> > So, I'm inclined to think that scheduling the contests to not be > > during those times seems better. > > During Spring/Fall? Winter/Summer? I'm confused. Not having the judging going on at the same time as the actual convention; i.e. judging should either start after the convention ends, or end before the convention starts, for the two conventions that LL consider to be their main ones, with my preference being for the latter, so that the winner can be announced, promoted, played, whatever at the upcoming con. Timothy