Many of them are CC events though so I hope they add more:

http://www.upperdeckentertainment.co.../schedule.aspx

Ouch. Wizard World is the last one we get in Illinois for the rest of the year?

I hope that's not right...

On Kergs Yahoo list

Jeff said there would be more posted soon.

Some of the dates can't be right either...

We have events listed in May 2004 and February 2004 in TX. There was no event in May, and obviously the game wasn't out in February. We also have one listed this month for August 20th, which is a Friday and during GenCon, so I find it hard to believe.

I find it interesting that the seemingly 2nd largest following is in Australia. Now if I can only get them to sponser me as a judge to one of those events...

Has UDE made any mention of policy about smaller localized events for perhaps a ranking system or some sort of local/state/region/etc system?

That's what the Hobby League is:

http://www.upperdeckentertainment.com/op/hobbyleague/

Thanks, I'll inform my local store tomorrow.