2008-2009 PAO Judging
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Judging Information
Judging Manager: Roberta Davidson (robdavid2000@yahoo.com)
♦ Handbook for Local Judges
♦ Handbook for Local Competition Managers
The following describes the types of judges. Note: You can only judge in one competition.
Lead Judges
Have some previous judging experience. Lead Judges mentor team judges, provide direction in determining awards for each category they are responsible for, receive and review the complete scoring sheets and evaluations from your team, record the category awards and Best of Show recommendations from your team, and ensure that all comments and entry materials are returned to the Competition Manager at the Consensus meeting.
Team Judges
Evaluate entries as part of a team of two to three judges. The teams evaluate the entries in a specific category. As a judge, you and your teammates will evaluate entries, fill out a scoring sheet, and provide comments. Guidelines for how to judge the entries will be explained at the Judges Training and Pickup Meeting, when the entries will be distributed to the judges.
Online Communication Judges
Have experience as a user or producer of online communication, and the use of an Intel-based or Macintosh personal computer with Internet access to evaluate entries before the consensus meeting.
Technical Art Judges
Have experience as a user or producer of technical art communication. For online art entries, you need the use of an Intel-based or Macintosh personal computer with Internet access to evaluate entries before the consensus meeting.
Technical Publications Judges
Have experience as a user or producer of technical publications communication.
Best of Show Judges
Have some previous judging experience. Best of Show judges review the Best of Show recommendations from each team and determine the Best of Show for each competition. This is usually done at the consensus meeting after all teams have turned in their evaluations.
Judge Duties
Attend the judge training session, which is scheduled for Saturday, October 18. You will also pick up your entries at this session. If you cannot make the training session, you must make arrangements to pick up the entries at another time.
Evaluate the entries in a specific category. You will fill out a scoring sheet and provide comments.
Attend a consensus judging meeting to discuss your entries with two other teammates who have judged the same entries and turn in scoring and commentary materials.
Descriptions of all categories can be found in the Rules document.
To Become a Judge
Contact Roberta Davidson (robdavid2000@yahoo.com). Indicate whether you have entered the competition and if so, in what categories. Also include a description of your qualifications, to help in determing the best category for you to judge.
