Global Finals Officials Registration

Add an Unlisted Nominee

Last Updated: May 24, 2025

You arrive at the screen below if you wish to add a nominee that you could not find on the drop downs on the Edit My Nominees main pane. The screen has 2 sets of controls at the top: Using #1 you can search for people outside your affiliate. Enter some information about their first and…

Apply to Be a Global Finals Official

Last Updated: May 24, 2025

At the end of the nominating process, an email will be sent to each of the nominees asking them to apply to be an Official at the upcoming Global Finals.  This topic describes the Application process. The Email with the link Email asking nominees to apply is typically sent in the December or January prior…

Confirming Officials Application

Last Updated: May 24, 2025

Applying to be an Official at Global Finals requires providing a considerable amount of information.  The Confirm pane is an opportunity to see the information collected to see that it is correct and make any changes before confirming it is right and you are done. The screen shot below shows a part of the Confirm pane that…

Editing Nominees

Last Updated: May 24, 2025

You use the Edit My Nominees pane to edit your nominees.  Nominations are open for a specific period of time, typical in the fall. You will not be able to reach this pane if nominations are closed. The state of nominations (open or closed) is listed on the My Nominees pane along with the range of dates that nominations…

Finalizing Global Finals Registration for Officials

Last Updated: May 24, 2025

The Reserve pane is where you let us know you have finished registering for Global Finals. If you have requested a single or a guest room, it is at this point that you will actually reserve that single or guest room. Displaying the Reserve pane will cause the web site to review your registration.  It will list issues that…

Global Finals Officials

Last Updated: May 24, 2025

Global Finals is a large event and requires many people to be run successfully. One important group of volunteers are called Officials. At Global Finals Officials fill a number of roles including: Global Finals Officials go through a selection process that is managed by this web site. The steps are as follows: Note that some…

Housing Selection for Global Finals Officials

Last Updated: May 24, 2025

The Housing Pane lets you described your housing preferences while at Global Finals. The packages available to you are listed in the Available Housing Package box. As explained in the introduction to this wizard, the packages are based on your role.  All packages other than VIPs end on Sunday morning.  The day you arrive will likely be based on the first…

Jobs / Roles at Global Finals

Last Updated: May 24, 2025

Global Finals jobs are divided into 4 categories: In addition to having the requisite skills, you also need to be onsite at Global Finals for specific days to fulfill the job.  The table at the bottom of the first pane of the Application (the introduction), lists when housing opens for various jobs and the first…

Nominating Officials

Last Updated: May 24, 2025

The Officials Registration process starts with volunteers being nominated to assist in running the Global Finals tournament. As is described in the overview, volunteers are mostly nominated by: If you are able to nominate Officials, you will see nominate on the Officials menu. The screen displayed below should be similar to the one showing your nominations…

Registering as a Global Finals Official

Last Updated: May 24, 2025

Global Finals Official Registration lets many different individuals register for the event.  These include: To register in any of the roles above you will need a DI account.  Guests of these officials DO NOT need a DI Account. Officials Registration does NOT deal with the registration of teams or team managers. In general, DI pays…