US Nationals Weekend - Conference

Welcome, Judges, staff and interested others!

Intro

The US Nationals weekend, featuring the Calling Las Vegas 2023 will feature a conference on the Thursday of the event from 12:30 - 17:00.
Attendance is not mandatory, and you do not need to be on staff to attend.

The event cap is 100 judges.

Venue

The conference will be held in the venue of the event weekend, the Westgate Hotel.
Where exactly will be posted in this event forum and the SCG staff discord shortly before the conference.

Schedule

Each seminar/workshop will have a time duration of 50 min followed by a 10 min break.
Time slot duration may change due to the needs of certain seminars/workshops.
There will be two tracks during the day.

12:00/12:00PM
Intro - Hello and Welcome
12:30/12:30PM
Track 1: Maddie Thompson: Rules Interactions to Prepare for and Current Meta
Track 2: Ben Petrila: Should you Rewind?
13:20/1:20PM
Track 1: Felix Chung: Judges as Community Builders
Track 2: Erick Leong: L2 and You, Incorporating the L2 Recommendation Matrix to Improve Softskills
14:10-14:30/2:10-2:30PM
Break
14:30/2:30PM
Klaus AMA
15:10/3:10PM
Track 1: Niccolo Paqueo: Meta Primer - What to Expect and What to Know about the current Meta
Track 2: Ellen Petrila: Creating and Delivering Engaging Presentations
Track Bonus: John Brian McCarthy: Community Brainstorm
16:00/4:00PM
Ward Warren: Q&A: Ask Your Head judges, JCRs and Project Leads!

If you wish to apply for presenting you can do so here by the end of the 31th of July
https://forms.gle/r63ML6wRdrngG5UP7

Foil support

Attendees that are certified L1+ Judges at the time of the conference will receive one (1) Judge Promo pack as thank you for attending.
Presenters will get an additional two (2) Judge Promo packs.

Due to logistical reasons you need to have applied at or before the 30th of July to have guaranteed foil support.
You may apply after that date and attend the conference but support is not guaranteed.

Contact and help

For any questions feel free to message me via the JudgeHub messages or message me on discord Klaus Lassacher JPM#7786.

See you soon in Vegas!