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

[d. michelle hinn]

And if that wasn't confusing enough...most of the page headers on the 
site say GDC 2007. Lol...

Michelle

>Haha! Why on earth haven't they changed that? Well, ok, that gives 
>us a month of breathing room so things aren't AS crazy as I thought! 
>It's still kind of crazy...but the crazy has been downgraded in 
>intensity. ;)
>
>Michelle
>
>>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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