Monthly News
- The leadership in our region has started doing Post-Event Pyramid (PEP) Feedback. More information has been shared on Facebook, and can be found here. For those looking for the feedback forms, the page with a list of all events accepting PEP feedback and links to their webforms can be found here.
- The newly launched Rules Resources site has now consolidated the Annotated IPG, Annotated MTR, and all of the other rules documents you could ever want.
- Exemplar wave 5 has opened up officially and we can begin writing recognitions at this time. The window remains open until the end of day May 1 (which is a Sunday). There is additional information posted by Brian Prillaman
, which was posted on the Exemplar Program blog.
Northeast Blog Highlights
- Bearz Repeating (2/04/16): Paul Baranay
touches on some of his experiences from PAX South, especially in regards to how our cell phones get in the way of our relationships with others.
- Bearz Repeating (2/10/2016): A guest post by Casey Hanford
where he discusses the impostor syndrome, how it impacts us, and how it can be overcome.
- Bearz Repeating (2/18/2016): Paul talks about good methods for keeping track of commitments and how to combat being overwhelmed by them.
- Bearz Repeating (2/25/2016): Paul takes a break from his “regular” content to instead write a bit about his experience as a player in a PPTQ. Don’t worry, there are some bits about judging mixed in, as well as a good bit on “tilt” (which can, and will, affect us all at some point).
- Judge of the Week: Ilan Seid-Green: Our very own Ilan Seid-Green
was featured on the 2/19/2016 Judge of the Week.
- Battlefield Forge (2/24/16): Chris Wendelboe
had a very eventful day at the SCG Regionals in Providence, RI on 2/6/2016. Read about the many logistical challenges he faces that day, the solutions, the lessons learned and more!
Tournament Report Highlights
For this month we decided to focus on the tournament reports written for SCG Regionals, as both Providence and Syracuse were much larger than expected and were great learning experiences for a number of judges.
Syracuse
Providence
New Judges
| New Judge | Certifying Judge | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Tim O’Sullivan | Eli Meyer | Reading, Massachusetts |
| Nick Casali | Jason Riendeau | Medway, Massachusetts |
| Michael McKinney | Alex Stratton | South Glens Falls, New York |
| Timothy Muzio | Alex Stratton | East Greenbush, New York |
| Josh Turiano | Rich Waldbiesser | Altoona, Pennsylvania |
| Alex Fay | Jacob Kriner | Lewisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Kevin Sherry | Jacob Kriner | Mountain Top, Pennsylvania |
Upcoming Events
| Event | Location | Date(s) | Applications Close |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAX East | Boston, MA | April 22, 2016-April 24, 2016 | March 6, 2016 |
| Grand Prix Toronto | Toronto, Canada | April 29, 2016-May 1, 2016 | March 6, 2016 |
| Grand Prix New York (Judge) | Secaucus, New Jersey | May 6, 2016-May 8, 2016 | March 14, 2016 |
| Grand Prix New York (Admin) | Secaucus, New Jersey | May 6, 2016-May 8, 2016 | March 14, 2016 |
| Grand Prix Charlotte | Charlotte, NC | May 20, 2016-May 22, 2016 | March 21, 2016 |
| Eternal Extravaganza 4 | Allentown, PA | June 18, 2016-June 19, 2016 | April 19, 2016 |
| SCG Open Weekend: Worcester | Worcester, MA | July 9, 2016-July 10, 2016 | June 6, 2016 |
| SCG Open Weekend: Syracuse | Syracuse, NY | Aug. 13, 2016-Aug. 14, 2016 | July 11, 2016 |
| SCG Invitational Weekend: New Jersey | Somerset, NJ | Aug. 19, 2016-Aug. 21, 2016 | July 4, 2016 |