• September 19, 2008

    The BJCP Board authorized an increase of $5000 in the 2008 Legal Fees budget to cover contingencies in ongoing litigation.

  • August 12, 2008

    The BJCP Board approved staff appointments of Mike Dixon for Communication Director, Joe Gerteis as Assistant CEP Director and Charlie Gow as Associate Exam Director.

  • July 25, 2008

    The BJCP Board approved a revision of BJCP Competition Policies to require people receiving staff points to take an active role in some aspect of the competition. The BJCP Board also approved an update of the approved competition reporting software list to remove non-compliant products.

  • July 24, 2008

    The BJCP Board approved an increase in GMSR credits for the Exam Directors.

  • July 14, 2008

    The BJCP Board approved a proposal by the BJCP Treasurer to open a federally-insured interest-bearing business checking account and move the bulk of the liquid BJCP assets (less our financial reserve) into it.

  • July 11, 2008

    The BJCP Board approved a proposal by the CEP Director to terminate the pilot testing of the vocabulary application and begin work rehosting it as an open-source wiki-based solution on a site providing better control over the validity of the technical content.

  • May 14, 2008

    The BJCP Board has approved the mead exam recommendations made by the Mead and Cider Committee, and transfers the responsibility for the rollout of the mead exams from the Mead and Cider Committee to the Exam Directorate. Further, the Board approved the fee schedule for mead certification exams as follows:

    • The exam fee for someone not already a BJCP member is $50. This fee applies to the first exam taken, which may be of any type authorized by the BJCP.
    • The exam fee for a BJCP member is $30 for a full exam. This applies to any subsequent exam taken, even if of a different type than originally taken to join the BJCP.
    • Partial retakes are authorized only for the beer exam, and only for existing BJCP members who have previously taken the full beer exam. The exam fee for a partial retake of the beer exam is $15.

  • Apr 21, 2008

    The BJCP Board has voted $5,000 to fund the printing of beer color guides, which will be provided to all active judges at no cost.

  • Mar 28, 2008

    The BJCP Board has authorized an official mailing address for BJCP correspondence, which will be used as the permanent master address, with communications being forwarded as necessary to the appropriate person(s).

    Beer Judge Certification Program, Inc.
    5115 Excelsior Blvd., #326
    St. Louis Park, MN 55416

  • Oct 4, 2007

    The BJCP Board has voted to supplement the existing CEP budget with an additional $1,000 from reserves, to cover increased costs of the flavor kits being produced for the program.

  • Sep 14, 2007

    The BJCP Board has voted to allocate $2,500 out of reserves to fund a judge reception at the 2008 NHC. Similar in nature to what was done in Denver this year, the event will feature two judge training events. BJCP judges who are attending the conference and judging in the competition will be admitted for free (on a first come, first served basis as long as this budget holds out).

  • May 21, 2007

    Approved clarification of the BJCP Privacy Policy. Approved creation of an Assistant Communication Director position.

  • May 17, 2007

    Approved publishing of certain facts regarding the former Treasurer on the website, to keep members informed.

  • Apr 27, 2007

    Approved a comprehensive budget policy.

  • Apr 18, 2007

    Approved establishing a $5,000 reserve in the BJCP treasury to cover emergencies, and requiring five votes, rather than a simple majority, to spend any of the reserve.

    Approved BJCP name badges for issue to all active judges. Details to be specified after online registration procedure is available.

  • Jan 14, 2007

    Approved a test, at MCAB and AHA NHC 2nd Round, of an experimental scoresheet. This is a scoresheet designed with mostly checkboxes and little room for comments. The intent is to see if this design can speed up judging at certain competitions of this nature while still providing adequate feedback to entrants.

    If the tests are successful, this may become a regular part (although optional) of the Sanctioned Competition Program.

  • Dec 21, 2006

    Approved a committee, headed by Jamil Zainasheff, to investigate creation of new beer color guides for use at competitions. Members with suggestions are invited to send them to the chairman.

  • Dec 14, 2006

    Approved using the same election procedure for 2007 Board elections as was used last time.

    Approved establishment of a committee, headed by Pete Garofalo, to do a comprehensive review of the Bylaws and propose changes to streamline all BJCP rules and procedures. Changes will be subject to review and approval by the Board and the membership, and are likely to be established in the second half of 2007. Members with suggestions are invited to send them to the chairman.

  • Dec 4, 2006

    Appointed Mike Heniff to Assistant CEP Director, replacing Ted Hausotter.

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