Swiss Judge Conference 2017

Judge Conferences are the occasion to meet new people and see old friends from all around the world, to learn and teach, to share your tips and spread knowledge. They are one of the best opportunities to get good practices and updated information passed amongst the judge community. During this conference, short seminars or workshops focused on different aspects of the judge program will be presented by volunteers.

The Judge Conference is open to everyone, regardless of Judge Level (Non-Certified Judges are welcome as well!), or whether you are judging at your store or internationally.  If you are interested in attending, please apply so we will have an accurate headcount.

TIME

The Swiss Judge Conference 2017 will be held from 10:00 am until about 5:00 pm on Sunday, August 20th.

After the 'official' part there is time for board games and other social activities.

The conference will begin with a meet and greet from 10:00 am to 10:30 am. 
Seminars will start at 10:30 am, and there will be a lunch break from 12:30 am to 1:30 pm. 
There will be seminars geared toward all levels of experience and interests. Exact schedule and content to be announced.

VENUE

The conference will take place in Bern at House of Cards.There is a very limited number of parking spots near the venue, so we encourage you to use public transport (stops within 100 meters), or carpool.

PRESENTING A SEMINAR

If you are interested in presenting a seminar please say so in your application and email me (batcatbues@gmail.com), if you are interested but need some ideas or a topic we can help you out.

Seminars could be focused on some skill or knowledge you got from your work or studies and you use during judging, on some knowledge or good practice you acquired about an aspect of the judge program, it could be the presentation of one of the projects you're working on, or even organizing a fun game to end the day with!

You don't need to be a world expert on the topic you plan to present, as long as you think you have something useful to share with the community.

Senior judges and candidates for leveling up in the judge program are encouraged to apply and present a seminar or workshop.

FOILS

We will have a few judge foils sponsored by the DEATCH RC. Thanks to Stefan for making this conference possible. As prerequisites for receiving foils you need to be a certified judge and participate actively and in a constructive manner during the seminars.

***Update: There is now an additional contingent of foils sponsored by the RC of France. French-speaking judges will have priority on those. In order to allow the french-speaking judges to plan their journey, the application deadline has been extended to mid-July. Thanks to Guillaume for supporting the Swiss Judge Conference***