[Liquidpoets] Poetry Slam deets!

[Taylor Caron]

Alrighty Poets, I've had a few people step up, but we still need quite a
bit of help to make this comp happen. Paying your dues is the easy part of
membership!
Especially the newer folks, please check your calendar and jump in as
you're able. It is a ton of fun, and you'll get to know and be a part of
the Poets beyond simply showing up to meetings.
Most of the help is fairly unskilled. Do not sweat if you haven't worked in
a comp before. There will be lots of hand-holding.


   - SHWAG COLLECTION - Still need - mostly legwork, email/phone to invite
   breweries to give stuff, then picking up said stuff
   - ENTRY PICKUP - Looking good. Thanks Doug, Clim, Fred. We will be in
   touch regarding details.
   - SORTING 9/9 - I have heard from a couple of people, but this is SO
   much easier and faster when there's 8-12 sets of hands. Again, easy job,
   super helpful.
   - JUDGE DIRECTOR - Still need. As we get closer I will start strong
   arming the enlisted judges, but I'm hoping one of you will step forward.
   - HEAD STEWARD - Still need. Same as above.
   - JUDGES - Reggie is up and running. We've had a few sign up, but
   historically it all happens the final week. I'm hoping we Poets can jump in
   and get tallied sooner than later.
   - STEWARDS - Same as above. SIGN UP FOR SINGLE SHIFTS IF NECESSARY!
   - SOMETHING ELSE : Last week I thought of another important thing we
   need help with. Can't remember it now. But if you're available, please do
   THAT.


Thanks everyone. Going to be fun! Lots of Pro-Ams, some good prizes rolling
in from our sponsors.... Get signed up!

Taylor

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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