Yes, people who are not attending the conference can volunteer to help with the competition. I’m sorry you’re not planning on attending the conference.
I think you can also take the BJCP scheduled exams as well without attending the conference. Follow up with Sandy though - http://www.bjcp.org/exams.php
I thought about it but I’m not gonna fight for a ticket and finances may not allow it.
I judged the Ontario Brewing Awards this week. All the commercial breweries in the Province and I have to say, there has to be a lot of home brewers who can do much better than the pro’s. Much better!