1. Working with Tournament Organizers John Papadakis, L1 Judge

2. Outline Roles and responsibilities Regular Tournaments Competitive Tournaments Popular Issues Conclusion

3. Tournament Organizer:  Physical requirements of the tournament  Sanction and advertise tournaments  Staff the tournaments  Provide prizes and compensations Roles and Responsibilities

4. Judge: Registration, Pairings, Scorekeeping Be available to answer questions Deal with illegal plays, assist with requests

5. Regular Tournaments Loose roles Judge and T.O. can also play in the tournament

6. Competitive Tournaments Roles of each must be separate and definite Head Judge has priority over T.O.’s requests

7. Popular Issues Compensation Penalty Overrule Judges not invited to tournaments

8. Compensation  Prove yourself worthy, gain their trust  Can be travel expenses, store credits, single cards  Consult with your Regional Coordinator

9. Penalty Overrule How to avoid it  Be proactive  Don’t deviate from IPG How to deal with it  Talk with the T.O. in private, use customer related terms  Explain the IPG

10. Judges not invited to tournaments Consult your local level 3 or your R.C Work with other T.O.’s to build a reputation Talk with the T.O. Tournament reports can help

11. Conclusion Keep a balanced relationship, we need them as much as they need us!