USA-SE 2017 Regional Judge Conference

I am excited to announce, in cooperation with Wizards of the Coast, The USA-SE 2017 Regional Judge Conference on December the 9th, 2017.

The event will be held at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta, GA. (LESS THAN 1 MILE OFF I75)

Judge conferences represent an opportunity to socialize with and meet regional judges, but more importantly they are a fantastic venue to pool knowledge. Come see catch up with old friends while hearing seminars and attending workshops designed strengthen and hone your judging skills. Judges will be presenting seminars and work shops on a wide variety of topics, and if we have enough presenters, we have the space and capability to split into smaller sessions for more tailored presentations for each judge.

EVERYONE is welcome, regardless of level or geographic location. Come one, come all! That said, if you do plan to attend, you must apply here. Our large central room (where we'll be doing welcomes and conveining) has a Capacity of 140, which means if applications do explode, we will have to Cap at that number. 

PRESENTATIONS

In order to have a great conference, we need great seminars and workshops! If you'd like to present, please fill out the Google Form below with information about your potential presentation:

https://goo.gl/forms/o2hJpuzGJozS5OS72

SCHEDULING

The conference is tentatively scheduled to run from 10am to 6pm, but will definitely not start before 10am. 

TESTING

 If you are an L0 interested in testing for L1, or an L1 interested in testing for L2, you will need to be sure to contact me (nicolettemapraez@gmail.com) no less than 2 WEEKS PRIOR to the conference with EVIDENCE that pre-testing requirements have been completed.

FOIL SUPPORT

This conference is foil-sponsored. In order to guarantee that you will receive foils at this event, you must be a certified judge and pre-register. There will be no exceptions for any reason. Because we must sent attendee information to WotC at least a month in advance, Judges who register after the application deadline of November 8th, 2017 will be welcome to attend, but will not receive foils. Judge candidates testing for Level 1 at the event or who certify after applications close will also be unable to receive foils.

HOTEL 

Rooms have been negotiated for this event at a nearby hotel.

Rooms at the WINGATE by WYNDHAM ATLANTA GALLERIA CENTER are $94+tax for a king bed and $104+tax for 2 queen beds. This deal is available for both the night before (12/8) and the night of (12/9) the conference. Book early so they don't sell out!

(Call and ask for rate code - CGUSMJ)

This price includes Free Parking, Free Wi-Fi, and their free Full Hot/Cold Breakfast.

Google Maps says that it is a 7 minute walk or 4 minute drive from the hotel to the Galleria Centre. There is a Sharaton and a Renaissance hotel that are also near by, but they were a lot more expensive.

FACEBOOK

A Facebook event has been created here: 

https://www.facebook.com/events/1591821047547241/?acontext=%7B"action_history"%3A[%7B"surface"%3A"dashboard"%2C"mechanism"%3A"calendar_tab_event"%2C"extra_data"%3A"%7B%5C"dashboard_filter%5C"%3A%5C"upcoming%5C"%7D"%7D]%2C"ref"%3A2%2C"source"%3A2%7D

Feel free to use this to arrange travel or whatever strikes your fancy :)