Editor’s note: The article was originally posted on the Nordic Region blog and shared with us by the author to reach a wider audience. Thanks Lars! When I read the announcement in august that the regional conference was to be held in Malmö October 13th this year, I was a bit sad. Not that Malmö […]
Category: Conference Reports
Iberian Judge Conferences 2017 Part 1: Spain Split – Overview
Editor´s note: This article is a joint effort by a lot of writers, editors, translators and reviewers. The full list can be found at the end of the article! Overview During the weekend from June 30th to July 2nd the Spain split of the Iberian Judge Conferences 2017 was held in Madrid. 53 judges gathered […]
TX North Central Winter Miniconference 2018 – Report
Location: Brownwood, Texas Date: February 3, 2018 Attendance: 20 confirmed attendees, 1 walk-in Presentations: 5 Judge Tests Passed: 4 L1s certified Organizers: Brandon Cox, Joseph Dunlap Photography: Michael Arrowsmith, John White, Jonathan Dean Brandon and I received our L1 certification at the USA-South Autumn Conference 2017 in Ardmore, Oklahoma, becoming the only certified judges […]
NH/ME/VT Summer Conference 2017 Report
Location: Deerfield, NH Date: 7/16/2017 Photography: Location NH’s first judge conference was held, as organizer described it, “literally in the middle of the woods,” at the scenic Longview School in Deerfield, NH. We were able to use a large gathering hall as our main room, and several classrooms as other seminar rooms. While we were […]
Nordic Spring Conference 2017 – Report
Originally posted in the Nordic Region blog, we wanted to give more exposure to Lars' report. Enjoy reading!
USA-South Autumn Conference Report
Read all about the latest USA-South judge Conference! All you can eat BBQ (sadly) not included for readers
Hoboken Judge Conference Report
Location: Hoboken, New Jersey Date: 26 March 2016 Attendance: 147 confirmed attendees plus several walk-ins Presentations: 26 Judge Tests Passed: 8, including one new L2 Location The idea for this conference started about a year ago, when , , and approached me with this idea at the Spring 2015 judge conference. They wanted to host […]
Eastern European Winter Conference Report
Location: Sinaia, Romania. Date: 5-7 February 2016. Arriving at the hearth of Transylvania was much better then expected. We were warned about bad roads (or no roads at all), but had a completely different experience. Sinaia is a mountain resort known by its Peles Castle, Sinaia monastery and even was a residence for Romanian Royal family. Very […]
Organizing a Judge Conference – What can go wrong
Last year, I was one of the organizers of the Czechoslovak judge conference. And even though the conference went quite smoothly with about 40 participants and 18 seminars over 2 days, it was not completely problem-free. So, I’m writing this article describing some of the issues we have been dealing with in order to prevent […]
Hosting the Virginia Judge Conference at Battlegrounds
Hosting a conference is a lot of work. There is a ton of planning that goes into it that and I did not realize and were surprised to prepare for. The Set Up or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the LGS Finding the perfect place is difficult, and a truly perfect place […]