[game_preservation] Fwd: [SIGs-Admin] IGDA SIG Meetings @ GDC 2014

[Henry Lowood]

All,
See note below from IGDA.  If someone in the group would like to 
organize a SIG meeting at GDC, there is a speaker's pass in it for you.  
I will be at SCMS up in Seattle this year and it takes place at the same 
time as GDC, so I can't do it.  Anyway, I am forwarding this as an 
opportunity for someone else this year.
Best,
Henry


-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	[SIGs-Admin] IGDA SIG Meetings @ GDC 2014
Date: 	Thu, 09 Jan 2014 14:11:31 -0700
From: 	Tristin Hightower (IGDA) <tristin at igda.org>
Reply-To: 	Private list for SIG leaders <sigs-admin at igda.org>
To: 	<sigs-admin at igda.org>



Greetings SIG leaders!

In case you or someone on your leadership team didn't receive an email 
from me personally yesterday, please find the information regarding SIG 
meetings for GDC 2014 below. Responses are due back to me by end of day 
Thursday, 16 January.

If your SIG does not plan to have a meeting at GDC, please get in touch 
with me if you did not hear from me yesterday so I can be sure I have 
your SIG information.

Thanks!
/tristin

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The time has come to schedule SIG meeting space for GDC 2014. This email 
will outline the items we need from you if you'd like to take advantage 
of this opportunity and the deadline to get in (spoiler: end of day 
Thursday, 16 January).

*What's Being Offered?*

1) One (1) hour (50 minutes) SIG meeting slot during the main conference 
of GDC (Wed - Fri).

2) One (1) speaker badge to be allocated to the person leading your SIG 
session.

*Note:* If someone from the leadership of your SIG is presenting at GDC 
for another session, consider providing this opportunity to another 
member of the team or a SIG super volunteer. This will allow someone 
else to take advantage of the badge, and though only one person will be 
listed as the speaker, more than one person from the SIG can be involved 
in the leading of the session.

*You want to take advantage of this, right?*

Of course you do! There is one caveat.

In 2013, UBM cut back on the number of rooms allocated to the IGDA for 
IGDA and SIG-related meetings. In 2014, they've given us more but we 
need to prove to UBM that their generosity is warranted by making sure 
we will be filling the rooms.

Because of this, the plan is to give time slots to the SIGs who expect 
the most activity and turnout. If you're interested in your SIG 
receiving a slot, I need the following from you *by end of day on 
Thursday, 16 January*:

  * *SIG Name*:
  * *Organizer name & email* (if it's not you):
  * *SIG Meeting Description*:
  * *Expected Turnout*: (be honest here...see below)
  * *Rationale*: State your case and tell me why you feel your SIG needs
    to be on the list; this shouldn't be based solely on the timing
    during the week.
  * *Preferences* on day/time of your session, or any day/times you
    cannot meet, and we will do our best to accommodate. We may not be
    able to accommodate all requests.

Regarding the turnout, one of the reasons UBM cut back on our room 
allocation is that several of our SIG meetings have been poorly 
attended. When they check on a room and see a sparse turnout, they 
assume we really don't need the room. Though we've been given more slots 
in 2014, we need to continue running sessions for high turnout or risk 
being reduced again (or cut!) in 2015.

*FAQs*

Q: Will a badge be required to attend these sessions?
A: A GDC 2014 badge of any type will be required for attendees.

Q: When will we be able to schedule social gatherings at the IGDA Booth?
A: Additional information for scheduling a social at the IGDA Booth will 
be coming next week.

Thank you!
/tristin

-- 

*Tristin Hightower*
Operations Manager
*
International Game Developers Association*
Email: tristin at igda.org <mailto:tristin at igda.org> | Skype: IGDA_Ops | 
Website: igda.org <http://igda.org/>



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