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

[Jason Scott]

I WOULD LOVE THIS OPPORTUNITY.


On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 12:56 AM, Henry Lowood <lowood at stanford.edu> wrote:


>  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> <tristin at igda.org>  Reply-To: Private

> list for SIG leaders <sigs-admin at igda.org> <sigs-admin at igda.org>  To:

> <sigs-admin at igda.org> <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

>

> =================================

>

> 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 | Skype: IGDA_Ops | Website: igda.org

>

>

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