USA-North<\/strong> USA-Central<\/strong> USA-Great Lakes<\/strong> So, that sounds pretty sweet. \u00a0But why three regions? \u00a0Those judge numbers I stuck in there above are the core reason. \u00a0The regions have 195, 297, and 387 judges respectively. \u00a0To give you an idea of what other region sizes look like, here are the rest of the regions in the US:<\/p>\n Southeast – 423\u00a0judges The old Midwest region had a whopping 879 judges, almost as much as two other regions combined. \u00a0Now, you can say that to bring the region size in line with others, we should just split to 2 regions of about 440 judges. \u00a0That’s doable, but would leave little to no headroom for growth. \u00a0With a three way split, that makes for smaller and more manageable regions, where the RC can give more personal attention to areas and people.<\/p>\n So what does this mean for day-to-day judging?<\/strong><\/p>\n Almost nothing! \u00a0Your events are the same. \u00a0Your process for resolving problems is the same, just routed to my inbox rather than Steven Briggs.<\/p>\n What kind of new and interesting things are already happening?<\/strong><\/p>\n I’ve made a couple new things, a USA-North Facebook group<\/a>, and a USA-North Slack chat<\/a>, to help us keep in touch and feel cohesive as a region. \u00a0I’ve invited a ton of judges to the Facebook group, but feel free to join if you want to find out regional news or chat with regional judges. \u00a0The slack chat requires an invite – I’ve shipped an invite out to all the emails that L2+ judges have in JudgeApps. \u00a0If you are an L1 that is looking to join the slack chat, or you did not get the slack invite, shoot either Rob McKenzie<\/a> Area Captains?<\/strong><\/p>\n You can see we have an Area Captains link up top, which is currently pretty empty. \u00a0In the next few weeks I’ll be getting Area Captains sorted out – I have to reach out the people I think are strong area leaders and get things set. \u00a0I plan to use a little bit more granular system than the Midwest’s State Captains system, and have less work for each Captain to do. \u00a0I’ll make an update post here with Area Captain info once I have it ironed out.<\/p>\n Conferences and Miniconferences<\/strong><\/p>\n Yep, we get regional conferences. \u00a0They will be cool. \u00a0We will also have miniconferences – these are something I want to talk with the Area Captains about. \u00a0So details on conferences and miniconferences will have to wait a bit until after Area Captains are set.<\/p>\n I have more questions!<\/strong><\/p>\n Awesome. \u00a0The Facebook group or Slack chat will let you chat with people in the region, or email me through my JudgeApps page – I’ll do my best to be responsive. \u00a0Comments are also live here – I will answer those as I can. \u00a0Anything that looks like it needs a broader and more permanent answer will get posted here.<\/p>\n
\nRegional Coordinator Rob McKenzie<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nWisconsin – 82 judges
\nMinnesota – 93 judges
\nSouth Dakota – 15\u00a0 judges
\nNorth Dakota – 5\u00a0 judges<\/p>\n
\nRegional Coordinator Steven Briggs<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nIllinois – 150\u00a0 judges
\nIowa – 33\u00a0 judges
\nNebraska – 18\u00a0 judges
\nMissouri – 70\u00a0 judges
\nKansas (originally part of the South region) – 26\u00a0 judges<\/p>\n
\nRegional Coordinator is Jarrod Williams<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nMichigan – 141\u00a0 judges
\nOhio – 96\u00a0 judges
\nIndiana – 84\u00a0 judges
\nKentucky – 66\u00a0 judges<\/p>\n
\nMidAtlantic – 439\u00a0judges
\nNortheast – 516\u00a0judges
\nSouth – 316\u00a0judges
\nSouthwest – 423\u00a0judges
\nNorthwest – 417\u00a0judges<\/p>\n<\/span><\/span> or Erick Carlsted<\/a>
<\/span><\/span> an email, and we will get you an invite.<\/p>\n