QC Regional Judge Conference 2017

REGISTRATION IS CLOSED

You can still attend the conference (and you should!) but you will not be eligible to receive foils.

It's Judge Conference time in Canada! This time, we'll be getting together in Montréal, QC for a weekend of Magic, Judging, and Generally Fun Things. The main event will be at Atwater Library in the auditorium.

This is one of several Regional Judge Conferences being held in Canada this year. As such, attendees may only receive up to one (1) foil packet from Canadian Regional Judge Conferences in 2017, regardless of how many conferences they attend this year. If you have already received foils from a Canadian Judge Conference this year, you will not receive foils for attending this one.

What's in a conference? 

The goal of this conference is to improve the overall quality of Magic Judges and their interactions with Magic Players. Attendees are invited to receive training and knowledge from other experienced judges, and share their own skills and observations with the judge community.

As an appreciation for your contribution to the betterment of the Magic Judge Programme, foils will be distributed via mail to conference attendees. Only judges who are certified as of the application deadline (4 August) and who have actively participated in a full slate of seminars will be eligible to receive a foil packet after the conclusion of the conference. More information on the possible contents of the foil packet is available on the Judge Conferences Blog.

If your judge level on JudgeApps is incorrectly showing L0, please have your Regional Coordinator email David Poon confirmation of your certification.

Registration

If you wish to attend this conference, please take the time to apply here on JudgeApps and tell us about your JudgeLife™. Attendance at this conference may be limited, so be sure to indicate in your cover letter not only how this conference will affect your own personal growth in the programme, but also how it will benefit your local, regional, or global Magic community.

Please note that you may cancel at any time, so it's better to get your application in sooner rather than forget about it and accidentally miss the deadline. Also note that you can edit your application after applying.

Preference will be given to judges living in Canada, but all interested parties are encouraged to apply (and will likely be accepted as long as there is room and their cover letters contain sufficient content).

Registration will remain open through Friday 4 August. To submit an application after that date, please email David Poon directly. Judges who apply late will not be eligible to receive a foil packet at the conference.

Schedule

Saturday 2 September

10:00 – Doors open for setup and fee collection
10:30 – Robert Hinrichsen: Replacement effects
11:30 – David Lachance-Poitras: Tools for training
12:30 – LUNCH
13:30 – Eric Paré: What would you do at Regular REL?
14:30 – William Blondon: Asking the right questions

16:00 – Draft & EDH: Three Kings Loot (1118 Rue Ste-Catherine Ouest #204 @ Rue Peel)
19:30 – DINNER: Rubs American BBQ (17 Rue Prince Arthur Est @ Boul St-Laurent)

Presentations and Volunteering 

If you wish to present a seminar, or volunteer in some other way, please let us know in your application no later than Wednesday 2 August.

Seminars should be approximately 50 minutes long and should solicit active participation from the audience—this could be anywhere from structured Q&As, role-playing scenarios, or even friendly competition. Proposals for off-the-wall, non-traditional, non-lecture-style presentations that challenge the concept of what a seminar is are very much encouraged.

L3 presenters may present their seminar at up to two (2) Regional Judge Conferences in Canada this year, and will be offered a small travel incentive to attend the second conference.

Testing 

Have you been thinking about testing for the next level? This is a perfect opportunity to stop procrastinating and put a deadline on your calendar. Testing for L1 and L2 will be available at this conference—make sure you express your interest when you apply.

Please note that certifying for L1 at this conference will not make you eligible to receive a foil packet.

Venue

The venue is the auditorium of the Atwater Public Library. You can find more information here: https://www.atwaterlibrary.ca/

It is very close to the Atwater metro station, and there is paid parking available nearby, both on the street and in underground garages.

Please note that it is unfortunotely not wheelchair accessible, as both the library and the auditorium are only accessible via stairs.

Due to the cost of booking the venue, there will be a small cover charge associated with attending the conference ($5-$10). We are very grateful to the Judge Program for subsidizing the major portion of the cost, without which we would have to charge significantly more, or be unable to hold the conference altogether.