FW: judging iris

            There are several steps to becoming a judge in Region 17.  There
are a set of requirements that are mandated by AIS.  On top of that Region
17 has added a few more things.

The first thing you have to do is ask for and fill out an application.
There is an online version of this available at:
http://www.aisregion17.org/images/pdf/APPLICATION.pdf  The application is
merely a formal request to start judges training and your acceptance is
automatic as long as you are a member of AIS.

After that you enter the first stage of training.  First you are a
candidate.  In order to move from candidate to apprentice you must:
*	Attend 6 hours of judges training classes - split in to at two sessions.
*	Obtain 4 hours of tutoring from an AIS judge on Tall Beardeds.  This is
further split into 2 hours in the garden and two hours of exhibition.  These
may be split in to one hour segments.
*	Obtain 4 hours of tutoring from an AIS judge on "other than Tall Beardeds"
*	Obtain 5 letters of recommendation from judges who have tutored you.
*	Attend two regional meetings.
There is a pdf'd form listing all of this available at:
http://www.aisregion17.org/images/pdf/jt-cand.pdf

            Once you have completed the above then you become an apprentice
and to move from apprentice to accredited garden judge you must:
*	Observe two accredited shows as an apprentice attached to a panel of
judges
*	4 hours of tutoring on seedlings and new varieties in the garden, split
into two 2 hour session
*	Obtain at least 2 hours of judges training classes per year - you must
have a 1 hour class in show rules and 2 hours in awards and ballots
*	Prepare a show schedule or be show chair
There is a pdf'd form listing all of this available at:
http://www.aisregion17.org/images/pdf/jt-app.pdf

Each step of this must be documented using this form:
http://www.aisregion17.org/images/pdf/JT%20certificate.pdf

Traditionally, the person obtaining the training will provide a copy of this
form along with a stamped envelope addressed to the Judges Training Chair.
It is the judges responsibility to fill it out and send it in.  This would
also be the point when you would ask the judge providing the tutoring for a
recommendation (while you are a candidate).  Remember, you need 5, so, you
must get training from at least 5 different judges.

            Hopefully I didn't miss anything.  Please remember that there
are slight variations from region to region.  If any of you are interested
just let me know, I would be glad to help!!


Dana


Dana Brown
AIS Region 17 Judges Training Chairperson
Director TBIS
AIS, ASI, MIS, RIS, SPIS, TBIS
Malevil Gardens
www.malevil-iris.com <http://www.malevil-iris.com/>
Lubbock, TX
Zone 7 USDA, Zone 10 Sunset
DanaBrown@peoplepc.com <D*@peoplepc.com>

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