Scottish Judge Conference 2017

We am very pleased to announce the third Scottish Judge Conference! This will be taking place on Saturday 2nd September 2017. This is a one day conference, and is expected to run from approx 10am to 6pm, with an optional dinner afterwards.

Judge conferences are an opportunity to meet new people, see old friends, learn new tips and share knowledge. During the conference, we will be running seminars and workshops focusing on particular aspects of the judge program, all presented by volunteers like you.

The Scottish Judge Conference is open to all, regardless whether you're a player or judge, local or non-local. However, if you do plan on attending, please apply here so that we will have an accurate headcount for planning purposes. 

To recieve any judge foils that will be available, judges must apply before 23rd July 2017.

Presenters

To present at the judge conference, we would like to hear from you before 11th June 2017.  This is to allow us time to plan a schedule in advance. You don't need to have a topic decided by then, just a willingness to present!

Note: If you still want to present after this date, please get in touch ASAP and we may be able to accommodate. 

We are aiming to have a two track schedule, allowing attendees to choose which sessions are most appropriate to them. This also means that we need more presenters than last year, so if you're on the fence, let us know so that we can work with you to see what is possible.

Schedule

The list of presenters and presentations will be posted as soon as this is available, with a first draft appearing in early July.

The event will culminate with a Judge Quiz. Those of you who have participated before will likely recall the fiendishly difficult questions. Everything will be Magic and/or judging related, so while preparation is futile, attempts are welcome.

Testing

Level 1 and Level 2 Testing will be available by prior arrangement. If you wish to test for Level 1 or 2, please contact Daniel De Swarte(the_random_smurf@hotmail.co.uk or www.facebook.com/daniel.deswarte.1) in advance to arrange details.

Accommodation

For those travelling from outside Scotland, we have a few spare rooms in friendly local judges houses who would be happy to help you save some costs on visiting. If this is desired, please specify this in your application. These will be allocated where most required, but don't leave it too late to ask, because we won't be leaving this until the end of the application window.

Judge Dinner

There will be an optional judge dinner following the event. No bookings have been made, so please indicate any dietary requirements and preferences when applying. If you are unable to attend the conference but would like to attend the meal afterwards, please contact Daniel (as above) for the purpose of assuring we have enough seats reserved!