{"id":820,"date":"2016-06-01T11:00:30","date_gmt":"2016-06-01T15:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/northeast\/?p=820"},"modified":"2016-06-28T23:27:22","modified_gmt":"2016-06-29T03:27:22","slug":"northeast-newsletter-may-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/northeast\/northeast-newsletter-may-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Northeast Newsletter &#8211; May 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Monthly News<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/736247' >Shawn Doherty<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=736247&size=200'><\/span><\/span>, after 4.5 years as our Regional Coordinator, has decided to step aside and the position has moved to <span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/20516399' >John Alderfer<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=20516399&size=200'><\/span><\/span>.  You can read Shawn&#8217;s comments the Magic Judge News blog <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/blog\/2016\/05\/13\/john-alderfer-new-regional-coordinator-in-usa-northeast\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.  Thanks for everything Shawn, and best of luck John!<\/li>\n<li><span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/1210121546' >Rob Castellon<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=1210121546&size=200'><\/span><\/span> joins the ranks of the L3 judges in the region!  You can read Shawn&#8217;s message about it <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/blog\/2016\/05\/01\/rob-castellon-promoted-to-level-3-at-grand-prix-toronto\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Exemplar Wave Six is now open!  This wave closes on 8\/02\/2016.  There are also some details on program changes in <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/exemplar\/wave-6-opens\/\" target=\"_blank\">this post<\/a> by <span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/1201757752' >Bryan Prillaman<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=1201757752&size=200'><\/span><\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Northeast Blog Highlights<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/bearz\/empathy-and-exemplar-y\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bearz Repeating (5\/04\/16)<\/a>: <span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/5223921934' >Paul Baranay<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=5223921934&size=200'><\/span><\/span> blogs about the Exemplar program and addresses some of the issues that people sometimes have with utilizing their recognition slots.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/bearz\/gp-new-york-thursday-and-friday\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bearz Repeating (5\/11\/16)<\/a>: Bearz wrote about the events leading up to GP New York, including Eldritch Horror, illness inducing sushi(maybe?), and a neat role on Friday.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/bearz\/gp-new-york-saturday\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bearz Repeating (5\/19\/16)<\/a>: Paul led one of the deck check teams on Saturday of GP New York and spends some time going over extended shifts, co-leadership, and team building.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/bearz\/gp-new-york-sunday\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bearz Repeating (5\/26\/16)<\/a>: Bearz was the head judge for the Super Sunday Series at GP New York, and took this opportunity to go over his decisions as to how it was planned.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/reports\/2016\/05\/03\/scg-philly-sunday-sides-team-lead\/\" target=\"_blank\">Battlefield Forge (5\/03\/16)<\/a>: <span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/89556850' >Jonah Kellman<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=89556850&size=200'><\/span><\/span> wrote about some of the mistakes he made while team leading sides at SCG Philly, and the lessons learned from them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Tournament Report Highlights<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/8026889376' >Oliver Beaumont<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=8026889376&size=200'><\/span><\/span> wrote a <a href=\"http:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/forum\/topic\/27140\/\">short piece<\/a> discussing how we ran New Hampshire&#8217;s first Triple PPTQ day.  Three events, three stores, and one neutral location leads to a fun filled day of Magic, hurdles and all!<\/li>\n<li><span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/39542823' >Andrew Blizzard<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=39542823&size=200'><\/span><\/span> wrote a piece titled &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/forum\/topic\/26879\/\" target=\"_blank\">Never Stop Learning-A Tale of Humility<\/a>&#8220;, which includes some insights from a newer L2 head judging his first PPTQ.