Subject: Digest for the period 11/16/2003 - 11/17/2003 Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 01:04:06 -0500 Table of contents ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. BJCP Appointed Staff Positions and Opportunities (Michael L. Hall) 2. And glass it is. (TashFam`at`aol.com) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Michael L. Hall Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2003 15:20:30 -0700 Subject: BJCP Appointed Staff Positions and Opportunities Beer Judging Community: On behalf on the BJCP Board of Directors, I would like to announce the new slate of BJCP appointed staff positions for the coming year. The new slate is: Exam Director (East): Scott Bickham Exam Director (West): Peter Garofalo Exam Administrator: Competition Director: David Houseman Competition Administrator: Director of Information Technology: Gordon Strong Communication Director: Ed Westemeier and, in a position that will be phased out ASAP, Program Administrator: Russ Wigglesworth There are many returning officers in this list, a new but familiar face, and some opportunities for new blood. I would especially like to thank the outgoing officers, Scott Birdwell as Competition Director and Russ Wigglesworth as Program Administrator, for their meritorious service during the past years. The BJCP will miss their useful contributions to our core mission of judging beer. In particular, Russ has been the man behind the administration of the BJCP for a long time (eight plus years) and he will be hard to replace. This past summer, Russ was awarded the AHA Board of Advisors Recognition Award -- his acceptance speech is on the BJCP site (, see June 03). Let's all lift a glass for Russ! This announcement will spur some questions in our loyal beer judges, and I offer the following explanations: According to our bylaws (sec 3.4), new staff positions are to be appointed annually on 7/31. Due to some changes this year (for instance, I was elected president on 7/30), we are a little later than that, but we will aim for that deadline every year from now on. David Houseman will be vacating his seat on the Board of Directors to take the Competition Director position. Per our bylaws (sec. 3.13), I will be appointing, subject to Board approval, a new Representative to the Board from the Mid-Atlantic Region (DC, DE, MD, NJ, OH, PA, VA, WV). If you live in this region, are a member of the BJCP, and are interested in serving in this capacity please contact me directly at . Two newly created positions are yet unfilled. These are positions that were created to phase out the Program Administrator position. The new Competition Administrator will report to the Competition Director, and the new Exam Administrator will report to the two Exam Directors. BJCP members interested in serving in these positions should contact either the Competition Director or the Exam Directors, as appropriate. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank our returning appointed officers (Ed Westemeier, Gordon Strong, Peter Garofalo, Scott Bickham, and, with a new position, David Houseman) who devote a great deal of their time to keeping the wheels of the BJCP turning. Slainte Mhath, -Mike ============================================================================ Michael L. Hall, Ph.D. President, Los Alamos Atom Mashers President, BJCP Board of Directors (Mtn/NW Rep) Member, AHA Board of Advisors ============================================================================ Fermentation may have been a greater discovery than fire. -- David Rains Wallace ********************************************************************** * JudgeNet - the beer judge digest * * Send plain text only, no HTML, MIME, encoded text or attachments * * Send subscription requests & changes to judge-request`at`synchro.com * ********************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: TashFam`at`aol.com Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2003 20:48:57 EST Subject: And glass it is. Thanks to everyone who replied to my Glass Vs Plastic question. If I can talk my Homebrew club (FOSSILS) into it, I will have glass tasting glasses at our next competition. The suggestions on making sure the glasses are clean were a big help too. Okay, now my next questions - Create a list of items that the organizer of a beer judging could provide for the judges, beyond the usual (water, glass tasting glasses, bread, score sheets, flight sheet, etc, etc). Should there be a calculator and flavor wheel for each group of judges? Are white table cloths just a waist of time? Good old number 2 pencil Vs mechanical pencil? I'm looking for ways to make a competition better for the judges. Suggest anything that comes to mind (except strippers), the subject might offend a few people ;) Thanks, Ed Tash F 0107 Subject: Digest for the period 11/16/2003 - 11/17/2003 Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 01:04:06 -0500 Table of contents ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. BJCP Appointed Staff Positions and Opportunities (Michael L. Hall) 2. And glass it is. (TashFam`at`aol.com) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Michael L. Hall Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2003 15:20:30 -0700 Subject: BJCP Appointed Staff Positions and Opportunities Beer Judging Community: On behalf on the BJCP Board of Directors, I would like to announce the new slate of BJCP appointed staff positions for the coming year. The new slate is: Exam Director (East): Scott Bickham Exam Director (West): Peter Garofalo Exam Administrator: Competition Director: David Houseman Competition Administrator: Director of Information Technology: Gordon Strong Communication Director: Ed Westemeier and, in a position that will be phased out ASAP, Program Administrator: Russ Wigglesworth There are many returning officers in this list, a new but familiar face, and some opportunities for new blood. I would especially like to thank the outgoing officers, Scott Birdwell as Competition Director and Russ Wigglesworth as Program Administrator, for their meritorious service during the past years. The BJCP will miss their useful contributions to our core mission of judging beer. In particular, Russ has been the man behind the administration of the BJCP for a long time (eight plus years) and he will be hard to replace. This past summer, Russ was awarded the AHA Board of Advisors Recognition Award -- his acceptance speech is on the BJCP site (, see June 03). Let's all lift a glass for Russ! This announcement will spur some questions in our loyal beer judges, and I offer the following explanations: According to our bylaws (sec 3.4), new staff positions are to be appointed annually on 7/31. Due to some changes this year (for instance, I was elected president on 7/30), we are a little later than that, but we will aim for that deadline every year from now on. David Houseman will be vacating his seat on the Board of Directors to take the Competition Director position. Per our bylaws (sec. 3.13), I will be appointing, subject to Board approval, a new Representative to the Board from the Mid-Atlantic Region (DC, DE, MD, NJ, OH, PA, VA, WV). If you live in this region, are a member of the BJCP, and are interested in serving in this capacity please contact me directly at . Two newly created positions are yet unfilled. These are positions that were created to phase out the Program Administrator position. The new Competition Administrator will report to the Competition Director, and the new Exam Administrator will report to the two Exam Directors. BJCP members interested in serving in these positions should contact either the Competition Director or the Exam Directors, as appropriate. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank our returning appointed officers (Ed Westemeier, Gordon Strong, Peter Garofalo, Scott Bickham, and, with a new position, David Houseman) who devote a great deal of their time to keeping the wheels of the BJCP turning. Slainte Mhath, -Mike ============================================================================ Michael L. Hall, Ph.D. President, Los Alamos Atom Mashers President, BJCP Board of Directors (Mtn/NW Rep) Member, AHA Board of Advisors ============================================================================ Fermentation may have been a greater discovery than fire. -- David Rains Wallace ********************************************************************** * JudgeNet - the beer judge digest * * Send plain text only, no HTML, MIME, encoded text or attachments * * Send subscription requests & changes to judge-request`at`synchro.com * ********************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: TashFam`at`aol.com Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2003 20:48:57 EST Subject: And glass it is. Thanks to everyone who replied to my Glass Vs Plastic question. If I can talk my Homebrew club (FOSSILS) into it, I will have glass tasting glasses at our next competition. The suggestions on making sure the glasses are clean were a big help too. Okay, now my next questions - Create a list of items that the organizer of a beer judging could provide for the judges, beyond the usual (water, glass tasting glasses, bread, score sheets, flight sheet, etc, etc). Should there be a calculator and flavor wheel for each group of judges? Are white table cloths just a waist of time? Good old number 2 pencil Vs mechanical pencil? I'm looking for ways to make a competition better for the judges. Suggest anything that comes to mind (except strippers), the subject might offend a few people ;) Thanks, Ed Tash F 0107