindSports Academy during 2016. A contract template will be attached to the event files in case you want to read it in advance.

Some personal information will be requested later to all selected judges to personalize the contracts before the event. Judges should sign them on site during their first day of work.

If you have any question about the contracts, please contact me at Ch0b3t@gmail.com

Please fill out the GP Manchester application form. Then click on the “Apply Now!” link on the top of the page.

Due to staff needs, judges may be accepted for two or three days. There are questions in the GP Manchester application form to indicate your preferences.

The application window for GP Manchester will close at 11.59 PM Eastern time on March, 6th.

GP Manchester staff will be announced on or before March, 12th, If an earlier notification of your application’s status would facilitate making travel plans, please contact me at Ch0b3t@gmail.com once you have submitted your application.

The Staff hotel will be:

Copthrone Hotel Manchester

 Clippers Quay

Salford Quays

Manchester

M50 3SN

United Kingdom

+44 (0) 16 1873 7321

http://www.millenniumhotels.co.uk/copthornemanchester/