US-Northeast Conference Signups

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2	Slot 1	Rm 122	Elliot Raff	Effective Communication between Players and Judges	Soft Skills	Communication is the single most important tool in any judge’s arsenal. We do it constantly, from judge calls to literally any other interaction we have at tournaments. This seminar will cover verbal and non-verbal communication in judge calls, when issuing penalties, and when on the floor.
3	Slot 1	Rm 219	Adrian St. John	Essential Skills for Highly Effective ODE Judging	Operations	A practical and hands on approach to the ins and outs of Grand Prix On Demand Events
4	Slot 1	Rm 104	Chase Culpon	State of the PPTQ	Community	Join the Northeast's PPTQ Planning Lead for a discussion of all things PPTQ. We'll review store-level competitive play, the impact of PPTQs on the judge program and the path to L2, and larger trends throughout the Northeast.
5	Slot 1	Rm 220	Nate Lawrence	Shortcut, Schmortcut	Rules & Policy	The Magic Tournament Rules has a whole section on the topic of tournament shortcuts; how important are they to us as judges, and how can we effectively use them when playing and/or assisting players? In this seminar, we'll explore shortcuts and their usage, common player shortcut behavior, and how we as judges apply and view them, whether handling errors or just answering questions. A Q&A period will be included to facilitate discussion.
6	Slot 1	Rm 202	Christopher Rumore & Alex Mullins	Judge Calls Live!	Judge Calls	We've heard your feedback, so we're bringing it back to basics! Judge Calls Live is a hands-on presentation where low experience judges get practice with live calls without the pressure of an actual tournament. Each session will be given to a small group of judges to give each person in the group a chance to participate.
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8	Slot 2	Rm 122	Nicola DiPasquale	In the Eye of the Storm - Investigations	Soft Skills	This seminar will take a look at various techniques used by judges when responding to rulings. The aim is to provide Judges with a useful toolset to guide them through a situation of conflict that may arise during an event.
9	Slot 2	Rm 219	Dan Collins	Handling Medical Emergencies	Operations	Judges are called on to handle the unexpected all the time. But have you ever had to handle a real-life emergency situation? In this seminar, we'll learn tips and tricks to prepare for and handle medical emergencies at events, even if you don't have any formal training, and take some lessons from Emergency Medicine that will help improve our everyday judging.
10	Slot 2	Rm 104	Bobby Fortanely	Rules Interactions in Modern	Rules & Policy	Modern's deep card pool means that tough rules questions frequently arise. This presentation will give you the tools you need to feel confident answering a rules question at a Modern tournament.
11	Slot 2	Rm 202	Christopher Rumore & Alex Mullins	Judge Calls Live!	Judge Calls	We've heard your feedback, so we're bringing it back to basics! Judge Calls Live is a hands-on presentation where low experience judges get practice with live calls without the pressure of an actual tournament. Each session will be given to a small group of judges to give each person in the group a chance to participate.
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13	Slot 3	Rm 122	Steve Guillerm	De-escalation and Handling Difficult Players	Judge Calls	Live roleplay of judge calls, with an emphasis on difficult players and USC situations. Discussion of de-escalation techniques follows each scenario. Content warning: aggressive language and behavior.
14	Slot 3	Rm 219	Eric Dustin Brown & Jenn Dery	Five Additional Turns - Practicing Best Practices	Operations	A scenario-driven seminar covering the best practices for End of Round procedure. Covering running the clipboard, helping your scorekeeper, and helping your players.
15	Slot 3	Rm 104	Joshua Hudson	Educating New Players	Community	Helping local judges to use what information and tools are available to best answer the question, "What is magic and how do I play." An examination on tools, new players, other card game comparison and brief discussion.
16	Slot 3	Rm 220	Dan Huber & Jason Riendeau	Competition and how it shapes Policy	Rules & Policy	The rules and tournament policy are designed to promote competition and competitive ideals. Many players have expectations of policy that shape their experiences with Magic to the way they want it. We will explore competition and discuss how those ideals and expectations show up through policy.
