Invited to a jury after filing: where does it go?

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Members advise not to put weak evidence into the judging criterion: some officers are sticklers who will reject it on formal grounds, so move it to Final Merits or mention at the end of the criterion that you, as a leading expert, have already been invited to judge. A separate tip is to link the criteria into a growth story: worked, gained experience, started writing and competing, developed and deployed something, became known, media appeared, got invited to juries because you are at the top - reinforced with excerpts from recommendation letters. If you never actually judged, do not claim judging.

Community answers

The answers below are translated from the original Russian - the language of the community chats.

It is better not to include judging in your criteria. There are officers, let's say, sticklers for details, who nitpick formalities. Such an officer may not count it based on a formal criterion. All weak evidence should be placed in the Final Merits, where the overall picture is evaluated.
It depends on your petition writing style: you can include this information at the end of the criteria for the officer, mentioning that you have already been invited as a leading expert in your field to a significant competition, or add it to the Final Merits as evidence of recognition.
Clearly outline that these are not just isolated criteria, but that they smoothly flowed from one to another as your experience grew and you ascended to the top. You need to link the criteria together and briefly summarize: worked, gained experience, began writing articles and sharing knowledge, then started participating in competitions, developed something, implemented it in the company, spread it to other companies, became known outside of the company, and then media invited you to the jury because you were already at the very top. And reinforce it with excerpts from recommendation letters. This is just my opinion, not legal advice.
I responded to the person in context. He was not on the jury; he worked on projects as part of a team. Naturally, it makes no sense to attribute judging and other tasks to him now. It is important to emphasize what is relevant to his specific activities, rather than stretching the criteria.

The answers are anonymized community experience from the public chats, not legal advice. Officers may decide similar cases differently.

Why "Judging" gets refused

Accepted in 59% of challenged petitions (130 of 219); not an approval rate.

Actual participation in judging is not evidenced. An invitation, a name on a jury page or an acceptance is not proof: the officer wants traces of the work itself.

All refusal grounds and the sample

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Invited to a jury after filing: where does it go?

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