[games_access] GDC: Michelle is not in THAT bad a mood

[d. michelle hinn]

Ok...before I get flooded with more email asking about how I'm doing 
(which I appreciate!!), I wanted to let everyone know that I'm not in 
that bad a mood...I'm just disappointed with some insider stuff I 
heard, guilt left over from last year, frustration that I'm in a 
pretty serious financial bind that's threatening my being able to pay 
my fees to graduate, and just general disappointment that some really 
good and interesting proposals weren't given a fighting chance...that 
and being able to bring fewer people at a conference that has 
expanded 5 fold since we started going is disappointing. And, yes, I 
do wish more had helped with the proposals so that we could have had 
ones that were not written by me simultaneously at the deadline. More 
acceptances would have come with more passes (each acceptance 
generally comes with only one pass unless it's something like a 
tutorial). But we'll do what we can and we'll rethink strategies for 
how we go about things this year. And those of us that go will need 
to make sure we are as healthy as possible!!!! We can't afford ER 
visits and such this year!!

I wish I could get everyone passes to some of the VIP events even if 
you are going to pay your own way -- unfortunately I can get exactly 
the same number of passes to those that I can get for the GDC in 
general.

It would be great if I could get an idea of who will be going 
regardless of having a SIG pass. I mainly ask because it would be 
nice to know who will be there and if I can get people into certain 
events that their pass doesn't not let them into, I will try my best.

I hope that regardless of getting a pass to go, everyone can add a 
couple hours into helping us plan for GDC. We'll be representing the 
SIG as a whole and while things are different this year, they aren't 
that different from where we were just a couple years ago where only 
one person could go. The thing is? We can't forget what we are about 
-- making sure that mainstream games are accessible to as many people 
as possible.

Thanks,
Michelle