[games_access] idea GamesCom 2010: a IGDA GA-SIG stand

[D. Michelle Hinn]

Hi Sandra,

That sounds interesting -- what are the costs associated with it?  
I've done this before at other gaming conferences and have lost  
literally thousand of dollars due to hidden costs (such as the  
carpeting for the booth having to be paid to one company, the table  
going to another company, and so forth). So we'd definitely need to  
find out about that -- the last time I did this was sort of the last  
straw for me, as I lost over $5000 personally because the SIG has no  
funds and I was forced to cover it AT the conference. Also, we would  
need to partner with many groups, as the SIG itself "owns" no  
accessibility equipment, which is very important to show. And those  
companies that make them (as well as most companies that make games  
in this area) are not non-profits.

The SIG is a non-profit of sorts if we go through the IGDA Foundation  
but I'm not sure that that "counts" in the EU -- I'd have to  
investigate this. That is why we could not participate in Thomas  
Westin's EU proposal -- we could not make that case quickly enough  
since there were only days before the deadline. We also, as an  
organization, are here to support game developers WITH disabilities  
so that also is a source of great confusion when it comes to our non- 
profit status.

The trouble is that "non-profit" is a legal term and I'm not sure  
what proof that they would need to count us as such. AbleGamers, for  
instance, is a legal non-profit in the US but is not yet a non-profit  
outside the US. So anything you can find out would be very helpful!

Thanks!
Michelle
Chair, IGDA Game Accessibility SIG

On Nov 5, 2009, at 2:10 PM, Sandra Uhling wrote:

> Hi,
>
> just an idea:
> We have a very nice "non-profit" area at the GamesCom.
> What do you think about it, that this SIG will have a stand there?
> It would be a small place and there are lots of other non-profit
> organizations.
>
> I do have contact to the person who organize it.
>
>
> Best regards,
> Sandra
>
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