17	Slot 3	Rm 202	Christopher Rumore & Alex Mullins	Judge Calls Live!	Judge Calls	We've heard your feedback, so we're bringing it back to basics! Judge Calls Live is a hands-on presentation where low experience judges get practice with live calls without the pressure of an actual tournament. Each session will be given to a small group of judges to give each person in the group a chance to participate.
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19	Slot 4	Rm 220	Jonah Kellman	Build-a-Judge Workshop!	Soft Skills	There are a lot of tools we can use in recruiting and training new Judges. This seminar will discuss the various strengths and weaknesses of Judge Classes, Mystical Tutor, one-on-one mentoring and more.
20	Slot 4	Rm 104	Ilan Seid-Green	Don't Make Assumptions	Community	Let's talk about why it's important to not make assumptions about your players and fellow judges. We don't want to be known for our -isms. We'll discuss ways to talk without assumptions, and ways to fix awkward situations created by assumptions.
21	Slot 4	Rm 219	Eric Dustin Brown & Jenn Dery	Five Additional Turns - Practicing Best Practices	Operations	A scenario-driven seminar covering the best practices for End of Round procedure. Covering running the clipboard, helping your scorekeeper, and helping your players.
22	Slot 4	Rm 122	Mani Cavalieri	Making Great Calls	Judge Calls	We'll use real-world stories to build a framework for what judge calls need - and what judge calls need to be awesome! Intended for all levels of experience, from new judges to GP veterans.
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24	Slot 5	Rm 122	Paul Baranay	Radical Candor	Soft Skills	You're probably giving feedback poorly! If that's the sort of thing you're surprised to hear a presentation description tell you, you need to go to this presentation. Learn how to care personally, challenge directly, and grow together.
25	Slot 5	Rm 219	Charles Featherer & "Krug" Hullings	Won't You Be My Mentor?	Community	A presentation and discussion on what it means to be a mentor in today's Judge program. Be prepared to share your own experiences - both positive and negative - as we explore mentoring.
26	Slot 5	Rm 220	CJ Stambaugh	So You Want to be a Team Lead?	Operations	Team leading at events is hard, especially if you have little or no experience. This presentation will go over some of the finer points of what a team lead is, techniques and qualities of a good team lead, things to avoid while team leading, and what a day in the life of a team lead will generally look like. There will also be a group activity to discuss different situations that might come up while in the team lead position.
27	Slot 5	Rm 104	John Brian McCarthy	Policy as Customer Service	Judge Calls	Ever hit a situation where you felt that policy told you to do one thing, but "good customer service" meant doing something else? We'll explore five scenarios where the two philosophies seem to be at odds, and see if we can find how they intersect instead.
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29	Slot 6	Rm 122	Joe Hughto	Judge Jeopardy!	Rules & Policy	How much do you know about the old infraction PCV? What about the plane of Ulgrotha? Come watch three contestants demonstrate their knowledge (or lack thereof) over a wide variety of judge and Magic related topics.
30	Slot 6	Rm 104	Ellen McManis	Slow Play "hands on"	Rules & Policy	"I need you to make a play, please": an interactive investigation of slow play featuring fellow judges. Help us form a consensus on when you've tanked for too long in order to make everyone's judgement calls more just.
31	Slot 6	Rm 219	Simon Cooper & Dan Huber	Bias and Professionalism	Judge Calls	This seminar will look at what Professionalism means, why it’s something we want to appear to be, and how we can work towards being better in this area. We'll also discuss bias, and how players perceive us in terms of how objective we are. We'll discuss tips and tricks for remaining impartial when for example, we’re ruling in a match and we’re friends with one player, or have past history with a player.
32	Slot 6	Rm 220	Eli Meyer	Judging as a Career Skill	Community	Are you having trouble explaining judging on your resume? Are you concerned about bringing up your work as a judge in an interview? Are you unsure how to ask fellow judges for employment references? This session will get you comfortable talking about Judging as work experience and help you benefit from the expansive professional network that is the Judge community.
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