{"id":1689,"date":"2019-05-10T10:28:36","date_gmt":"2019-05-10T14:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/northeast\/?p=1689"},"modified":"2019-05-10T10:28:36","modified_gmt":"2019-05-10T14:28:36","slug":"welcome-to-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/northeast\/welcome-to-may\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to May"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hey friends, welcome to May! As usual, here&#8217;s a little about what to expect this month.<\/p>\n<p><strong>News<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; I&#8217;m putting in a name tag order, but there&#8217;s a very short turnaround. If you&#8217;d like to order a name tag, please do so with <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/CC8B8B9JoQsNfsJP8\">this form<\/a> by Monday, May 13th.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/recognitions\/\">Exemplar<\/a> is open for nominations for Wave 17 until May 15th. Keep an eye out for exemplary behavior from your peers! If you need more slots than you have available, feel free to contact me about it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; CFBE has concluded their AMA. You can find their answers <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/forum\/12004\/\">on the forums<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/8208154158' >Adrian St. John<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=8208154158&size=200'><\/span><\/span> has compiled everything you might need to know about War of the Spark in this <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/northeast\/set-guide-war-of-the-spark\/?fbclid=IwAR2baeXlV3ArVWjWQ72KWHyiKkxmFvWd4MHbgUfnoTsTwnd8RFLqLWzAweg\">Set Guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The Program Coordinators released a statement on the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/coordinators\/2019\/04\/24\/status-of-the-program-april-2019\/\">Status of the Program<\/a>. This includes an update on the PC Selection Process, a response to some of the CFBE AMA and updates from various Sphere leads.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discord<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Note about the <a href=\"https:\/\/discordapp.com\/invite\/kb8fPwV\">Regional Discord Server<\/a>: If you&#8217;d like to have your level noted, please make sure that your display name for the server contains at least part of your name and is identifiable, then ask someone with the L3 or Leadership Council roles to assign your level.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The next <a href=\"https:\/\/discordapp.com\/invite\/kb8fPwV\">Discord<\/a> hangout\u00a0is Wednesday, May 15th from 8-9 pm. It\u2019s been mostly social but I\u2019m also always there to answer questions, feel free to drop in.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The War of the Spark book club, started by <span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/7113829405' >Ian Kernohan<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=7113829405&size=200'><\/span><\/span> has its first of two club meetings May 13th at 8 pm.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; If you&#8217;re interested in hosting an educational or social discussion on Discord, let me know! I&#8217;ll post about it here.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Events<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; I\u2019ll be holding office hours at MF Providence on May 26th. If you\u2019ll be there and you\u2019d like to talk, you can let me know with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/forms\/JZYlJOrooEm3gh7d2\">this form<\/a>\u00a0or just swing by and say hello.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2013 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/planarbridge\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Planar Bridge<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will be hosting a meeting at MF Providence at 7:30 PM on Sunday, May 26th. If you\u2019re there, feel free to stop in for a round table discussion about the development of the Judge Program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2013 In region events with applications open right now (updated as more are added):<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/events\/11375\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Enlightening Minds Gaming MCQ: Rochester NY<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2013 June 2nd, apps close May 25th.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/events\/11493\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ToyWiz MCQ<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2013 May 12th, apps close May 10th<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/events\/11423\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kirwan\u2019s MCQ<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2013 June 1st, apps close May 13th<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/events\/11410\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mythic Championship Qualifier &#8211; Selden, NY<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2013 \u00a0June 15th, apps close May 26th<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/events\/11527\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mock Tournament &#8211; Philadelphia Area, Northeast Region<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2013 June 22nd, apps close May 22nd<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/events\/11445\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SCG: Pittsburgh<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2013 June 29th-30th, apps close May 27th<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/events\/11448\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SCG: Worcester<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2013 July 13th-14th, apps close June 10th<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/events\/11449\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SCG: Philadelphia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2013 July 20th-21st, apps close June 17th<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/events\/11453\/\">SCG: Syracuse<\/a> \u2013 Sept. 14th-15th, apps close Aug 12th<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As always, if there&#8217;s anything on your mind, feel free to contact me:<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:MissLinscott@gmail.com\">Email<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=1405966822\">Facebook<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/forms\/6IBn1Ee7ZGa9pKgp1\">Slack<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey friends, welcome to May! 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