[games_access] GDC Booth

[Robert Florio]

I'm kind of still on the project for top-secret funny thing may actually
called me back to talk about keeping the accessibility functions I guess
they didn't want me to waste seven months of my life good thing.  That's all
I'm working on a project is the accessibility user interface and controls.
David actually wanted them to follow my lead in the last meeting so I think
David is full on board with this accessible feature for the game.
www.Acclaim.com project top-secret.  Robert is involved in heavily.  :-)

Anyway as I can ask David if he wants to sponsor or claim could sponsor a
booth that would get even more recognition to the game I am making with
acclaim that it's going to be accessible.  Just let me know how I need to
put it in writing and what I need to ask for please?  And if I should ask
David or acclaim most likely David.

Robert



-----Original Message-----
From: games_access-bounces at igda.org [mailto:games_access-bounces at igda.org]
On Behalf Of hinn at uiuc.edu
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 12:42 PM
To: IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List
Subject: [games_access] GDC Booth

Ok...some really, really bad news.

So we've already learned that a "free" booth at an expo only means the
physical space and that at the end of the whole thing we were talking around
$3000 for the additional costs (they kept building up all week). But the
"free" was a $5000 discount to put things into perspective.

Now I hear from the GDC people...a 10x10 booth (note: this is half the size
we had at E for All but it was the original space we were supposed to have
-- thank you people who did not show up! :) ) runs $5400. And, yes, that
means ONLY the physical space. They are estimating a similar number ($3000)
in addition to the $5400 for a completed booth (which is required and which
is everything from carpet to insurance to electricity ($$ by the voltage).

Whoa. I threw back a question their way about the deadline for saying
"yes/no" so we know how much time we are talking about before major $$$ is
due.

If we are going to seriously pull this off? We need some people who will
seriously work with me to help raise this cash (not to mention working the
booth at the actual conference). This doesn't mean just raising questions
like "what about Microsoft?" -- this means actively asking any/all contacts
you have about major booth $$ sponsorship. So...Not just me doing this. I
still have money to raise to retrograde sponsor us for last week and am
dealing with a bad pneumonia and teaching all at the same time.

I know the booth sounded like a really good idea but now we need to really
think if this is a good enough idea that is worth raising around $8000 for?
I think $8000 is possible but we are going to need to work our collective
butts off for this.

So much to think about...eee....

Michelle
.......................................
these are mediocre times and people are 
losing hope. it's hard for many people 
to believe that there are extraordinary 
things inside themselves, as well as 
others. i hope you can keep an open 
mind.
 -- "unbreakable"
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