[games_access] Rejected Proposals List

[d. michelle hinn]

FYI...


>From: Kara Foley <klfoley at ubm-us.com>

>To: "hinn at uiuc.edu" <hinn at uiuc.edu>

>Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2008 11:38:56 -0700

>Subject: GDC 2009 Submission Status

>Thread-Topic: GDC 2009 Submission Status

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>Dear Michelle,

>

>Thank you for submitting a proposal for the Game 

>Developers Conference (GDC) being held in San 

>Francisco, California on March 23-27, 2009.

>

>Unfortunately, the folowing submissions were not 

>selected as part of the conference program, but 

>do not be discouraged. The selection process for 

>the GDC 2009 was extremely competitive with more 

>than 900 submitters vying for the opportunity to 

>present at GDC.

>

>·         Panel: Accessibility Tech Talk: Programming Solutions

>·         Panel: Audio-Based Game Design

>·         Panel: Crazy Game Design Battle: Games 

>No-one In Their Right Mind Would Publish

>·         Panel: Disabled Gamers Rant!

>·         Roundtable: Accessibility Arcade 2009

>

>

>The advisory board reviewed every submission and 

>based their decision on several criteria, which 

>may have included:

>

>-       Your expertise in the subject matter proposed

>-       The number of years you've been in the industry

>-       Game credits and/or projects you've worked on

>-       Past speaking history; if previously 

>spoken at GDC your evaluation scores are taken 

>into account very seriously

>-       The relevancy of your session proposal 

>to seasoned game developers, why is it 

>interesting? How is it important to game 

>development? What will game developers get out 

>of the session?

>-       How well you addressed any of the topics 

>outlined in the submission guidelines

>

>And last but not least, submissions that are 

>commercial and/or are pitching a product, a 

>technology or service are not considered.

>

>We hope that you still make plans to attend GDC 

>2009 so be sure to register early and take 

>advantage of early bird rates as well as hotel 

>discounts made available to GDC attendees for a 

>limited time. Check 

><http://www.gdconf.com>www.gdconf.com in late 

>October for more details.

>

>The call for submissions for GDC 2010 will be 

>made available next summer. Please check the 

>website for updates: 

><http://www.gdconf.com>www.gdconf.com.

>

>

>Best Regards,

>Kara Foley*

>Operations Manager, GDC

>

>*Please note that the decision on your 

>submission(s) was made by conference management 

>and the advisory board, as such I am unable to 

>answer individual inquiries regarding the 

>specifics of your submission's status.

>

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