2009 USBC SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2009
8:30 am – 6:00 pm	USBC Judge’s Certification Workshop –Day One (for those not certified regional judges in the 2008-2009 USBC year)
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2009
9:00 am – 6:00 pm	USBC Judge's Certification Workshop Day Two (for ALL to certify as 2009 judges)
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm	Competitor’s Meeting (For Competitors 1 – 12)
1:30 pm – 6:00 pm	Competitor’s Practice Session (Competitors 1 – 12)
THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2009
7:00 am – 8:00 am	Competitor’s Meeting (Competitors 13 – 37)
7:00 am – 5:00 pm	Competitor’s Practice Session (Competitors 13 – 37)
8:00 am – 9:00 am	Volunteer Meeting
8:00 am – 9:00 am	Judges' Calibration Meeting
9:00 am – 5:00 pm	2009 USBC Round One – Day One (click for PDF schedule)
FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2009
7:00 am – 8:00 am	Competitor’s Meeting (Competitors 38 – 50 & Regional Champions)
7:00 am – 5:00 pm	Competitor’s Practice Session (Competitors 38 – 50 & Regional Champions)
8:00 am – 9:00 am	Volunteer Meeting
8:00 am – 9:00 am	Judges' Calibration Meeting
9:00 am – 5:00 pm	2009 USBC Round One – Day Two (click for PDF schedule)
6:00 pm – 6:30 pm	2009 USBC Semi-Finalists Announcement
SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 2009
7:00 am – 4:00 pm	Semi-Finalist’s Practice Session (Semi-Finalists 1-25)
8:00 am – 9:00 am	Volunteer Meeting
8:00 am – 9:00 am	Judges' Calibration Meeting
9:00 am – 5:00 pm	2009 USBC Semi-Finals (Semi-Finalists 1-25)
	All times approximate. Order and times subject to change… and they usually do! Mid Atlantic Champion Katie Duris, murky coffee, Arlington, VA (9:00am) Jesse Crouse, Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea, Chicago, IL Michael Elvin, Espresso Parts, Olympia, WA Phuong Tran, Lava Java, Ridgefield, WA Midwest Champion Robin Seitz, PT's Coffee, Topeka, KS Ryan Willbur, Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea, Los Angeles, CA (10:30am) Mike Marquard, Kaldi's Coffee Roasting Co., St. Louis, MO Great Lakes Champion Scott Lucey, Alterra Coffee, Milwaukee, WI Sara Peterson, The Abbey Coffee Art & Music Lounge, Santa Cruz, CA North West Champion Alex Pond, The Fresh Pot, Portland, OR North East Champion Amber Sather, AMS, Brooklyn, NY (12:00pm) South West Champion Jason Silberschlag, Cartel Coffee Lab, Tempe, AZ Renee Teichen, Ritual Coffee Roasters, San Francisco, CA Brett Walker, Zoka Coffee Roasters, Seattle, WA Chris Weber, PT's Coffee Roasting Co., Topeka, KS Kristina Merryman, Lava Java, Ridgefield, WA (1:30pm) Western Champion Nick Griffith, Intelligentsia Coffee, Los Angeles, CA Mountain Champion Greg Lefcourt, Ozo Coffee Company, Boulder, CO Michael Phillips, Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea, Chicago, IL Devin Pedde, Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea, Los Angeles, CA Chris DeMarse, Alliance World Coffees, Marion, IN (3:00pm) South Central Champion Clancy Rose, Cuvee Coffee, Spring, TX Micah Svejda, Kaldi's Coffeehouse, St. Louis, MO Colin Whitcomb, Alterra Coffee, Milwaukee, WI South East Champion Danielle Glasky, Octane Coffee, Atlanta, GA
6:00 pm – 6:30 pm	2009 USBC Finalists Announcement
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm	Competitors Review Score Sheets With Judges (Not Including Finalists)
SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 2009
8:00 am – 11:00 am	Finalists' Practice Session (Finalists 1-6)
11:00 am – 12:00 pm	Volunteer Meeting
11:00 am – 12:00 pm	Judges' Calibration Meeting
12:00 pm – 2:30 pm	2009 USBC Finals (Finalists 1 – 6)
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm	2009 USBC Awards Ceremony
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm	Finalists Review Score Sheets With Judges
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm	Photo Opportunities & Press Interviews

>> Competitor Practice Schedule (PDF) UPDATED 02-28-2009
>> Competitor Schedule Round One Day One (PDF) UPDATED 02-28-2009
>> Competitor Schedule Round One Day Two (PDF) UPDATED 02-28-2009

>> Competitor Schedule Semi-Finals Round (PDF)
>> Competitor Schedule Final Round (PDF)

>> Volunteer Schedule (PDF)