{"id":1212,"date":"2016-11-20T15:17:25","date_gmt":"2016-11-20T20:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/northeast\/?p=1212"},"modified":"2016-11-20T15:18:25","modified_gmt":"2016-11-20T20:18:25","slug":"worcester-judge-conference-wrap-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/northeast\/worcester-judge-conference-wrap-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Worcester Judge Conference Wrap-Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello!<\/p>\n<p>As most of you have probably heard, we hosted a small judge conference last week. Including a few of our neighbors from Canada and the US-Midatlantic, we had 184 judges present. We raised the collective level of the judge program by 5, certifying two new L1s, <span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/513194' >AJ Warner<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=513194&size=200'><\/span><\/span> and <span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/3107360325' >Luke Kennedy<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=3107360325&size=200'><\/span><\/span>, and advancing three new L2s, <span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/33224627' >Paul Holbrook<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=33224627&size=200'><\/span><\/span>, <span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/48720961' >Rusty Potter<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=48720961&size=200'><\/span><\/span>, and <span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/3214072503' >Tate Prodigalidad<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=3214072503&size=200'><\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/northeast\/files\/2016\/11\/conference-photo-fb-timeline-1024x334.jpg\" alt=\"conference-photo-fb-timeline\" width=\"980\" height=\"320\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/northeast\/files\/2016\/11\/conference-photo-fb-timeline-1024x334.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/northeast\/files\/2016\/11\/conference-photo-fb-timeline-300x98.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/northeast\/files\/2016\/11\/conference-photo-fb-timeline-768x251.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/northeast\/files\/2016\/11\/conference-photo-fb-timeline-125x41.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We had 19 unique presentations at this conference, as well as a wide variety of breakout\/discussion sessions during the lunch hours. Thank you to all of the presenters, discussion group leaders, and room leads that made that happen.<\/p>\n<p>As always, we could not run these events without support from great venues. Thank you to Worcester Polytechnic Institute and their Science Fiction Society for making this event possible, and to <span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/8209519653' >Pi Fisher<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=8209519653&size=200'><\/span><\/span> for his help securing this venue, as well as his help on-site. We&#8217;d also like to thank <a href=\"http:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/johnbrian\/\">John Brian McCarthy<\/a>, the conference photographer, and <span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/19566502' >Rick Salamin<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=19566502&size=200'><\/span><\/span>, who prepared the printed judge name tags and provided some other admin assistance during the day. <\/p>\n<p>As usual, we have recordings of the presentations available online:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/F2XvmWPoeU0\" target=\"_blank\">John Alderfer &#8211; State of the Region<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Bt2OWCgSaDM\" target=\"_blank\">Paul Baranay &#8211; Keynote<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ONevurV6mNw\" target=\"_blank\">Mani Cavalieri &#8211; Making Great Calls<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/43e49msg94U\" target=\"_blank\">Eli Meyer &#8211; Proper Randomization<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/4sI2i9Oj4T4\" target=\"_blank\">Justin Purcell &#8211; Demystifying Judges<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/7Rihfy8h0WI\" target=\"_blank\">Elliot Raff &#8211; The Lesson Plan Approach<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/3pRRZzIblpU\" target=\"_blank\">Jonah Kellman &#8211; Self Evaluation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/kcSmAifpGUo\" target=\"_blank\">Tom Davis &#8211; Confrontation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/9QDVPWzlWT8\" target=\"_blank\">Rick Salamin &#8211; Event Rejections<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/tVjgkK-Ot4U\" target=\"_blank\">Chris McGuire &#8211; Slow Play<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/qC8bYk11j7o\" target=\"_blank\">Riva Arecol &#8211; Making Magic More Inclusive<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/e-to_gI52bY\" target=\"_blank\">L3 Q&amp;A Panel<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thanks again for everyone who presented, volunteered, led discussions, and attended. We&#8217;ll see you next time!<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Dan Collins, Bryan Hare, and Alex Mullins<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello! As most of you have probably heard, we hosted a small judge conference last week. Including a few of our neighbors from Canada and the US-Midatlantic, we had 184 judges present. 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