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Judge Promotions<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Judge Name<\/th>\n<th>New Level<\/th>\n<th>Date<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th><span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/1210121546' >Rob Castellon<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=1210121546&size=200'><\/span><\/span><\/th>\n<th>3<\/th>\n<th>3\/01<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>New Judges<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>New Judge<\/th>\n<th>Certifying Judge<\/th>\n<th>Location<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Kyle Benjamin<\/th>\n<th>Christopher Cahill<\/th>\n<th>Dickson City, Pennsylvania<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Phillip Kwon<\/th>\n<th>Riva Arecol<\/th>\n<th>Troy, New York<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Ian Lowe<\/th>\n<th>Rich Waldbiesser<\/th>\n<th>Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Dean Clissa<\/th>\n<th>Douglas Spak<\/th>\n<th>Reading, Pennsylvania<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Vince Nicastro<\/th>\n<th>James Eveland<\/th>\n<th>Wilmington, Delaware<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Dan Haberek<\/th>\n<th>Ryan Scullin<\/th>\n<th>Hope Valley, Rhode Island<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Jeffery Gard<\/th>\n<th>Gilbert Medeiros<\/th>\n<th>Pawtucket, Rhode Island<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Dante Petruzziello<\/th>\n<th>CJ Stambaugh<\/th>\n<th>Middletown, Connecticut<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Calvin Reedy<\/th>\n<th>Andrew Blizzard<\/th>\n<th>Albany, New York<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Ryan Oswald<\/th>\n<th>Joshua Hudson<\/th>\n<th>Wellsboro, Pennsylvania<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Zack Kapp<\/th>\n<th>Joshua Hudson<\/th>\n<th>Mansfield, Pennsylvania<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Ryan Peters<\/th>\n<th>Tom Davis<\/th>\n<th>Rochester, New York<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Oren Shoemaker<\/th>\n<th>Ian Taylor<\/th>\n<th>Boylston, Massachusetts<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Dylan Plourde<\/th>\n<th>Ben Coursey<\/th>\n<th>Concord, New Hampshire<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Joshua Kartes<\/th>\n<th>Terrence Cheung<\/th>\n<th>New York, New York<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Kenneth Velez<\/th>\n<th>Terrence Cheung<\/th>\n<th>New York<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Upcoming Events<\/h2>\n<table id=\"open_table\" class=\"accounts tablesorter\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"sortable header\" scope=\"col\">Event<\/th>\n<th class=\"sortable header\" scope=\"col\">Location<\/th>\n<th class=\"sortable header\" scope=\"col\">Date(s)<\/th>\n<th class=\"sortable header headerSortDown\" scope=\"col\">Applications Close<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"even\">\n<td class=\"name\"><a href=\"http:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/events\/5499\/\">Connecticon Convention 2016<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"location\">Hartford, CT<\/td>\n<td class=\"date\">July 8, 2016-July 10, 2016<\/td>\n<td class=\"time dt-20150531\"><span style=\"color: red\">June 7, 2016<br \/>\n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd\">\n<td class=\"name\"><a href=\"http:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/events\/4901\/\">SCG Open Weekend: Worcester<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"location\">Worcester, MA<\/td>\n<td class=\"date\">July 9, 2016-July 10, 2016<\/td>\n<td class=\"time dt-20150531\"><span style=\"color: red\">June 6, 2016<br \/>\n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even\">\n<td class=\"name\"><a href=\"http:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/events\/4904\/\">SCG Open Weekend: Syracuse<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"location\">Syracuse, NY<\/td>\n<td class=\"date\">Aug. 13, 2016-Aug. 14, 2016<\/td>\n<td class=\"time dt-20150531\"><span style=\"color: red\">July 11, 2016<br \/>\n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd\">\n<td class=\"name\"><a href=\"http:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/events\/4905\/\">SCG Invitational Weekend: New Jersey<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"location\">Somerset, NJ<\/td>\n<td class=\"date\">Aug. 19, 2016-Aug. 21, 2016<\/td>\n<td class=\"time dt-20150531\"><span style=\"color: red\">July 4, 2016<br \/>\n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monthly News , after 4.5 years as our Regional Coordinator, has decided to step aside and the position has moved to . You can read Shawn&#8217;s comments the Magic Judge News blog here. Thanks for everything Shawn, and best of luck John! joins the ranks of the L3 judges in the region! 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