Introduction

This section is the operational handbook for the people running Aerospace Jam on event day. It explains the staff side of ASJudge, the web platform we use to manage scoring, scheduling, safety warnings, team access, and awards.

Most of this material is written for volunteers, judges, and leads, but students are welcome here too. If you have ever been curious about how the competition floor stays organized, how scores move through the system, or how the staff side of the event fits together, this section is meant to make that picture much clearer.

How to read this guide

There is a fair amount of information here, so we have tried to arrange it in the same order that staff usually learn the event. The Schedule page gives the big-picture flow of the day, and ASJudge Overview explains what the platform actually does. After that, the role guides get more specific and walk through the dashboards and responsibilities for each kind of staff member.

Who should read what

If you're a new volunteer or judge, the easiest approach is simply to read this section from top to bottom. It was written to build context gradually so that the role-specific pages feel natural by the time you reach them.

If you're a head table lead or technical lead, you will probably want to pay especially close attention to the admin guide and the ASJudge overview, since those pages explain how the whole system fits together.

If you're a curious student, start with ASJudge Overview. That page focuses on what ASJudge handles as a whole, including the public scoreboard, the team portal, congeniality voting, and the live schedule, without assuming you have staff access yourself.