[games_access] GDC 2009: One Proposal Moves to Phase Two

[Thomas Westin]

Hi Michelle,

That's bad news, although not the end of the world :)

I have a hard time understanding what criteria we failed on; now  
that's life, just wished they could indicate what.

However, regarding passes I do have some understanding about giving  
away passes; although GDC has been generous in the past it is also  
quite unique as at other conferences I have presented at (e.g CGAT,  
Singapore) I still had to pay for a full pass.

I hope the Arcade session stays in (including some passes), and we  
have Adobe and Redbull to follow up on

Kind regards
Thomas

On 3 okt 2008, at 06.24, d. michelle hinn wrote:

> Dear All,
>
> Unfortunately, the GDC advisory board did not share our enthusiasm  
> about last year's Accessibility Arcade and it -- and 5 other  
> proposals -- were rejected.
>
> However, we did have one proposal -- Accessibility 101 -- accepted  
> to move to "phase two" -- which does not mean we're in...we are just  
> now invited to submit further information to them, including a draft  
> of the slides for the session. I attached the requirements to the  
> end of this email. This is a new process and I don't know what the  
> likelihood of moving forward is but I'm assuming that because they  
> get into specific requests ("color blindness") that there is a good  
> chance that the session will move on if their directives are followed.
>
> There is a further catch...there can be only one presenter. Yes,  
> this is crazy given how this talk has been traditionally run. I will  
> appeal this request.
>
> I don't know if the IGDA gets ANY sessions this year but we now have  
> to see if we can get "Arcade" saved through that process. I will  
> keep you up to date on this as soon as I hear more.
>
> The next question? Passes. At this point we have exactly one pass. I  
> am hoping to increase this through multiple ways, including  
> corporate sponsorship to purchase more. If we get an IGDA session  
> this will give us more but I don't know how many more.
>
> So...I need to know this -- who exactly is planning on attending GDC  
> (and at this point you need to be almost 100% sure)? This will help  
> me figure out how to get more of us in attendance. We will then,  
> together, figure out who the passes will go to in what order.
>
> Please email me offlist (hinn at uiuc.edu) if you were planning on  
> participating at GDC 2009 so I can get an accurate headcount.
>
> Frustrated...
> Michelle
>
> -----
>
> I'm the content manager for the upcoming GDC 2009 and I'm following  
> up on the status of your submission, "Accessibility 101: Crash  
> Course for Beginners." The GDC Advisory Board has conditionally  
> accepted your proposal and are now requesting further information to  
> make a final decision.
>
> The advisors like the topic of your talk but would like to have one  
> presenter deliver the lecture. Please decide who the presenter will  
> be, I assume it will be you. We will also need you to prepare the  
> full PPT presentation and cover color blindness in your speech. The  
> slides will need to be as final as possible for us to gauge the  
> value of the content being offered to the veteran developer in  
> attendance. In addition, please prepare the following as part of  
> your submission:
>
> ·         100-word description
> ·         50-word concise description for use on the show guide (a  
> condensed version of the 100-word description)
> ·         100-word max for the takeaway
> ·         100-word max for the intended audience
>
> Your slides and outline will be due no later than Nov. 3 for phase  
> III review. By mid-October, I'll provide you a unique link that will  
> log you back in to the submission form so you may submit the  
> requested information. The advisory board will then review the  
> material and make a decision. I'll notify you on the status of your  
> proposal in early December.
>
> In the meantime, please begin working on your abstract and if you  
> have any questions, feel free to contact me.
>
> Best,
> Evelyn
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