CORSA 2012: Education only re Judges

[Ken Schifftner]

Gang:

Being new to this, I did some digging about the Concours judges and the controversial "lunches". 

Turns out it is a "fairness" issue, at least in part, but not like one might expect.

The local Convention volunteers are, in CORSA's estimation and reality, rewarded because their clubs share in the profit from the Convention. Their compensation is not based upon the level of effort or difficulty.  The clubs share the profit and that is the reward. 

The CORSA Concours judges are different however.  They are recruited by CORSA, controlled by CORSA and come from various clubs (sometimes from hundreds of miles away)....indeed only a small number may come from the local clubs. For uniformity, quality, etc. CORSA encourages the judges to sign on and be judges not just at one convention but at others. It is important to future conventions to keep this "pool" filled. (I've been a judge at seven and I'm a novice).

These "out of the area" experienced volunteer judges are given the lunch as a perk....otherwise, they'd get zip, nada, nothing, while the local volunteer clubs would be working for a share of the profits. 

So it is a "fairness issue" but not as one might expect.

Now I have a better understanding.....


Ken Schifftner