Montreal Judge Conference 2018

Bonjour!

Once again, a judge conference will be happening in Montréal this year! This will be a one-day conference held on Saturday July 14th 2018. Location has been confirmed to be the Atwater Public Library (same location as last year's conference).

Applications are open to judges of all levels as well as judge candidates. Please make sure you apply before June 17th to help confirm attendance numbers.

Cover letter

Each applicant is expected to provide a short cover letter where they must explain which subjects related to judging they would like to see presented.  This will help us determine the community's needs and plan presentations accordingly if possible.

Presenters

We are looking for five or six presenters to run seminars at the conference. If you are interested, please mention it in your cover letter with the subject(s) you would like to present.

ALL Presentations must be done in English and must have received final approval one week before the Conference.

Foils allocation

Like last year, each L1+ attendee will receive a packet of judge foils. Presenters will receive an extra packet.  

Judge candidates are welcome to attend, but are not eligible for judge foils.

As always, each attendee is required to fill out the feedback form for each seminar as well as the General Conference Feedback form to obtain their foils, which will be mailed out after the conference is over.

Fees

As was the case last year, securing a proper location for our needs can be a bit expensive and the budget provided by the Canadian Conference project team may not be sufficient to cover all the costs. Once all costs and attendance numbers are determined, we shall announce if a participation fee is required.

We aim that this fee will not exceed $10 per person.

Exams opportunities

Opportunities for L1/L2 testing are available during the conference. Please mention in your cover letter if you want to write your exam during the conference.

Judge party

After the conference, there will be a Judge Dinner as well as a Judge Party (locations and times TBA). It should be noted that this conference is being held during Core Set 2019's Draft Weekend so we may have the opportunity to participate in a draft event at a nearby store—to be confirmed before July 7th.  

We are also open for other suggestions for the official judge party activity—a thread will be open in the forums. The only restriction is that the early evening activities must be open to minors (as we have a few L1s who are minors). After that activity, any other activities can be organized between attendees without restrictions.

Miscellaneous

- Some sugary/healthy collations and coffee will be provided by the organizers on the morning of the conference.

- A few Festivals will be ongoing the day of the conference if you want to setup post-conference activities on your own.

    * Fantasia Genre film festival

    * Juste pour Rire / Just for Laughs Festival