CTEA™ - Judges Information

The California Team Excellence Awards (CTEA™) is looking for interested and experienced judges! The annual team competition requires judging panels (3-5 Judges per panel) to score teams. Judges will be organized to review live and video entries. (See CTEA™ Judges Responsibilities below.)

If you want to be a judge:

1. Complete the CTEA™ Judges Application along with the Confidentiality and Conflict of Interest Statement and submit to CCE.
   Judges Application.doc
2. Review Judges Training Materials & Responsibilities. Training is self-paced. Download and review the following:
   Judges Training Slides.ppt
   Judges Scoring Booklet.xls
   Feedback Report Template.doc
3. Attend one of the Judges Conference calls:
• Tuesday, September 21, 8:30 -10:30 am
• Wednesday, September 22, 8:30 -10:30 am
• Thursday, September 23, 8:30 -10:30 am
• (Back-up Call) Tuesday, September 28, 8:30 -10:30 am
4. Select and attend one of the judging sites. (Final dates and locations will be posted and all judges notified).
   • San Jose/Sacramento Area - TBD
   • Los Angeles Area - TBD
   • San Diego Area - TBD

• Judges will review and score team presentations and documentation and assist in preparing feedback to teams. Time required at judging events is one day for each event attended. Judges may serve at one or more events.
• Judges' organizations must provide support for time and expenses to attend the judging events.
• Judges must sign a Confidentiality and Conflict of Interest Statement.

• An opportunity to be trained as a team judge, which you can put to use in your own organization.
• A chance to witness the work of some of the best teams in the western states.
• The privilege of helping to select the teams to represent the western states at the ASQ National Competition and to select teams to be showcased at our annual Spring Conference.
• Chance to be recognized as a member of the 2010 Board of Judges.

• Judges will be asked to review the criteria and on-line training prior to the judging session.
• Each judge should familiarize themselves completely with the criteria prior to their designated judging date.
• Each judge's panel will be expected to prepare feedback reports for applications reviewed.

A special effort is made when selecting the judging teams to reflect the mix of team entries. This is accomplished by not only considering the qualifications listed, but also selecting a diverse group which includes the following criteria:

• Industry
• Experience
• Previous judges' training