[Liquidpoets] Poetry Slam deets!

[Taylor Caron]

Also meant to mention, if you haven't entered into a comp before, I'm happy
to field questions you might have regarding where to enter a beer. Lots of
other Poets are happy to help as well. Reach out!

On Thu, Aug 16, 2018 at 12:25 PM Taylor Caron <hopaholic at gmail.com> wrote:

> Alrighty Poets, the Slam is upon us.
> Below you'll find the basic details, and a list of volunteer positions.
>
> [tl,dr: email me that you are fully open and available for anything we
> need help with, and bottle up all the beers to win big]
>
> This thing takes a lot of hands to make it happen, so we're counting on
> the members to step in as much as possible.
> New members, this is a great chance to "pay your dues" and be involved in
> the club more than just passing beers around. Those that have been involved
> in the Slam or other comp before, please reach out to me with help and
> emotional support.
> For those that have never participated in a competition, trust that there
> will be help to walk you through, and you will have a blast. You'll likely
> learn a ton about beer while you're at it.
>
> Comp entry window is 8/26 - 9/7, coming up fast. Get those bottles cleaned
> and grab your capper. We expect a full complement of Pro-Ams, and given the
> short timing on the calendar your odds of scoring one may very well be
> higher than normal. This is YOUR competition. Put those entries in! Our
> local dropoffs are H&B, Soul Squared if you're north, Elevated
> Fermentations for you southlanders.
>
> Jason has put together a page on our site
> <http://www.liquidpoets.com/annual-poetry-slam/> with the basics.
> (THANKS!)
> There will be more info regarding drop-offs, pro-am opportunities, etc.
> But refer there for the registration link where you can enlist as a judge
> or steward as well as getting your entries in and paid for.
>
> The judging itself will happen at NBB as in the last few years. We're
> super thankful they'll host us again. Not many places in townthat can
> handle this size of a comp. It's the usual two sessions on Saturday, one on
> Sunday, then BOS and Pro-am operation, awards in the early evening.
>
> *VOLUNTEERING*
>
> Here's a fairly complete list of the help we need. I may be forgetting
> something, but:
>
>
>    - Shwag collection - basically just hitting up the local breweries for
>    fun stuff, shirts, caps, gift cards, growlers (are they still a thing?),
>    bottle openers, whatever, to put out on the prize table. Some of this I can
>    do as we're negotiating the Pro-Ams, so I'll be in touch with whoever takes
>    this on so we're not hitting people twice. I been working on the H&B
>    vendors on our usual prize procurement, going well, but there's a bunch of
>    footwork here in town I won't be able to do on my own.
>    - Saturday the 8th, we'll need at least two people willing to make the
>    run to pick up entries. The furthest south will be Brew Hut in Cherry Creek
>    / Aurora. We'll also be picking up from Soul Squared in Wellington, down in
>    Boulder, Longmont, Loveland. If you have a vehicle and are free that
>    Saturday, this is a HUGE help, and the club will pay for your gas and lunch
>    somewhere along the way.
>    - Sunday we will be sorting all of the entries. This is a fairly big
>    job, but many hands make light work. There's pizza. Expect maybe three
>    hours of finding entries, and putting on stickers. Not difficult but very
>    important.
>    - JUDGE DIRECTOR - The judge director manages all judging operations
>    for the competition. The judge director recruits judges, assigns judges to
>    categories, and handles all other judging issues. Rules allow for me as the
>    Comp Organizer to do this job, but it is really best split into two
>    positions. If you are BJCP ranked, please let me know you'd like to help
>    with this. Once the comp is underway the JD is allowed to judge as well.
>    - HEAD STEWARD - Operations manager for the competition, trains, and
>    assigns stewards to various competition tasks. Responsible for entries
>    entering and leaving the cooler, coordinating the stewards, ensuring
>    completion of paperwork. Liaison between the judges and the organizer and
>    registrar, answering questions. Much of this can be delegated further as
>    necessary during the comp. We need someone with stewarding experience
>    ideally, but someone had to it first ever, so if you're up for it, I want
>    to hear from you.
>    - JUDGES - I sent out a local call to BJCP judges, hopefully all of
>    you on there received that. Let me know if not. Non-BJCP people, we need
>    you too!! Each table will hopefully have a ranked judge, who will happily
>    walk a novice through evaluating the beer according to style, filling out
>    the judging sheet, etc. THIS is a fun opportunity to get your feet wet in
>    judging. (I believe Doug is working on a light-hearted judging session at
>    the next Poets meeting, so you'll even get a practice run beforehand. We
>    need LOTS of judges, so please step up and get in on the action. We'll have
>    lunch for you.
>    - STEWARDS - a VERY important job. We'll need a steward for each
>    table, responsible for running beers from the cooler, attending to the
>    judges and double-checking their paperwork, generally making sure the table
>    runs smoothly and efficiently. Want access to tastes of the best beers
>    without having to sort through them all? Steward a table. No comp
>    experience necessary. Lunch provided.
>
>
> I think that's it. We have a lot of members. Please don't be shy about
> stepping in if you are available, regardless of skill/experience.
>
> I'm expecting a lot of Poets' entries, and with all of the great breweries
> in town I fully bank on us sweeping the Pro-Am's at GABF next year. It's
> all but guaranteed. AMARITE?!
>
>
> --
> "Beer"
> -- Ben Franklin, 1738
>


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"Sell not virtue to purchase wealth, nor Liberty to purchase power."
-- Ben Franklin, 1738
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