Tasks of Program Coordinators<\/h2>\n\n- Making strategic decisions on behalf of the Judge Program.<\/strong>
\nThe Program Coordinators\u00a0have defined the following guiding statements to help understanding where the Judge Program aims to go:<\/p>\n\n- Inclusive community:<\/strong> The Judge Program is dedicated to creating an environment where everybody is respected, diversity is valued, and discrimination is not tolerated.<\/li>\n
- Quality:<\/strong> The Magic community must see Judges as experts. The Judge Program enables and facilitates judges as they improve and become experts.<\/li>\n
- Sustainability:<\/strong> The Judge Program has an interest in serving our community of players long into the future. This includes a need to maintain the number of judges, where they exist in the world, and the appropriate levels of certification. The program also needs to sustain the interest of qualified individuals to fulfill necessary leadership roles.<\/li>\n
- Project-based community:<\/strong> The Judge Program encourages its members to participate in and lead projects to help developing the community. The judge community is global and complex. The projects provide the infrastructure needed to fulfill the other principles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Program Coordinators periodically review and update these guiding statements if necessary. Some regions may have slightly different priorities or additional goals based on their specific circumstances. The Magic Judge Program’s Mission and Vision<\/a> is based on these guiding statements.<\/li>\n- Identify and assess challenges ahead which may affect the judge community.<\/strong>
\nTo do this the Program Coordinators\u00a0rely\u00a0on help and support from judges throughout the program, especially leaders like Sphere Leaders, Regional Coordinators, Grand Prix Head Judges, and the Level 3s. Any judge can contact the Program Coordinators\u00a0by email<\/a> if they have a challenge or opportunity which they\u2019d like the Program Coordinators\u00a0to address.<\/li>\n- Identify and empower leaders in the judge community to address those challenges.<\/strong>
\nThe Program Coordinators don\u2019t handle all of these challenges by themselves. No human would be able to do all of that. Instead, they\u00a0empower judges to lead in the areas and projects which match their interests. For example, they\u00a0appoint the Sphere Leaders and some leaders of other projects.<\/li>\n- Support the judges who support the inner workings of the Judge Program.<\/strong>
\nOnce the Program Coordinators empower someone to lead a project, they remain available to advise, support and help those leaders.<\/li>\n- Acknowledge when they\u00a0make mistakes and make the right changes to correct them. Keep track of the challenges they\u00a0identify and their plans to address them.<\/strong>
\nTo improve the Judge Program over time, the Program Coordinators need to understand how they\u2019ve succeeded and how they\u2019ve failed, too.<\/li>\n- Communicate regularly with the broader community of judges.<\/strong>
\nThe articles on the Program Coordinators blog<\/a> are an example of this effort, but the Program Coordinators use a variety of communication channels in order to reach the broader judge community.<\/li>\n- Help the judge community understand when significant or unexpected changes occur.<\/strong>
\nSometimes big changes affect the Judge Program. Sometimes the Program Coordinators will know about them in advance, but other times they\u00a0won\u2019t. No matter what, the Program Coordinators will help the community understand, adapt, and react to those changes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nCurrent Program Coordinators<\/h2>\n
Below are the current\u00a0Program Coordinators, along with their expiration dates.<\/p>\n
\nThe Program Coordinators\u00a0have defined the following guiding statements to help understanding where the Judge Program aims to go:<\/p>\n
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- Inclusive community:<\/strong> The Judge Program is dedicated to creating an environment where everybody is respected, diversity is valued, and discrimination is not tolerated.<\/li>\n
- Quality:<\/strong> The Magic community must see Judges as experts. The Judge Program enables and facilitates judges as they improve and become experts.<\/li>\n
- Sustainability:<\/strong> The Judge Program has an interest in serving our community of players long into the future. This includes a need to maintain the number of judges, where they exist in the world, and the appropriate levels of certification. The program also needs to sustain the interest of qualified individuals to fulfill necessary leadership roles.<\/li>\n
- Project-based community:<\/strong> The Judge Program encourages its members to participate in and lead projects to help developing the community. The judge community is global and complex. The projects provide the infrastructure needed to fulfill the other principles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Program Coordinators periodically review and update these guiding statements if necessary. Some regions may have slightly different priorities or additional goals based on their specific circumstances. The Magic Judge Program’s Mission and Vision<\/a> is based on these guiding statements.<\/li>\n
- Identify and assess challenges ahead which may affect the judge community.<\/strong>
\nTo do this the Program Coordinators\u00a0rely\u00a0on help and support from judges throughout the program, especially leaders like Sphere Leaders, Regional Coordinators, Grand Prix Head Judges, and the Level 3s. Any judge can contact the Program Coordinators\u00a0by email<\/a> if they have a challenge or opportunity which they\u2019d like the Program Coordinators\u00a0to address.<\/li>\n- Identify and empower leaders in the judge community to address those challenges.<\/strong>
\nThe Program Coordinators don\u2019t handle all of these challenges by themselves. No human would be able to do all of that. Instead, they\u00a0empower judges to lead in the areas and projects which match their interests. For example, they\u00a0appoint the Sphere Leaders and some leaders of other projects.<\/li>\n- Support the judges who support the inner workings of the Judge Program.<\/strong>
\nOnce the Program Coordinators empower someone to lead a project, they remain available to advise, support and help those leaders.<\/li>\n- Acknowledge when they\u00a0make mistakes and make the right changes to correct them. Keep track of the challenges they\u00a0identify and their plans to address them.<\/strong>
\nTo improve the Judge Program over time, the Program Coordinators need to understand how they\u2019ve succeeded and how they\u2019ve failed, too.<\/li>\n- Communicate regularly with the broader community of judges.<\/strong>
\nThe articles on the Program Coordinators blog<\/a> are an example of this effort, but the Program Coordinators use a variety of communication channels in order to reach the broader judge community.<\/li>\n- Help the judge community understand when significant or unexpected changes occur.<\/strong>
\nSometimes big changes affect the Judge Program. Sometimes the Program Coordinators will know about them in advance, but other times they\u00a0won\u2019t. No matter what, the Program Coordinators will help the community understand, adapt, and react to those changes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nCurrent Program Coordinators<\/h2>\n
Below are the current\u00a0Program Coordinators, along with their expiration dates.<\/p>\n
- Quality:<\/strong> The Magic community must see Judges as experts. The Judge Program enables and facilitates judges as they improve and become experts.<\/li>\n