[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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