[games_access] GDC -- Final Info on Phase One -- New!

[Thomas Westin]

Michelle,

please note: the gdconf site says 08 still at the top, so Feb 18-22 is  
GDC 08!

if you look at bit down on the start page, you'll find the 09 dates,  
which are
GDC 2009 takes place: March 23-27,

/Thomas

On 10 aug 2008, at 23.53, d. michelle hinn wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> I'm now getting the "phase 1" proposals in final order for GDC 2009.  
> The submission process is a LOT different than it's been in the past  
> (pasted below). We used to just wait until November and just  
> received a "sorry your proposal was not accepted" or a "congrats  
> your proposal was accepted" with no other explanation. Not this  
> year...
>
> So our proposal work is not yet done (or at least we hope not...see  
> next paragraph...)
>
> We will know very quickly if our proposals are rejected outright or  
> conditionally accepted -- we will then need to resubmit the  
> conditionally accepted proposals with the LONG version of the talks  
> (I was wondering where that 4000-5000 word bit went!). We'll need to  
> turn that around before November.
>
> After that, it will go back in review and we'll wait to hear whether  
> or not we are officially accepted or rejected -- I've been told that  
> we'll hear this sometime in November but possibly as late as December.
>
> So...given that GDC is from Feb 18-22, 2009 that does not leave  
> people a whole lot of time to get travel arrangements, hotel, etc.  
> and, yeah, that kind of sucks. So make sure your travel planning is  
> flexible and that you can cancel plans if needed.
>
> Obviously this new system is good and bad. It's good because it will  
> force all presenters to start planning their sessions well ahead of  
> time and thus we'll have better sessions this year (hopefully!).  
> It's also the first time we have EVER had the chance to receive  
> feedback on our proposals. But...It's bad because we cannot submit  
> the defense of our proposals (the 5000 word bit from the past) until  
> it's been accepted through the open submission cycle. We are limited  
> to a 400 word description. Any proposal that is rejected during this  
> first phase...that's that. There is no other recourse. We might get  
> one of the VERY few IGDA "second chance" slots but there are no  
> guarantees.
>
> As soon as I hear back about the submissions, I will let everyone  
> know so that we can (hopefully, finger's crossed, etc) start  
> attacking the resubmissions.
>
> Sooo...good luck to us! Special thanks to Thomas and Kevin for their  
> editing work! Now we wait and hope we get to go through this again  
> in another month! :)
>
> Michelle
>
> ----
>
> PHASE ONE (July 7th - August 11th, 2008)
> Initial Open Submission Cycle
>
> This is what we are finishing now
>
> PHASE TWO (August 11th - early September 2008)
> First Review and Resubmit Cycle
>
>     * Advisory Board reviews submissions
>     * Submitters are notified of their status: Declined or  
> Conditionally Accepted
>     * Submitters of Conditionally Accepted talks will be required at  
> this time to prepare a largely complete presentation plan (which  
> includes the presentation materials such as PPT slides) for Phase  
> Three review*
>
>       *Note: You are not a fully accepted speaker until your  
> presentation plan is reviewed and approved by the advisory board
>
> PHASE THREE (November 2008)
> Final Review Cycle
>
>     * Advisory Board reviews largely complete presentation plans,  
> PPT slides, etc.
>     * Submitters are notified of their final status: Declined or  
> Accepted
>     * Submitters who miss the deadline to submit their presentation  
> plans for review will be automatically declined; exceptions will not  
> be made
>     * Submitters who sent in their presentation plans by the  
> deadline but were not accepted to speak will receive a discount on a  
> conference pass
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