Congrats to all of you guys!
Written exams are MUCH easier to schedule now that we have the "Quarterly Written" exams.
Once each quarter, the BJCP has a single date/time set up for a single written exam that can span across multiple cities in multiple time zones. Any BJCP exam grader can request to administer a site and join one of these with only a couple of months notice, even for a single examinee. There is no maximum. The only rules are:
1) Examinees must pre-qualify to take the exam = 80+ tasting score AND have 10+ judging experience points.
2) You must commit and have registered (paid your admin) at least 30 days ahead of the exam date. No exceptions. So, for a November 21 exam, you must have paid your admin and (s)he must have paid for your slot with the exam directors before Oct 21.
3) If you bail, you lose your exam fee.
4) The date and time is non-negotiable. The same exam will be given at every site simultaneously so that the various sites can be pooled and graded together. Holding them at the same time eliminates the possibility of questions getting out, etc and maximizes the use of the grading teams.
5) Here is the list of pre-approved written administrators (graders):
http://www.bjcp.org/apps/reports/graders.phpFull details can be found here:
http://www.bjcp.org/docs/Quarterly_Exam.pdfThe schedule is here:
http://www.bjcp.org/exams.phpSo, all you need to do is look at the schedule, find a quarterly written date, (next one is March 12, 2016) that is suitable for you. If there's a site near you, you can call the admin and join in, If not, just get one of the graders on the list who is near you to volunteer to administer the exam, pay the admin the $25 fee at least 30 days before the exam, and you have your seat.
I'm happy to administer a quarterly written exam here in Western WA any time they are held, just let me know at least 8 weeks ahead of the exam.
HTH-
Steve